The ultimate goal of gifted education programs is to cultivate students' competences through challenging, enriching, and engaging opportunities for talent development. The purpose of this review is to present two main approaches of enrichment programs for gifted learners in Taiwan: the programs following the law and the alternative programs…

The paper describes the procedure model AKUE, which aims at the improvement and assurance of quality and cost efficiency in the context of the introduction of e-learning and the development of digital learning material. AKUE divides the whole planning and implementation process into four different phases: analysis, conception, implementation, and…

School and district leaders are commonly faced with diverse student needs and interests that could be effectively addressed with a course that is not currently offered in local schools. Virtual schools have grown up over the past 15 years in different policy and budget ecosystems, but most online course programs can be classified in one of six…

The "PISA 2009 Technical Report" describes the methodology underlying the PISA 2009 survey. It examines additional features related to the implementation of the project at a level of detail that allows researchers to understand and replicate its analyses. The reader will find a wealth of information on the test and sample design,…

Develops an inservice program relating to reading guidance, listing steps to follow in organization, and presents outlines of two workshop programs in which knowledge of reading ability, interest, and bibliotherapy are suggested as valuable components of reading guidance programs. Bibliography. (MD)

The Peer Review Workgroup of the Community-Engaged Scholarship for Health Collaborative developed a novel set of quality community-engaged scholarship characteristics and a resource package aimed at two primary audiences: faculty seeking promotion or tenure based on community-engaged scholarship; and review, promotion, and tenure committee members…

Considered four factors of major importance in the burdens of administration by principals and their relationship to equitable salaries. (Author/RK)

Describes the implementation of a merit-based pay and evaluation system at Central Ohio Technical College. Describes the field test of the system, guidelines used in its implementation, needs and plans for further development, and the use of competencies as evaluation criteria. (LAL)

This general program evaluation framework provides a wide range of criteria that can be applied in the evaluation of diverse federal progams. The framework was developed from a literature search on program evaluation methods and their use, the experiences of the United States Government Accounting Office (GAO), and consideration of the types of…

Meta evaluation, or the evaluation of evaluations, was applied to a technology for program documentation and evaluation used in a mainstreaming project. The technology consisted of four phases: (1) planning for decision-making; (2) documenting actual program outcomes; (3) implementing decisions; and (4) instituting program renewal. This pilot meta…

The first part of this two-part document is an annotated list of recommended guides for the benefit of schools and agencies that are developing curricula and writing guides for language arts. Its purpose is to publicize good curriculum planning and guide writing in order to provide models for schools revising their programs and seeking a variety…

This practicum report describes the development and implementation of a teacher evaluation system at Eisenhower Elementary School in Pinellas County, Florida. The evaluation system developed was designed to address the goals of team teaching and individualized instruction. The system is intended to evaluate teacher performance in three areas,…

Through OE's National Diffusion Network educators learn about programs that work--and one of them may just be the answer to a problem of their own. (Editor)

This paper reports on the use of reflexive practice activities designed to enhance learning for first year law students at James Cook University, Australia. The paper considers various aspects of student learning and explores connections between reflexive practice and concepts such as deep learning, understanding, motivation and engagement, and…

An outline of the nature of the timetabling problem, suggesting the kind of requirements that arise in practice and the criteria used to evaluate timetables, was presented. (Author/RK)