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Using Data to Assess Your Reading Program
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Calhoun, Emily – Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2004
Standardized test scores can not give a complete picture of the effectiveness of reading programs--and they are no help in telling what to do about poor results. But here's a book that describes a comprehensive assessment system that analyzes both student performance and the elements of reading programs. Learn how to use schoolwide action research…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Academic Achievement
Effective Economic Education in the Schools. Reference & Resource Series.
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Walstad, William B., Ed.; Soper, John C., Ed. – 1991
The Developmental Economic Education Program (DEEP) was launched in 1964 by the Joint Council on Economic Education as an experimental program in three school districts. By 1989 there were 1,836 school districts enrolled in DEEP, covering some 39 percent of the precollege student population. This book tells the story of DEEP, an effort to improve…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Economics Education, Educational Change
Assuring Quality for the Social Studies in Our Schools.
Hanna, Paul R. – 1987
This book stresses that the social studies curriculum in U.S. elementary and secondary schools is the basic core for conveying to new generations the concepts, values, and abilities that will allow the society to survive and prosper. In the 1950s, the concern was over the adequacy of courses being taught and the lack of a cohesive structure that…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Quality
Valuing Quality in Early Childhood Services: New Approaches to Defining Quality.
Moss, Peter, Ed.; Pence, Alan, Ed. – 1994
Quality has become a priority issue for all concerned with early childhood care and education services. Starting from the premise that quality is a relative and dynamic concept based on values and beliefs, this collection advocates that the process of establishing definitions of quality should involve a range of stakeholder groups. The chapters…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Curriculum Evaluation, Day Care, Day Care Centers
Quality Assurance in Higher Education. Proceedings of an International Conference (Hong Kong, 1991).
Craft, Alma – 1992
This conference proceedings presents 17 papers which examine quality assurance and evaluation in higher education, including methodologies, procedures, and ideas from various nations. The papers include: (1) "Quality Assurance in Higher Education" (Malcolm Frazer); (2) "Academic Standards Panels in Australia" (Kwong Lee Dow);…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accreditation (Institutions), Comparative Education, Curriculum Evaluation
Designing and Improving Courses and Curricula in Higher Education: A Systematic Approach.
Diamond, Robert M. – 1989
A systematic approach to the improvement of courses, programs and curricula in higher education is presented in the following chapters: (1) "Benefits of a Systematic Approach to Course and Curriculum Improvement"; (2) "Making the Decision to Create or Redesign a Course or Program"; (3) "Selecting a Design Team and Establishing Goals and…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Programs, Course Content, Course Evaluation
Emblems of Quality in Higher Education. Developing and Sustaining High-Quality Programs.
Haworth, Jennifer Grant; Conrad, Clifton F. – 1997
This book proposes an "engagement" theory of program quality to evaluate and improve higher education programs at all degree levels. Based on interviews with 781 participants in a national study of Masters degree programs, it focuses on the interactive roles of students, faculty, and administrators in developing high-quality programs…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Classroom Environment, College Outcomes Assessment, Curriculum Evaluation