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Comparison of the Standard and Reliability of the Assessments of Practical Scientific Skills Using Groups of Different Sizes.
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Hubbard, J. I.; Seddon, G. M. – Research in Science and Technological Education, 1989
Investigates differences in marking standard and reliability when experienced teachers carried out assessments of the performance on practical exercises. The results showed that there was no difference between the assessments from the groups containing 5 and 20 students. (Author/YP)
Descriptors: Evaluation Research, Foreign Countries, Group Testing, Science Teachers
Successful Tutoring: Good Practice for Managers and Tutors.
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Green, Muriel – 2001
This document, which draws on the findings of a survey of further education (FE) colleges in the United Kingdom and case studies of 9 FE colleges, presents good practices for managers of tutoring programs and tutors. Chapter 1 provides an overview of the changing role of tutors in the post-16 sector and the importance of recruiting, training, and…
Descriptors: Administrators, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Case Studies
The Development and Assessment of Personal Transferable Skills during Work-Based Placements.
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Smith, David; Wilson, Hazel – Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 1992
A study investigated general and vocational skills of 32 British business undergraduates before and after their field experiences, as perceived by the students and their employers. Although the parties agree that some skill development occurred during field experience, substantial discrepancies between student and employer perceptions of actual…
Descriptors: Business Education, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Employer Attitudes