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Baocheng, Ji – Chinese Education and Society, 2009
On the surface, it would appear that procedures for administrative reviews and approvals ("xingzheng shenpi") (for institutions of higher education) have decreased today, but what has followed is an increase in administrative evaluations ("xingzheng pinggu") and administrative examinations ("xingzheng shencha"), and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Evaluation Problems, Evaluation Research, Institutional Evaluation
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Cumming, Geoff – Psychological Methods, 2010
This comment offers three descriptions of "p[subscript rep]" that start with a frequentist account of confidence intervals, draw on R. A. Fisher's fiducial argument, and do not make Bayesian assumptions. Links are described among "p[subscript rep]," "p" values, and the probability a confidence interval will capture…
Descriptors: Replication (Evaluation), Measurement Techniques, Research Methodology, Validity
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Harris, Carole Ruth – Gifted and Talented International, 2012
This article addresses giftedness in the context of individual response that emerges as a quality of gifted as differentiated from that which is measurable. The author recounts examples that reflect insight rather than those that simply produce correctness and proficiency. With reference to Gunnar Myrdal, she discusses this difference as a…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Individual Characteristics, Children, Evaluation
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Downs, Roger M. – Journal of Geography, 2012
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) rightly calls itself the Nation's Report Card. As the gold standard of educational assessment, it offers a picture of what U.S. students know and can do in a subject. There have been NAEP Geography assessments in 1994, 2001, and 2010. The next assessment is planned for 2014. Before reacting to…
Descriptors: Report Cards, Student Evaluation, Educational Assessment, Geography
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Shepard, Lorrie A. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2009
In many school districts, the pressure to raise test scores has created overnight celebrity status for formative assessment. Its powers to raise student achievement have been touted, however, without attending to the research on which these claims were based. Sociocultural learning theory provides theoretical grounding for understanding how…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Validity, Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
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Chapelle, Carol A. – Language Teaching, 2010
This paper argues that the vertical spread of computer-assisted language learning (CALL), i.e., a spread throughout language materials and curricula, makes it difficult to draw a clear distinction between CALL and other language materials. In view of the emphasis that teachers, researchers, and administrators have placed on evaluating CALL, I…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Applied Linguistics, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Technology
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Merrell, Kenneth W. – School Psychology Review, 2010
A "big idea" is a concept that gives meaning to discrete facts. In this article, the author proposes a small number of big ideas, as well as his own views on where he thinks the field needs to move to achieve its full promise in school-based behavioral and social-emotional assessment. The three big ideas he has selected include: (1) universal…
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Student Behavior, Mental Health, Evaluation Methods
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Paulson, Sharon; Marchant, Greg – Teacher Educator, 2011
Personally, the authors have seen the evolution of teacher education for over 30 years. From "diagnostic/prescriptive teaching" through "reflective practice," the quality of the programs and students has improved greatly. Turning that subjective appraisal into a quantifiable evaluation is a tricky enterprise in education. However, the demand for…
Descriptors: Student Teaching, Teacher Education, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Education Programs
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Thomas, Veronica G. – American Journal of Evaluation, 2010
Over the past two decades, there has been tension underscoring the nature, role, and importance of theory in the evaluation field. Some notable evaluation scholars contend that there is little need for evaluation theory and that good evaluative practice can occur with little or no regard to evaluation theory. Yet, others maintain that evaluation…
Descriptors: Evaluation, Theories, Theory Practice Relationship
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Varenne, Herve – Democracy & Education, 2011
Given that I share, mostly, Eugene Matusov's passionate concerns, picking on his vocabulary might appear pedantic. However, the issues involved in labeling political movements and, even more, political practices, can be fundamental and address the very grounds on which social analysis must stand. Briefly, I am concerned with the label…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Democracy, Political Attitudes, Economic Development
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Wopereis, Iwan G. J. H.; van Merrienboer, Jeroen J. G. – Learning and Instruction, 2011
This special section contributes to an inclusive cognitive model of information problem solving (IPS) activity, touches briefly IPS learning, and brings to the notice methodological pitfalls related to uncovering IPS processes. Instead of focusing on the IPS process as a whole, the contributing articles turn their attention to what is regarded the…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Information Skills, Internet, Models
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Educational Horizons, 2013
Alfie Kohn (http://www.alfiekohn.org) writes and speaks widely on human behavior, education, and parenting. "Time" described him as "perhaps the country's most outspoken critic of education's fixation on grades [and] test scores." He is the author of 12 books, including "The Schools Our Children Deserve, The Case…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Classroom Techniques, Evaluation Methods, Barriers
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Miller, Robin Lin; Caracelli, Valerie – American Journal of Evaluation, 2013
Joseph S. Wholey is Professor Emeritus in the University of Southern California's (USC) School of Public Policy, Planning, and Development. He received his BA from Catholic University, Phi Beta Kappa and his MA in mathematics and PhD in philosophy from Harvard University. His work focuses on the use of strategic planning, performance measurement,…
Descriptors: Oral History, Recognition (Achievement), Reputation, Measurement
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Miles, Eleanor; Sheeran, Paschal; Webb, Thomas L. – Psychological Bulletin, 2013
Augustine and Hemenover (2013) were right to state that meta-analyses should be accurate and generalizable. However, we disagree that our meta-analysis of emotion regulation strategies (Webb, Miles, & Sheeran, 2012) fell short in these respects. Augustine and Hemenover's concerns appear to have accrued from misunderstandings of our inclusion…
Descriptors: Effect Size, Meta Analysis, Accuracy, Self Control
DiSalvio, Philip – New England Journal of Higher Education, 2014
Nearly a year ago, "NEJHE" launched its "New Directions for Higher Education" series to examine emerging issues, trends and ideas that have an impact on higher education policies, programs and practices. In this installment, Philip DiSalvio interviews Judith S. Eaton, president of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Policy, Trend Analysis, Educational Trends
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