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Long, Dallas – Journal of Access Services, 2014
This article serves as a primer for assessment and evaluation design by describing the range of methods commonly employed in library settings. Quantitative methods, such as counting and benchmarking measures, are useful for investigating the internal operations of an access services department in order to identify workflow inefficiencies or…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Library Research, Library Services, Library Development
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Rønsholdt, Bent; Brohus, Henrik – Tertiary Education and Management, 2014
In order to obtain an accreditation, the university management must implement a quality assurance system and be able to document that quality policy and procedures are followed and acted upon as appropriate. One element in this system is monitoring students' satisfaction. In this paper, we describe a method of acquiring the necessary information…
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Student Attitudes, Participant Satisfaction
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Losinski, Mickey; Maag, John W.; Katsiyannis, Antonis; Ennis, Robin Parks – Exceptional Children, 2014
Interventions based on the results of functional behavioral assessment (FBA) have been the topic of extensive research and, in certain cases, mandated for students with disabilities under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act. There exist a wide variety of methods for conducting such assessments, with little consensus in the field. The…
Descriptors: Intervention, Predictor Variables, Program Effectiveness, Educational Quality
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Madeira, Ana C.; Carravilla, Maria Antonia; Oliveira, Jose F.; Costa, Carlos A. V. – Higher Education Policy, 2011
The purpose of this paper is to present a methodology that allows higher education institutions (HEIs) to promote, to evaluate and to report on sustainability. The ultimate goal of the afore-mentioned methodology is to help HEIs achieve sustainability. First, a model entitled Sustainability in Higher Education Institutions (SusHEI) that generally…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Sustainability, Evaluation Methods, Program Evaluation
Palameta, Boris; Gyarmati, David; Leckie, Norm; Kankesan, Tharsni; Dowie, Michael – Centre for Literacy, 2013
"The Measures of Success" (MoS) project set out to develop, implement, and present the results of an evaluation model that could assess longer-term outcomes of workplace education programs for increasing literacy and Essential Skills. The model was tested at 18 work sites in Manitoba and Nova Scotia and included training programs that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Workplace Learning, Job Skills, Skill Development
Alberta Education, 2009
The "Value-Added School Review (VSR)" is an analytical model designed to assist schools in identifying and addressing opportunities for school improvement. The model works best when it is focused purposefully on students and the student learning outcomes as defined in the "Guide to Education". It complements the processes…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Educational Improvement, Improvement Programs
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Chaaban, Jad M. – Social Indicators Research, 2009
This paper develops an empirical methodology for the construction of a synthetic multi-dimensional cross-country comparison of the performance of governments around the world in improving the livelihood of their younger population. The devised "Youth Welfare Index" is based on the nonparametric Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) methodology and…
Descriptors: Nonparametric Statistics, Research Methodology, Evaluation Methods, Comparative Education
Baker, Bruce – Education and the Public Interest Center, 2009
The new "Weighted Student Formula Yearbook 2009" from the Reason Foundation provides a simple framework for touting the successes of states and urban school districts that grant greater fiscal autonomy to schools. The report defines the Weighted Student Formula (WSF) reform extremely broadly, presenting a variety of reforms under the WSF umbrella.…
Descriptors: Evidence, Urban Schools, Research Reports, Change Strategies
Grifoll, Josep; Huertas, Esther; Prades, Anna; Rodriguez, Sebastian; Rubin, Yuri; Mulder, Fred; Ossiannilsson, Ebba – ENQA (European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education), 2010
E-learning in the European Higher Education Area has stampeded its way to the foreground of the Quality Assurance (QA) forum, and has become a key issue among quality assurance agencies and institutions in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). Because internet-based learning is currently such a relevant topic, there is a dire need for the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Quality Control, Stakeholders, Guidelines
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Chien, Maw-Fa; Lee, Chi-Ming; Cheng, Yu-Ping – Educational Research for Policy and Practice, 2007
This study was designed to illuminate the state of education in Taiwan by constructing Educational Indicator Systems. The study, sponsored by the National Science Council between 1998 and 2000, was the first comprehensive indicator project to cover all educational levels in Taiwan. Various research methods were used, including panel discussion,…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Educational Indicators, Foreign Countries, Educational Research
Benton, Tom; Chamberlain, Tamsin; Wilson, Rebekah; Teeman, David – National Foundation for Educational Research, 2007
In April 2006, the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) commissioned the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) to conduct an independent external review in order to develop a single "statistical neighbour" model. This single model aimed to combine the key elements of the different models currently available and be…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Benchmarking, Research Reports
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Segerholm, Christina – American Journal of Evaluation, 2003
Evaluation is increasingly taken as a public good, as an activity aimed at development and betterment. At the same time, evaluation is increasingly integrated in accountability movements and in institutionalized systems for governance. It is also embedded in a consumer-oriented New Public Management ideology. Against this background, it is high…
Descriptors: State Surveys, National Surveys, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Research
Alstete, Jeffrey W. – 1995
This digest discusses the use of benchmarking as a strategy for assessing and improving efficiency and productivity of administrative processes and instructional models in colleges and universities. Benchmarking, developed by the Xerox Corporation in the 1980s, is defined as an ongoing, systematic process for measuring and comparing the work…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Benchmarking, College Outcomes Assessment, Comparative Analysis
Barron, John M.; Staten, Michael E. – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 2004
This article provides benchmark measures of college student credit card usage by utilizing a pooled sample of over 300,000 recently opened credit card accounts. The analysis compares behavior over 12 months of account history for three groups of accounts: those opened by young adults through college student marketing programs; those opened through…
Descriptors: Young Adults, College Students, Undergraduate Study, Student Behavior
Alstete, Jeffrey W. – 1995
This report concerns the use of benchmarking as a strategy for assessing and improving efficiency and productivity of administrative processes and instructional models in colleges and universities. The introductory chapter addresses the need for new tools and strategies to meet the increased competition and the higher demand for accountability…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Benchmarking, College Outcomes Assessment, Comparative Analysis
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