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Sigler, Wayne – College and University, 2003
This article describes Outcome-Oriented Operations (Tri-O[superscript 3]), a system developed at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, which enables an office to identify and achieve specific, measurable outcomes. Tri-O[superscript 3] was implemented in the University's Office of Undergraduate Admissions with significant success. (Contains 3…
Descriptors: College Admission, Undergraduate Students, Program Descriptions, Critical Path Method
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Hodgetts, Helen M.; Jones, Dylan M. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 2006
Unexpected interruptions introduced during the execution phase of simple Tower of London problems incurred a time cost when the interrupted goal was retrieved, and this cost was exacerbated the longer the goal was suspended. Furthermore, time taken to retrieve goals was greater following a more complex interruption, indicating the processing…
Descriptors: Task Analysis, Goal Orientation, Time Management, Memory
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Longwell-Grice, Hope; McIntyre, Ellen – School Community Journal, 2006
For educators interested in engaging in critical literacy work with families and schools, the efforts can be both exhilarating and exasperating. Reflecting on a two-year family literacy project, we consider the possibilities and pitfalls of the projects' design and implementation. The work described in this article takes a stance that is both…
Descriptors: Family Literacy, Formative Evaluation, Community Education, Critical Path Method
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Holyoke, Laura B. – Journal of Adult Education, 2007
Chairing the annual Mountain Plains Adult Education Association Conference for 250 adult educators in Coeur d'Alene this past spring provided an opportunity for the author to offer a hands-on, conference planning experience to graduate students. Wanting to try something outside the typical classroom experience, the author organized a special…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Experiential Learning, Adult Learning, Educational Principles
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Pandey, Ashish – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2007
Purpose: The purpose of the current study is to examine the utility of Six Sigma interventions as a performance measure and explore its applicability for making the training design and delivery operationally efficient and strategically effective. Design/methodology/approach: This is a single revelatory case study. Data were collected from multiple…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Intervention, Training Methods, Interviews
Piele, Philip – r & d perspectives, 1969
This literature review examines 16 selected documents processed by the ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Administration that deal with the application of several kinds of planning systems to educational programs. Particular attention is given to planning-programming-budgeting systems (PPBS), program evaluation review techniques (PERT), and various…
Descriptors: Critical Path Method, Decision Making, Educational Planning, Literature Reviews
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Miller, Donald R. – 1968
This document analyzes the planning, developing, and implementing of fundable Title III, ESEA projects, by integrating the following five strategies: (1) A planning development and implementation strategy, (2) a risk-gain motivation strategy, (3) a problem-solving strategy, (4) a quality assurance and evaluation strategy, and (5) a management…
Descriptors: Critical Path Method, Educational Planning, Models, Problem Solving
American Association of School Administrators, Washington, DC. – 1971
ERIC abstracts on educational planning, announced in RIE through December 1970, are presented. The key terms used in compiling this collection are "critical path method,""educational planning,""operations research," and "program budgeting." The following information is presented for each document: Author, title, place of publication, publisher,…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Bibliographies, Clearinghouses, Critical Path Method
American Association of School Administrators, Washington, DC. – 1970
ERIC abstracts on systems approaches in education, announced in RIE through January 1970, are compiled. The key terms used in compiling this collection are "systems approach,""systems analysis,""critical path method," and "systems concepts." The following information is presented for each document: author, title, place of publication, publisher,…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Bibliographies, Clearinghouses, Critical Path Method
Mongerson, M. Duane – 1971
This document discusses and illustrates the use of the Critical Path Method (CPM) as a tool for developing curriculum. In so doing a brief review of the evolution of CPM as a management tool developed by E. I. duPont de Nemours Company is presented. It is also noted that CPM is only a method of sequencing learning activities and not an end unto…
Descriptors: Critical Path Method, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs, Industrial Arts
Baker, Robert L.; Elam, Robert J. – NSPI Journal, 1978
Identifies six stages for the development of a comprehensive instructional system (planning, design, development, implementation, management transfer, client operation) and describes briefly the general purpose of each stage as it relates to the total development efforts. Maintaining a strong user orientation and involvement at each stage is…
Descriptors: Administration, Critical Path Method, Educational Technology, Instructional Design
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Schmitt, Neal – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1978
Path analyses of two multitrait-multimethod matrices are used as examples of the kind of information afforded by application of the technique. It is concluded that the technique should be of considerable aid to researchers who want to evaluate the convergent and discriminant validity of their measures. (Author/CTM)
Descriptors: Correlation, Critical Path Method, Factor Analysis, Goodness of Fit
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Stayrook, Nicholas G.; And Others – Journal of Teacher Education, 1978
The hypothesis that student perceptions of experimentally manipulated teacher structuring, soliciting, and reacting behaviors would mediate the effects of those teacher variables on student achievement was found true for structuring and reacting but not for soliciting. (MJB)
Descriptors: Achievement, Critical Path Method, Educational Research, Learning Processes
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Camp, William – CEFP Journal, 1985
In an attempt to correct for limitations in the Program Evaluation and Review Technique-Critical Path Method (PERT-CPM), the Graphical Evaluation and Review Technique (GERT) has been developed. This management tool allows for evaluation during the facilities' development process. Two figures and two references are provided. (DCS)
Descriptors: Critical Path Method, Educational Facilities Planning, Formative Evaluation, Management Systems
Muir, Mike – Education Partnerships, Inc., 2005
More and more high schools are implementing Advisory programs for a variety of reasons: personalization, academics & study skills, life success skills, self-knowledge, addressing the concern about students feeling "lost" in the high school setting, first line of contact for the parents, and portfolios. But finding a way to schedule advisory can…
Descriptors: Scheduling, Middle School Students, Comprehensive Guidance, Developmental Studies Programs
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