Students benefit from receiving and providing peer feedback, but the degree of participation limits the benefit. Further, students sometimes resist participation, providing few or only short comments. Prior researchers have examined the role of general attitudes toward peer feedback in limiting participation. However, little research has examined…

The academic research enterprise is highly complex, involving multiple sectors of society and a vast array of approaches. In "Demystifying the Academic Research Enterprise," Kelvin K. Droegemeier shows next-generation scholars across all disciplines how to become more productive earlier in their career, as well as how to help shape the…

According to federal mandates, if a student's behavior impedes their learning or the learning of others, the individualized education program team is required to address this with a functional behavioral assessment (FBA). The intent of the FBA is to determine the function, or reason, of the impeding behavior for the development of a behavioral…

Every college struggles to create processes of quality assurance and continuous improvement to demonstrate and ensure its service to students and community. Accreditation is one avenue that ensures some uniformity across many institutions in the eyes of the public. While this paper focuses on accreditation processes and meeting the needs of…

Education has been progressing at a rapid pace ever since educators have been able to harness the power of mobile technology. Open-access learning techniques provide more students with the opportunity to engage in educational opportunities that may have been previously restricted. "Empowering Learners with Mobile Open-Access Learning…

This work starts with a brief overview of education in developing countries, to contextualise the use of the guidelines. Although this document is intended to be a practical tool, it is necessary to include some theoretical analysis of the concept of online assessment. This is given in Sections 3 and 4, together with the identification and…

A systematic analysis of the references to "scientifically based research" (SBR) and closely related terms, such as "peer-reviewed research" (PRR), in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) legislation, regulations, commentary, and case law reveal that SBR and its primary variants apply largely to state support…

Purpose: This paper seeks to explore changes taking place in a curriculum design for postgraduate teaching in personnel and development, aimed at enhancing lifelong learning. A scheme is described which aims to improve the alignment for professional development of students, in ways that facilitate critically reflective practice.…

Describes the "colleague swap" method for improving student writing skills in undergraduate psychology courses. After writing term papers, students exchange papers with each other for evaluation, proofreading, and critiquing. After the evaluation, students may revise their work before submitting it for grading. (AM)

Outlines an evaluation method for case studies in business classes that involves three components--individual, intergroup, and intragroup ratings. Discusses the effectiveness of the approach in (1) diffusing subjective bias, (2) exposing students to peers' analysis, (3) preventing workload inequity, and (4) developing students' evaluation skills.…

Discusses activities to teach a Rogerian approach to argument to help novice writers suspend evaluation of the opponent's position and to build their own position on values and knowledge they can share with the opponent. Includes discussion of a passage exemplifying Rogerian strategy. (HTH)

Discusses the advantages inherent in using peer evaluations in writing classes. Offers a list of references on peer teaching in writing instruction. (RL)

Examines issues and problems related to the establishment of formal policies for research ethics at universities, considering prevention versus policing, fraud, and peer review. Includes excerpts from a University of Michigan report titled "Maintaining the Integrity of Scholarship" and actions being taken as a result of the report. (JN)

This book presents a framework for administrator peer evaluation within school districts that is already at work and succeeding. The evaluation design emphasizes results, promotes professional growth and development, models expectations for students and teachers, and meets Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium standards. Chapter 1…

Reports on a method for making peer evaluation of writing possible both in composition classes and in classes outside of composition. (DD)