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Harrison, Neil; Trudgett, Michelle; Page, Susan – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2017
Indigenous Australians represent 2.2% of the working age population, yet account for only 1.4% of all university enrolments. In relation to higher degree research students, Indigenous Australians account for 1.1% of enrolments, but only 0.8% of all higher degree research completions. This paper reports on findings that emerged from an Australian…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Indigenous Populations, Graduate Students, Foreign Countries
Pierce, Steven Russell – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Information technology (IT) certifiers evaluate risk and develop mitigations ensuring IT infrastructures remain protected within acceptable levels of operation, which if not properly maintained can potentially result in loss of life within Department of Defense (DoD) and federal environments. This qualitative phenomenological exploratory study…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Certification, Internet, Information Technology
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Coniam, David – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2009
This paper describes a study comparing paper-based marking (PBM) and onscreen marking (OSM) in Hong Kong utilising English language essay scripts drawn from the live 2007 Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE) Year 11 English Language Writing Paper. In the study, 30 raters from the 2007 HKCEE Writing Paper marked on paper 100…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Essays, Comparative Analysis
Goldberg, Gail Lynn; Kapinus, Barbara – 1992
The Maryland School Performance Assessment Program (MSPAP) is a relatively new, statewide performance assessment of students in grades 3, 5, and 8. When first administered in May of 1991, the MSPAP included a battery of performance assessment tasks designed to generate written or drawn responses to reading texts. This study evaluated selected…
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Evaluators
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Karras, Bryant T.; Tufano, James T. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2006
This paper describes the development process of an evaluation framework for describing and comparing web survey tools. We believe that this approach will help shape the design, development, deployment, and evaluation of population-based health interventions. A conceptual framework for describing and evaluating web survey systems will enable the…
Descriptors: Health Services, Evaluators, Health Promotion, Internet
Arnold, Voiza; And Others – 1990
In 1990, a study was conducted at Rio Hondo College (Whittier, California) to determine if readers exhibited any bias in scoring test papers that were composed on a word processor as opposed to being written by hand. The study began with the formulation of tentative pilot study questions and the development of procedures to address them. Three…
Descriptors: Bias, Community Colleges, Evaluators, Handwriting
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Xi, Xiaoming; Mollaun, Pam – ETS Research Report Series, 2006
This study explores the utility of analytic scoring for the TOEFL® Academic Speaking Test (TAST) in providing useful and reliable diagnostic information in three aspects of candidates' performance: delivery, language use, and topic development. G studies were used to investigate the dependability of the analytic scores, the distinctness of the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Oral Language