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Direct linkMcNamara, Jennifer; Bent, Margaret; Grace, Paul – Journal of Applied Testing Technology, 2019
Certification is often viewed to promote lifelong professional development. Industry accreditation agencies include standards for the Maintenance of Certification (MOC) that emphasize the measurement or promotion of continued competency throughout an individual's professional career. In 2013, NBCOT partnered with BreakAway Games to create the…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Game Based Learning, Certification, Mandatory Continuing Education
Download full textÁlvarez-Arregu, Emilio; Rodríguez-Martín, Alejandro; Madrigal-Maldonado, Rafael; Grossi-Sampedro, Beatriz-Ángeles; Arreguit, Xavier – Comunicar: Media Education Research Journal, 2017
In a globalized and media society with unprecedented technological development, institutions of higher education are adapting their training models to face this new challenge. This study aimed to determine students' self-perception of their media competence and the differential influence of an ecosystemic model of training that is being…
Descriptors: Higher Education, International Assessment, Program Implementation, Mixed Methods Research
Wheeling, Barbara M.; Miller, Donald S.; Slocombe, Thomas E. – Journal of Education for Business, 2015
The purpose of this research was to document the extent to which Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)-accredited business schools have implemented strategies to improve students' ability to achieve program learning objectives. Assessment of academic programs is increasingly important at AACSB schools. Compliance with…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Improvement Programs, Academic Ability, Behavioral Objectives
Cellante, Donna; Donne, Vicki – Education, 2013
The process of program evaluation was utilized to evaluate the education program, provide information to make decisions on its ability to comply with mandates from the state education department, and develop or improve the program to meet the goals of the new initiative to meet the needs of English language learners. The program evaluation process…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, English Language Learners, Student Needs, Research Methodology
Aldaihani, Hussein A.; Shuqair, Khaled M.; Alotaibi, Abdullah M.; Alrabah, Sulaiman – English Language Teaching, 2015
This research aims at examining the Students' perceptions of the effectiveness of the English program implemented in the College of Technological Studies in Kuwait. A sample of 242 students was randomly selected from the population. The students were asked to respond to a 21-statement questionnaire designed to obtain information about how they…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, English Instruction, English (Second Language)
Cooper, Mary Ann – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2012
The Department of Education has been under attack by people motivated by the perceived failure of the system to improve educational achievement on the elementary and high school levels or the desire to dramatically reduce spending and waste during troubled economic times. A new program introduced in four states seems to address competency and…
Descriptors: Public Education, Educational Practices, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Administration
Edwards, Mary E.; Black, Erik W. – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2012
This paper reports the results of a case study evaluation of an embedded librarian project at a large, land-grant, research institution. The case is comprised of learners who are full-time academic health care professionals enrolled in an online graduate educational technology program. The mixed methods methodology focused on assessing the…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Information Literacy, Evidence, Library Instruction
Klein, Gerald A. – 1983
The statewide implementation of the Georgia State Board of Education (GSBE) policy for high school graduation requirements was begun in September, 1980. It specifically stated that the GSBE would be responsible for assessing the basic skills, or learner skills, of students enrolled in public schools. It further stated that each local school system…
Descriptors: Accountability, Basic Skills, Criterion Referenced Tests, Daily Living Skills
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Office of Program Evaluation and Research. – 1977
California Assembly Bill 3408 requires school districts to adopt their own standards in basic skills, including reading comprehension, writing, and computation. Students must be tested at least once in grades 7-9 and twice in grades 10-11. After June, 1980, students who do not meet standards will not receive a high school diploma. Assembly Bill…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Community Involvement, Compliance (Legal)
Hartman, Allan S.; And Others – 1979
To comply with official state regulations, public school districts in Massachusetts must establish minimum standards for reading, mathematics and writing by September 1980, and for listening and speaking by September 1981. The standards must apply to three grade levels: early elementary, late elementary, and secondary. Parents, teachers,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Involvement, Educational Assessment, Educational Policy
Ramsbotham, Ann; And Others – 1980
The legislative history and provisions, implementation, and intended use of 12 state-mandated programs are described. Florida's program was mandated in 1971. The other states (Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia) initiated programs after 1975; most are in their…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Graduation Requirements
Spencerport Central Schools, NY. – 1987
During the 1982-83 school year the Spencerport (New York) Central School District began a comprehensive project to study the effective schools research and its implications at all levels of a suburban school system. A leadership planning team (consisting of teachers, principals, and district personnel) participated in a series of workshops and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Annual Reports, Change Strategies, Cooperative Planning
Spencerport Central Schools, NY. – 1986
During the 1982-83 school year the Spencerport (New York) Central School District began a comprehensive project to study the effective schools research and its implications at all levels of a suburban school system. A leadership planning team (consisting of teachers, principals, and district personnel) participated in a series of workshops and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Annual Reports, Change Strategies, Cooperative Planning
Spencerport Central Schools, NY. – 1986
This document is the third annual status report of the Spencerport (New York) More Effective Schools/Teaching Project. Section 1 describes nine documents developed during the project; identifies persons participating in the project; states the applicability of effective schools research to all levels of a suburban school system; and sets forth the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Annual Reports, Definitions, Educational Assessment
Mid-Atlantic Teacher Corps Network, Philadelphia, PA. – 1979
The conference's keynote address is presented by Bernard C. Watson. Papers include: Vantage from the State Department of Education, by Robert G. Scanlon (Pennsylvania); Minimum Competency: As the Public Sees the Question, by Jacqueline Grennan Wexler; Minimum Competency Testing (MCT): A Tripartite Response from the Profession, by W. James Popham;…
Descriptors: Accountability, Bureaucracy, Community Attitudes, Educational Policy
