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Johnson, Martin; Coleman, Victoria – International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 2021
In this paper we outline the use of a concept mapping narrative method to elicit the complex and interconnected conceptualisations of specialized knowledge (assessment literacy) for a specific cohort of participants (teacher-examiners). In particular, we are interested in exploring how relational concept mapping and narrative interviews can be…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
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Amrane-Cooper, Linda; Hatzipanagos, Stylianos; Tait, Alan – European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning, 2023
In 2020, because of the COVID-19 pandemic the higher education sector, in the United Kingdom and internationally, transitioned to online assessment, at a speed and scale which might have been unimaginable under normal circumstances. The priority in the sector was to ensure that fundamental principles of assessment, including integrity, were…
Descriptors: Pandemics, COVID-19, Educational Change, Integrity
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Elliott, Victoria – English in Education, 2017
This article explores the use of "representativeness" as a guide to examining at English A-level through an analysis of two training days on two different modules. "Representativeness" is a cognitive heuristic which guides decision-making essentially by asking 'how much does this example look as if it belongs to this class of…
Descriptors: High School Students, Writing (Composition), Writing Skills, Exit Examinations
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Freeze, Jessica G.; Martin, Jessica A.; Fitzgerald, Patrick; Jakiela, Dennis J.; Reinhardt, Clorice R.; Newton, Ana S. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2020
The New Haven Local Section of the American Chemical Society held a virtual version of its annual Student Research Symposium prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic. A combination of YouTube, Google Drive, Open Broadcaster Software, and Zoom was utilized to hold the symposium which included juried oral and poster presentations. While our aim was to…
Descriptors: Student Research, Science Instruction, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Brown, Martha A. – Teaching Artist Journal, 2016
This article provides a framework to assist evaluators, teaching artists, and program managers in working together.
Descriptors: Art Teachers, Artists, Program Evaluation, Student Evaluation
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España, Cristina; Soosaar, Reet – Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 2022
The implementation of the European Union's Erasmus Plus (E+) Program has resulted in the possibility of joint initiatives across-borders led by teachers of English as a Foreign Language (EFL), who can bring classroom practice closer to education as a key area for employability and prepare students for work and communication in multicultural and…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Active Learning, Student Projects, English (Second Language)
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Feldman, Moshe; Lazzara, Elizabeth H.; Vanderbilt, Allison A.; DiazGranados, Deborah – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2012
Competency-based assessment and an emphasis on obtaining higher-level outcomes that reflect physicians' ability to demonstrate their skills has created a need for more advanced assessment practices. Simulation-based assessments provide medical education planners with tools to better evaluate the 6 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical…
Descriptors: Performance Based Assessment, Physicians, Accuracy, High Stakes Tests
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Inbar-Lourie, Ofra – Language Testing, 2008
The competencies required for conducting assessment in the educational context have recently been reformulated in view of social constructivist perspectives and the acknowledgement of the role of classroom assessment in promoting learning. These changes have impacted the knowledge base language assessors need to obtain, and hence the contents of…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Evaluators, Language Tests, Knowledge Level
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Beattie, Darrin; Gill, Sue; Wallace, Kelley; Wood, Jim – Practitioner Research in Higher Education, 2009
Using our experience of a work-related learning project, run jointly between Newcastle and Northumbria Universities, in which 600 students annually undertake work placements, this paper focuses on the inherent challenges of using over 30 assessors to assess students. The assessors come from a wide variety of backgrounds and we have had to find…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Evaluation Criteria, Interrater Reliability, Educational Theories
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Azin, Mariam; Resendez, Miriam G. – New Directions for Evaluation, 2008
Evaluators face a number of challenges in using student assessment data, given varying state and federal accountability requirements. Approaches to measuring student progress and specific characteristics of state assessment systems influence how data can be used. The continuous changes to state assessment systems and data create a significant…
Descriptors: Evaluators, Student Evaluation, Federal Legislation, Academic Achievement
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Childs, Ruth A.; Jaciw, Andrew P.; Saunders, Kelsey – International Journal of Testing, 2007
Many approaches to standard-setting use item calibration and student score estimation results to structure panelists' tasks. However, this requires collecting standard-setting judgments after the item analysis results are available. The Scoring Guide Alignment approach collects standard-setting judgments during the scoring sessions from teachers…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Scoring, Item Analysis, Test Items
Thorne, Glenda C.; Thomas, Alice – Center for Development and Learning, 2005
Parents and teachers have found that evaluations, both those provided by public school systems and private clinicians and hospitals, vary greatly in their comprehensiveness, usefulness of information and specificity of recommendations. Therefore, parents must become informed consumers when selecting who will evaluate their children as well as what…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Scores, Feedback
Trainin, Guy; Javorsky, Kristin; Murphy, Malinda; Wilson, Katie – Online Submission, 2009
The 2008-2009 Annual Reading First Progress Report reflects on the final year of implementation for Round I schools and the third full year of implementation for Round II schools. This report focuses on the effect that Reading First implementation has had on selected schools across Nebraska with a special focus on vulnerable populations: English…
Descriptors: Evaluators, Economically Disadvantaged, Academic Achievement, Second Language Learning
Iowa State Department of Education, 2004
Legislation passed during the 2001 Iowa legislative session established the Student Achievement and Teacher Quality Program, Senate File 476. This legislation requires the Iowa Department of Education (DE) to annually report the statewide progress on the following: (1) Student achievement scores in mathematics and reading at the fourth and eighth…
Descriptors: State Legislation, Academic Achievement, Teacher Competencies, Scores
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Hurman, John – Language Learning Journal, 1996
Studied the marking characteristics of experienced markers of GCSE role-play to ascertain the extent of variation between the marks they award and to determine whether more intermarker consistency could be obtained with a small increase in time for thought before a particular mark is awarded. Results underlie the importance of reducing the…
Descriptors: Evaluators, Foreign Countries, Interrater Reliability, Oral Language
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