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Impact Evaluation of T&D at the Societal Level
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Luciana Mourão; Jairo Eduardo Borges-Andrade – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to propose a training and development (T&D) evaluation model that includes new societal indicators, considering the growing demand to do so. Three complementary studies were done. Study I used a framework for T&D evaluation that includes societal impact in it. Study II investigated which levels of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Professional Development, Professional Training, Teachers
School-Based Assessment of ADHD: Purpose, Alignment with Best Practice Guidelines, and Training
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Ogg, Julia; Fefer, Sarah; Sundman-Wheat, Ashley; McMahan, Melanie; Stewart, Tiffany; Chappel, Ashley; Bateman, Lisa – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2013
Youth exhibiting symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are frequently referred to school psychologists because of academic, social, and behavioral difficulties that they face. To address these difficulties, evidence-based assessment methods have been outlined for multiple purposes of assessment. The goals of this study were to…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Disability Identification, School Psychologists, School Psychology
Extension Professionals' Strengths and Needs Related to Nutrition and Health Programs
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Peña-Purcell, Ninfa; Bowen, Elaine; Zoumenou, Virginie; Schuster, Ellen R.; Boggess, May; Manore, Melinda M.; Gerrior, Shirley A. – Journal of Extension, 2012
We report results of a Web-based nationwide survey of nutrition and health Extension specialists representing 42 states. Survey items (n = 36) assessed five areas: curriculum review, nutrition and physical activity, professional training, communication, and evaluation. An internal curriculum review was common, but few states shared their criteria…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Extension Agents, Nutrition Instruction, Health Education
Using Dialogue between Researcher and Participants as a Method of Coping with Issues of Credibility in Translation of Hispanics' Professional Presentations.
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Flores, Norma Landa – 1995
This paper contrasts Edward Hall's microcultural analysis method of teaching members of different cultures how to interact with the others, with Norma Flores' macrocultural Intercultural Assessment of Communication Competency and English Speaking Skills (I ACCESS) method of giving members of different cultures an opportunity to collaborate with…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Communication Skills, Evaluation Methods, Hispanic Americans
Evaluation and eLearning
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Peak, Debra; Berge, Zane L. – Online Submission, 2006
In today's results-oriented, fast-moving business environment, it is critical for trainers to demonstrate the value of training to the organization: There is nothing inherently valuable about training. It is performance gains that training catalyzes that give it worth (Graber, 2000). This is why evaluations tied to business results are becoming…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Distance Education, Professional Development, Computer Uses in Education
Faculty Development for Outcome-Based Curriculum Reform in the Community College.
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Webster, Jennifer M. – 2001
The purpose of this study was to document a community college faculty development process through which the faculty learned to reconstruct their curriculum around significant learning outcomes and authentic assessment strategies. Five questions focused the inquiry: (1) What kind of organizational support systems were necessary for the faculty to…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Faculty, College Instruction, Community Colleges