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Download full textFlood, Susan, Comp. – 1997
This report documents the results of a survey on the current use and management of approval plans, and compares them with similar studies published in SPEC kits in 1982 and 1988. Overall, Association of Research Libraries (ARL) institutions still consider approval plans to be efficient and cost effective. Survey results include: (1) the percentage…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Zumer, Maja – 1993
End-user interfaces for the online public access catalogs (OPACs) of OhioLINK, a system linking major university and research libraries in Ohio, and its 16 member libraries, accessible through the Internet, are compared and evaluated from the user-oriented perspective. A common, systematic framework was used for the scientific observation of the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Computer Networks, Computer Software
Illinois Univ., Urbana. University Library. – 1993
In 1990, the Online Catalog Advisory Committee (OCAC) of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) charged a subcommittee with developing and implementing ways to measure the impact of the expanded online catalog on staff, users, collections, and library operations. The UIUC's online public access catalog, ILLINET (Illinois Library and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, College Libraries, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Schultz, Matthew T.; Geisinger, Kurt F. – 1992
Research efforts have established that the Mantel-Haenszel procedure (MHP) is an effective method for detecting the presence of test items exhibiting differential item functioning (DIF). While the MHP has been advocated for situations where item response theory based methods may not be usable, recent findings have suggested that the performance of…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Analysis, Control Groups, Equations (Mathematics)
Palmer, Adrian – 1991
A discussion of second language program evaluation focuses on the interpretability of test scores as a criterion in program evaluation. It looks at both test design and research design issues. First, eight method-comparison, program evaluation studies that compare acquisition-based and analysis/practice based methods are described. Acquisition…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Criterion Referenced Tests, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Reyes, Maria de la Luz – 1990
A sample of 15 eighth-grade Hispanic students in a bilingual classroom were used for a descriptive analysis of students' writing samples to compare their growth between pre- and post- writing samples in Spanish and English. This was accomplished by juxtaposing English and Spanish pre- and post-tests using the same holistic rubric developed by the…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Bilingual Students, Comparative Analysis, English
GOODMAN, RICHARD H.; WILSON, MICHAEL J. – 1967
VOLUME IV, A STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO AN EVALUATION REPORT OF NEW ENGLAND'S 1966 TITLE I PROJECTS, PRESENTS PROJECT DATA WHICH COMPARE THE STATES AND PROJECT TYPES. (LB)
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Adults, Comparative Analysis, Compensatory Education
Cashin, William E.; Slawson, Hugh M. – 1977
The data and computational procedures used by the IDEA System during the 1977-78 academic year at Kansas State University to interpret ratings of teacher performance are described in this technical report. The computations for each of the seven parts (evaluation, course description, students' self-ratings, methods, additional questions, diagnostic…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Cashin, William E.; Perrin, Bruce M. – 1978
The data and computational procedures used by the IDEA System to generate IDEA Reports from information collected on the Standard Form of the IDEA Survey Form are described in this technical report. The computations for each of the seven parts of the IDEA Report are explained. The data base used for this 1978-79 Kansas State University study…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Dusewicz, Russell A. – 1975
This report presents a description and evaluation of the Cognitively Oriented Urban Prekindergarten Program in West Chester, Pennsylvania, a preschool program for children from low income families and/or one-parent families. The program was designed to form a link between the Early Learning Program of the PRIDE Project and public kindergarten.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Homogeneous Grouping
Taylor, Bob L. – 1973
The National Assessment, a census-like study to collect information concerning the educational attainment of Americans, is being adapted in many states with the results of the adaptations being used for decision making by state agencies or by teachers and administrators. The characteristics of the adaptations follow patterns related to this…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Achievement Rating, Comparative Analysis
Ryan, Joe; McClure, Charles R. – Online Submission, 2003
Ryan Information Management conducted a return on investment (ROI) study of the economic value of the Hawaii State Public Library System (HSPLS) and identified potential additional sources of operating revenue. HSPLS economic value was examined from four viewpoints, HSPLS: direct economic impact, market value, peer comparison and value to library…
Descriptors: Economic Impact, Program Effectiveness, Public Libraries, Library Services
Owen, Jane – 2002
This document is designed to introduce practitioners in the United Kingdom's learning and skills sector to the principles and practice of benchmarking. The first section defines benchmarking and differentiates metric, diagnostic, and process benchmarking. The remainder of the booklet details the following steps of the benchmarking process: (1) get…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Annotated Bibliographies
Jones, Anne – 2001
Interviews with teams of teachers at two Australian technical and further education (TAFE) institutes (the Lawson Institute of TAFE Motor Mechanics and the Franklin Institute of TAFE Disability and Aged Care) were used to examine the theoretical and practical tensions experienced by TAFE teachers when making assessment judgments within the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Competency Based Education, Decision Making, Educational Principles
Peer reviewedHarley, Bruce L.; Knobloch, Patricia J. – Government Publications Review, 1991
Describes a project at Stanford University Library that was initiated to enhance user access to government documents collections by developing a prototype natural language computer-based aid. The development of an expert system, Government Documents Reference Aid (GDRA), is explained, and the application of expert systems in libraries is…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Appropriate Technology, College Libraries, Comparative Analysis
