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Church, Andrew; Bull, Paul – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 1995
Argues that employer/student programs on a small scale can be as effective as larger endeavors. Describes a pilot project where employer involvement focused solely on evaluation and feedback of geography students' oral presentations. Discusses the benefits and problems of the program. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cooperative Education, Creative Teaching, Educational Research, Employment Experience
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Shera, Wes – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1992
The role that evaluation can play in educational reform in China is discussed, drawing on an ongoing study of present evaluation practices and the identification, development, and evaluation of texts and materials for teaching university students about evaluation. Case studies of evaluation in Shanghai illustrate current practices. (SLD)
Descriptors: College Students, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Educational Policy
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Ross, John A.; Regan, Ellen – Evaluation Practice, 1993
A four-step procedure is described for using evaluation to contribute to the knowledge that intake staff need to assign clients to treatment programs. The procedure is illustrated with data from the evaluation of a professional development program delivered to 35 teacher consultants in Ontario (Canada). (SLD)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Clinical Diagnosis, Consultants, Educational Assessment
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Bishop, John H. – Journal of Economic Education, 1998
Summarizes some of the recent research concerning curriculum-based external exit exam systems (CBEEES) based on explicit content standards. Suggests that compulsory national standards and CBEEE-based reform of the precollege curriculum should lead to improvements in both teaching practices and student learning. Outlines the characteristics of a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Course Content, Curriculum Evaluation, Economics Education
Western Michigan Univ., Kalamazoo. Evaluation Center. – 1995
This document contains the executive summary and the detailed report which provide an independent evaluation of Kentucky's new system for assessing student performance, the Kentucky Instructional Results Information System (KIRIS). The summary gauges progress to date, highlights some strengths to be built on and problems to be solved, and provides…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Utilization, Information Systems
Meehan, Merrill L.; Wiersma, William – 1995
As one of the federally-funded regional educational laboratories, the Appalachia Educational Laboratory (AEL) is committed to assessing the impact of its products and services on a variety of client subgroups. These include educators and administrators at the elementary, secondary, and higher levels. To address the issue of measuring impact, the…
Descriptors: Administrators, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Employers
Costa, Arthur L., Ed.; Kallick, Bena, Ed. – 1995
This collection provides a new perspective for understanding what assessment can do to promote continuous improvement in education. The concepts of systems thinking, continued learning, mental models, shared vision, and team building are highlighted in the selections, which include: (1) "A Systems Approach to Assessing School Culture"…
Descriptors: Criticism, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Stevens, Paul – 1996
The Worklife Methodology is a process for helping people determine their next career and life management actions. It includes three components: the Stevens' Model of Career Development; Structured Analysis through Career Analysis Levels 1, 2, or 3; and the Three-Dimensional Analysis Process. The Stevens' Model of Career Development is a formula…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Change, Career Choice, Career Counseling
Naglieri, Jack A. – 1996
To be indispensable, any professional who works within the school environment must have expertise that others do not have. In the case of psychologists in schools, they must be able to uncover, use, and communicate essential and necessary information about students which facilitates academic and personal growth either directly or indirectly and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Counselor Teacher Cooperation, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Manatt, Richard P. – 1994
The School Improvement Model of teacher performance evaluation is described, and its development is traced. Original work in the late 1960s in Naperville (Illinois) and subsequent work by Iowa State University and several cooperating school districts led to the development of a model of teacher evaluation that included multiple appraisers, student…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement
Marso, Ronald N.; Pigge, Fred L. – 1992
Approximately 225 classroom teachers representing 97 randomly selected Ohio school districts participated in this study. They were selected as being most able to accurately inform researchers of their districts' standardized testing practices. Responding to a mailed survey, these teachers rated their schools regarding the extent of use and the…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Classroom Techniques, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education
Crockett, David S. – 1988
Designed to assist institutions in evaluating the current status of their academic advising program, this manual provides guidelines and materials used to conduct a four-step audit. Following a brief introduction, an overview of the audit procedure is presented. The next four sections, corresponding to the steps in the audit, are presented: (1)…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Audits (Verification), College Planning, Community Colleges
Bank, Adrianne; Williams, Richard C. – 1983
The Center for the Study of Evaluation Systems Project focuses on assessing the costs and impacts of managing testing, evaluation, and instructional (T/E/I) systems through a collection of nine papers: (1) "School District Evaluation Offices: Are They Worth the Money?," by Richard C. Williams and Pam McGranahan; (2) "How Two…
Descriptors: Administration, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making, Educational Testing
Gasque, Alice T. – 1986
The Board of Regents of South Dakota's public colleges and universities decided in 1984 to implement a Value-Added Testing program (an exit test required for graduation) modelled on the Northeast Missouri State University plan. The plan was intended to increase student learning, improve curricular design, and encourage excellent teaching.…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, College Entrance Examinations, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
Burt, Charles W.; Geis, George L. – 1986
A survey was conducted of expert instructional design practitioners about their use of developmental testing and revision procedures. The degree of correspondence was examined between published recommended practice and actual practice, as reported by 90 respondents to a questionnaire. The surveyed sample were members of the National Society for…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
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