The 2019 Coronavirus pandemic forced school closures around the globe and required teachers to instruct in an Emergency Remote Teaching Model, highlighting inequalities in teacher competencies related to the interaction with digital resources in a curriculum. The burden remained on the teacher to choose relevant digital resources for classroom…

A review of articles published in "Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education," over the last eight years (2006-2013) on assessment in higher education, since the introduction of the Bologna process, is the subject of the paper. The first part discusses the key issue of assessment in higher education and the method used for selecting…

The objective of this study is to demonstrate that the criteria of didactical suitability, proposed by the theoretical framework known as the Onto-Semiotic Approach (OSA) of mathematical knowledge and instruction, are powerful tools for organizing the reflection and assessment of instruction processes carried out by mathematics teachers. To this…

This research sought to determine whether a blended information literacy learning and teaching intervention could statistically significantly enhance undergraduates' information discernment compared to standard face-to-face delivery. A mixture of face-to-face and online activities, including online social media learning, was used. Three…

The correct grading of free text answers to exam questions during an assessment process is time consuming and subject to fluctuations in the application of evaluation criteria, particularly when the number of answers is high (in the hundreds). In consequence of these fluctuations, inherent to human nature, and largely determined by emotional…

A Canadian university required a new admissions policy in order to increase the fairness of procedures for second language (L2) international students, admitted provisionally to the university with mandatory language course requirements. This necessitated reform of the English for Academic Purposes (EAP) curriculum, but there was no agreement…

Purpose: This study aims to examine the potential effects of the gender similarity between the presenter and evaluator on the presentation evaluation scores obtained with an evaluation form. Design/methodology/approach: The data were collected from marketing students at two universities in the USA. A rubric and separate survey instrument were used…

This series of self-instructional booklets is designed to assist teachers in improving their instructional effectiveness by (1) breaking course activities into short segments, enabling each learner to proceed at his own pace; (2) monitoring learner achievement after completion of each segment of the course; and (3) revising each instructional…

The procedure described for evaluating foreign language programs is based on the interaction of teaching and supervisory personnel, materials (administrative guides and texts), and students. Discussion includes techniques to formulate instructional objectives in behavioral terms with specific reference to foreign languages, distinguishing between…

Standards for evaluating transactions that comprise the learning process are required for an understanding of the individual learning experience. (Author/RY)

Alternatives are suggested to force a reevaluation of grades as a measurement of learning. (RY)

The Process/Outcome Evaluation Model (POEM) is proposed to guide in the development of more holistic evaluations of both the learning process and the resultant outcomes of that process. POEM consists of four major components that employ multiple evaluation techniques and strategies resulting in a composite assessment of the totality of a learning…

DESIGNED PRIMARILY FOR TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, THIS MONOGRAPH UNDERTAKES AN EXTENSIVE REVIEW OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH RELATED TO THE NONGRADED SCHOOL. THE CHIEF PURPOSE OF THE STUDY IS TO EVALUATE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTS OF THE NONGRADED SCHOOL. TOPICS EXAMINED INCLUDE--(1) THE INFLUENCE OF NONGRADEDNESS ON STUDENTS, (2) STAFF APPRAISAL OF…