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Commonwealth of Learning, 2010
The Commonwealth of Learning Review and Improvement Model (COL RIM) was developed by the Commonwealth of Learning in response to two key drivers: (1) Increased global emphasis on the quality of higher education; and (2) Rising concern about the high cost and uncertain benefits of conventional approaches to external quality assurance. Any…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Quality Control, Models, Costs
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Rios-Aguilar, Cecilia; Gonzalez Canche, Manuel S.; Moll, Luis C. – Teachers College Record, 2012
Background/Context: Arizona's most recent English Language Learner (ELL) legislation, starting in the school year 2008-2009, requires all such students be educated through a specific Structured English Immersion (SEI) model: the 4-hour English Language Development (ELD) block. The basic premise behind this particular model is that ELL students…
Descriptors: Limited English Speaking, English Language Learners, School Districts, Models
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Porter, Andrew C. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1991
A system of school process indicators is needed to provide descriptions of educational opportunity, monitor reform, and explain student outputs. A model of school process is proposed, against which problems of definition, measurement, and sampling are identified. Criteria of importance, validity, and cost are considered. (TJH)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Curriculum Evaluation, Definitions, Educational Change