This article describes the process used by elementary and secondary schools in Lincoln County, Ontario, Canada, to evaluate their schools' curricula. Over 40 external evaluators and as many as 300 K-12 teachers are involved in the process. (Author/RM)

The purpose of this paper is to suggest an alternative conceptual model for the evaluation process, one which focuses on the client's assets while recognizing, but not emphasizing, the limitations imposed by the disabling condition. (Author)

Extends the concepts of utilization deficiencies in a review of 30 years of memory-training research. Finds that over half of training conditions showed at least one type of utilization deficiency. Utilization deficiencies were more common for younger than for older children and were more likely when training involved multiple, rather than single,…

Findings from a study of diverse assessment practices in a fifth-grade classroom were used to develop a framework for describing assessment system practices. The framework is used to compare different assessment activities, and new criteria for designing systemically valid assessments to support and extend classroom practices are proposed. (SLD)

A model for the recalibration of teacher assessment that assesses and evaluates in one operation is formulated. The instructional effectiveness coefficient is discussed as an edumetric device, and a new research-evaluation model that is quantitatively intuitive and empirical is formulated. The model is nonstochastic in its logic. (Author/SLD)

The recognition that knowledge, competence, and contribution are stages on a continuum has major implications for assessment methods. Written examinations are thought convenient and cost effective, but if students are to be evaluated as future employees, assignments and examinations should have professional relevance. Students can be best…

Describes how the prereading material for an introductory banking course at the Loughborough University Business School (United Kingdom) was transformed into a distance learning package. Highlights include a review of relevant literature; a transformation model; and evaluation of the transformation process and of the distance learning package.…

Discusses the need for science courses to be rigorous, promote student success, and enhance self-esteem in order to address students' phobia of science. Discusses the philosophy of science education and techniques and strategies to reach the goals that arise from this philosophy. Presents models that work with advanced biology students and middle…

Describes a study that was conducted to establish empirically a set of instructional design project success indicators and to determine whether stakeholder perspective influences the importance attached to those indicators. Seven project success indicators were identified, suggesting that the common evaluation models are incomplete. (Author/LRW)

This paper describes an interdisciplinary model for the assessment of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) that includes families as active participants and collaborators and emphasizes cultural competence and a strengths perspective. Steps in the assessment process are detailed. Preliminary research on the assessment model indicates its…

Using multimedia improves the quality of case studies, especially their presentation of reality. Describes the development of multimedia case studies; an action model supporting particular didactic aims; and the experiences with a multimedia case study used in the Department of Information Systems at the University of Innsbruck (Austria). (PEN)

Highlights students' ideas about the particle model of matter and its use. Discusses the atomic model in teaching and the rules of the particle modeling game. Demonstrates how a complete understanding of the rules of the model construction yields guidelines for didactic practice. Focuses on problems connected with visual communication through…

This essay proposes a model for providing alternative instruction to gifted learners, emphasizing development of independent, creative, abstract, complex, and transformational thinking skills. Essential commonalities and differences between good instruction in general and good instruction for the gifted are discussed, as are the model's…

Argues that the primary responsibility of school boards is to ensure that the school remains dedicated to its mission and to help integrate the school's values and mission into day-to-day operations. Presents a framework for assessing the integration of school mission, focusing on the overlapping stages of articulation, education, integration,…

Discusses the use of Post-it Notes as effective teaching devices. Presents activities that use Post-it Notes including concept mapping, molecular modeling, group activities illustrating multi-step biological processes, and genetics activities. Highlights the use of the constructivist approach. (JRH)