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Buckley, Jeffrey; Adams, Latif; Aribilola, Ifeoluwapo; Arshad, Iram; Azeem, Muhammad; Bracken, Lauryn; Breheny, Colette; Buckley, Ciara; Chimello, Ismael; Fagan, Alison; Fitzpatrick, Daniel P.; Garza Herrera, Diana; Gomes, Guilherme Daniel; Grassick, Shaun; Halligan, Elaine; Hirway, Amit; Hyland, Tomás; Imtiaz, Muhammad Babar; Khan, Muhammad Bilal; Lanzagorta Garcia, Eduardo; Lennon, Paul; Manaf, Eyman; Meng, Jing; Mohd Sufian, Mohd Sufino Zuhaily; Moraes, Adrielle; Osterwald, Katja Magdalena; Platonava, Anastasia; Reid, Clodagh; Renard, Michèle; Rodriguez-Barroso, Laura G.; Simonassi-Paiva, Bianca; Singh, Maulshree; Szank, Tomasz; Tahir, Mehwish; Vijayakumar, Sowmya; Ward, Cormac; Yan, Xinyu; Zainol, Ismin; Zhang, Lin – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2022
A high level of transparency in reported research is critical for several reasons, such as ensuring an acceptable level of trustworthiness and enabling replication. Transparency in qualitative research permits the identification of specific circumstances which are associated with findings and observations. Thus, transparency is important for the…
Descriptors: Technology Education, Educational Research, Research Methodology, Accountability
Temkin, Deborah; Thompson, Joy A.; Gabriel, Alex; Fulks, Emily; Sun, Sarah; Rodriguez, Yosmary – Phi Delta Kappan, 2021
As states consider non-academic measures of school quality for their accountability plans under the Every Student Succeeds Act, few are choosing to focus on the school climate in which students learn. That's not a surprise, given concerns about the validity and usefulness of existing climate surveys. However, the authors argue, a recent study…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Data Collection, Evaluation Methods, Elementary Secondary Education
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Izci, Kemal; Caliskan, Gurbuz – International Journal of Research in Education and Science, 2017
Recent developments in students' assessment have required change in teachers' understanding and practices of assessment. Assessing student learning is an important skill that all teachers need to develop for effective teaching. However, it is a complex and difficult task to achieve because of the difficulties in changing teachers' traditional…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Alternative Assessment, Preservice Teacher Education, Student Attitudes
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McGowan, Veronica – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2016
Institutional report cards are increasingly being used by higher educational institutions to present academic outcomes to external audiences of prospective students and parents, as well as program and institutional evaluators. While some prospective students are served by national transparency measures most users mine information from the…
Descriptors: Institutional Evaluation, Educational Indicators, Accountability, Higher Education
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Hodgson, Sarah; Papatheodorou, Theodora; James, Mary – Management in Education, 2014
The article aims to discuss preliminary findings from a participatory monitoring and evaluation (M&E) framework, used in a community-based early childhood development (ECD) programme in KwaZulu-Natal South Africa, and their implications for leadership and management. The purposes of the M&E were for LETCEE, the implementing organization,…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Preschool Evaluation, Community Education, Case Studies
Jackson, Anthony D. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
A descriptive quantitative study design was used to determine the impact of induction and mentoring on the success, satisfaction, and retention of new and novice school principals. Three research questions addressed the types of induction experiences new and novice principals reported, the types of support given to new and novice principals, and…
Descriptors: Research Design, Mentors, School Culture, Program Effectiveness
Maleyko, Glenn – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Spurred by the "No Child Left Behind Act" of 2001, virtually every educational reform program now includes an accountability component that requires sound data collection and reporting (NCLB, 2002, section 101). Drawing from empirically based and theoretical literature in the field, this dissertation examines Adequate Yearly Progress…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Indicators, School Effectiveness, Accountability
Nichols, Sharon L.; Berliner, David C. – Harvard Education Press, 2007
Drawing on their extensive research, Nichols and Berliner document and categorize the ways that high-stakes testing threatens the purposes and ideals of the American education system. For more than a decade, the debate over high-stakes testing has dominated the field of education. This passionate and provocative book provides a fresh perspective…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Social Influences, Scores, Test Bias
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Busch, Carolyn; Odden, Allan – Journal of Education Finance, 1997
The current context of policy issues and limits of current state education data systems underscore the need to create new, detailed, and comprehensive school-level data systems. Such data could be used to illuminate policy issues relating to governance, resource utilization, accountability, equity, and adequacy. In this special issue, authors…
Descriptors: Accountability, Data Collection, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Finance
Blai, Boris, Jr. – 1979
Reliable institutional research is seen as serving as a valuable means of generating accurate, objective data useful in reaching sound management decisions in institutions of higher education. Institutional research is defined as the systematic, comprehensive self-study used by a college or university to improve the institution. Sound…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Administration, Data Collection, Decision Making
Lafleur, Clay – 1991
A program review model that can be used at the system level in the Simcoe County in Ontario (Canada) schools is presented. Program review is a process of systematically marshalling information so as to enable individuals to critically debate a specific program and eventually make more informed decisions about the program. A variety of conceptual…
Descriptors: Accountability, Data Collection, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Secolsky, Charles, Ed.; Denison, D. Brian, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
Increased demands for colleges and universities to engage in outcomes assessment for accountability purposes have accelerated the need to bridge the gap between higher education practice and the fields of measurement, assessment, and evaluation. The "Handbook on Measurement, Assessment, and Evaluation in Higher Education" provides higher…
Descriptors: Generalizability Theory, Higher Education, Institutional Advancement, Teacher Effectiveness
Klitgaard, Robert E. – 1974
Evaluations that use imperfect information run into both analytical and political problems. Educational accountability systems based on achievement scores are an instance. Such systems frequently turn out to be irrelevant to policy decisions, resisted by educational interest groups that fear unflattering comparisons and the misuse of results, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Bibliographies, Case Studies
Cronck, George A., Jr. – 1972
Local district personnel are responsible for collecting evidence that categorically aided projects have an impact upon disadvantaged learners' behavior. The district personnel requested assistance in designing evaluation methods to meet their needs. In keeping with the State Education Department's policy of maximizing service to the field, this…
Descriptors: Accountability, Behavioral Objectives, Compensatory Education, Data Analysis
Curry, Donna; Kirk, Nancy – 1991
Intended for use in conjunction with guidance and instruction from a teacher or tutor, this guide provides an overview of the philosophy of quality as well as some tools used in business and industry today. Each of four sections consists of a teacher explanation of the topics followed by student worksheets with annotated teacher keys. The first…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Arithmetic, Corporate Education
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