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Griffin, Patrick; Gillis, Shelley; Calvitto, Leanne – Australian Journal of Education, 2007
This study examined a model of assessment that could be applied nationally for Year Twelve Vocational Education and Training (VET) subjects and which could yield both a differentiating score and recognition of competence. More than fifty colleges across all states and territories of Australia field-tested the approach over one school year. Results…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Vocational Education, Foreign Countries
Johnson, Charles E. – 1977
Three approaches to validating competencies of vocational education programs in technical and professional schools are examined. Competencies are defined as behavior-oriented and relatively simple, observable behaviors which can be identified and measured by the frequency of occurrence. The three models, which have elements in common, are expert…
Descriptors: Certification, Competency Based Education, Educational Objectives, Evaluation Methods
Owen, Sharon K.; And Others – 1981
The purpose of the study described here was to determine if Project School to Work, which involved funding (through Title IV of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act) a team of facilitators to help a consortium of schools plan and implement career education programs, could be replicated. Three things were looked at: (1) what had taken…
Descriptors: Career Education, Consortia, Demonstration Programs, Job Skills
Fleischman, Howard L. – 1980
A proposed evaluation model for measuring the impact of demonstration projects in vocational education defines sets of criteria, standards, and documentation for both interim and final acceptable evidence of project impact. Interim acceptable evidence is that evidence of project success which should be expected during the demonstration grant…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Diffusion, Formative Evaluation, Information Dissemination
McKinney, Floyd – 1977
A summary and analysis of the significant literature on evaluation of vocational education, focusing on a limited number of evaluation efforts that reflect strategies typically used in vocational education, is presented in this information analysis paper. The paper is intended for curriculum developers, teachers, and administrators in vocational…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Curriculum Development, Educational Administration, Educational Assessment
Kentucky Research Coordinating Unit, Lexington. – 1978
Intended for use by educators and the public, this report interprets the findings of two research studies on competency-based vocational education (CBVE) in Kentucky secondary schools: "The Development of an Instrument to Measure Student Attitudes toward Competency-Based Individualized Instructional Modules," by John C. Thomas, and…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Delivery Systems, Educational Improvement, Educational Objectives