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Fox, Lindsay; McCullough, Moira; Caronongan, Pia; Herrmann, Mariesa – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2019
The Race to the Top - Early Learning Challenge (RTT-ELC) grants program, sponsored by the U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services, aimed to improve children's access to high quality early care and education. RTT-ELC awarded more than $1 billion over three rounds of grants to help states develop and implement systems that rate…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Schilder, D. – Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes, 2013
In this "Fast Facts," a state has received Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge funds and is seeking information to inform the design of the Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) validation study. The Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes (CEELO) responds that according to Resnick (2012), validation of a QRIS is an…
Descriptors: Program Validation, Educational Quality, Quality Assurance, Improvement Programs
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Taskinen, Päivi H.; Steimel, Jochen; Gräfe, Linda; Engell, Sebastian; Frey, Andreas – Peabody Journal of Education, 2015
This study examined students' competencies in engineering education at the university level. First, we developed a competency model in one specific field of engineering: process dynamics and control. Then, the theoretical model was used as a frame to construct test items to measure students' competencies comprehensively. In the empirical…
Descriptors: Models, Engineering Education, Test Items, Outcome Measures