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Sapriati, Amalia; Zuhairi, Aminudin – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2010
This paper addresses the use of computer-based testing in distance education, based on the experience of Universitas Terbuka (UT), Indonesia. Computer-based testing has been developed at UT for reasons of meeting the specific needs of distance students as the following: (1) students' inability to sit for the scheduled test; (2) conflicting test…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Distance Education, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer System Design
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Smidt, Andy; Balandin, Susan; Sigafoos, Jeff; Reed, Vicki A. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2009
Background: Services employing staff to support people with disability usually provide training in a range of areas including communication and managing challenging behaviour. Given that such training can be costly and time-consuming, it is important to evaluate the evidence presented in support of such programs. Efficacy in clinical practice is…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Instructional Effectiveness, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
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Stamm, Meelis; Stamm, Raini; Koskel, Sade – Physical Education and Sport, 2008
Study aim: Assessment of feasibility of using own computer software "Game" at competitions. Material and methods: The data were collected during Estonian championships in 2006 for male volleyball teams of the 13-15-years age group (n = 8). In all games, the performance of both teams was recorded in parallel with two computers. A total of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Team Sports, Computer Software, Males
Technomics, Inc., Chicago, IL. – 1966
THIS DOCUMENT REPORTS AN INVESTIGATION ON THE FEASIBILTY OF COST EFFECTIVENESS TECHNOLOGY AS IT MAY BE APPLIED TO DECISIONS ABOUT MONEY SPENT ON EDUCATION. THE AUTHORS BELIEVE THAT IT IS FEASIBLE TO APPLY A SUITABLY MODIFIED VERSION OF COST/EFFECTIVENESS TECHNOLOGY TO MATTERS OF EDUCATIONAL EXPENDITURE. THE FOLLOWING PREREQUISITIES ARE LISTED…
Descriptors: Costs, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Finance, Evaluation Methods
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Ramey, Judith A. – Technical Communication: Journal of the Society for Technical Communication, 1995
Investigates technical communicators' attitudes about six proposed ways to measure value added. Finds that technical communicators thought the measures are generally appropriate, feasible, and persuasive, but many have doubts about their cost acceptability. (RS)
Descriptors: Communication Research, Evaluation Methods, Feasibility Studies, Questionnaires
Endres, Richard w. – 1968
Establishing the feasibility of year-round camping and outdoor education programs for the mentally retarded within the northern United States (above the 40 degree parallel), this study examines the literature, the proposed program, and evaluation methodology. It is concluded that (1) outdoor education programs require the cooperation of both…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Feasibility Studies, Mental Retardation, Methods
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Della-Piana, Gabriel M. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1982
A feasibility analysis of the use of film criticism methods in the evaluation of microcomputer-based instructional packages is presented. (Author)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Evaluation Methods, Feasibility Studies
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Cheyne, Alex; Kinn, Sue – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2001
Seeks counselors' views of using the Schedule for the Evaluation of Individual Quality of Life (SEIGoL) to investigate the feasibility of the tool. Data reveal that the SEIQoL provided users with a graphic, visual and dynamic means to identify important areas that contributed to their quality of life and it appeared to enhance the reflective…
Descriptors: Counseling, Counselor Attitudes, Evaluation Methods, Feasibility Studies
Lafon, Valerie, Ed. – OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2008
"IMHE-Info" is the newsletter published by the Institutional Management in Higher Education (IMHE) programme of OECD. This issue includes: (1) Tertiary Education for the Knowledge Society; (2) The Assessment of Higher Education Learning Outcomes (AHELO); and (3) City-Regions in Focus. Publications of interest, IMHE News, and a calendar…
Descriptors: Governance, Educational Quality, Strategic Planning, Institutional Administration
Gray, Peter J.; And Others – 1982
This guide provides evaluators interested in new methods with a framework for determining the feasibility, utility, and effectiveness of the methods in field settings. To accomplish this intent, the body of this guide contains discussions of five checklists. Three of the checklists are to be used before a trial to determine the feasibility of one…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Evaluation Methods, Feasibility Studies, Field Studies
Borko, Hilda; Kuffner, Karin L.; Arnold, Suzanne C.; Creighton, Laura; Stecher, Brian M.; Martinez, Felipe; Barnes, Dionne; Gilbert, Mary Lou – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2007
It is important to be able to describe instructional practices accurately in order to support research on "what works" in education and professional development as a basis for efforts to improve practice. This report describes a project to develop procedures for characterizing classroom practices in mathematics and science on the …
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Scoring, Field Studies, Educational Change
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Pietack, Raymond A.; Fenwick, Douglas – Community College Review, 1985
Discusses ways program administrators can do a better job of justifying their curricula in light of high costs and limited enrollments. Describes procedures used at Community College of Philadelphia for assessing new programs (the comprehensive feasibility study) and determining the success of existing programs (the academic audit). (DMM)
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Role, Department Heads, Evaluation Methods
Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning, Aurora, CO. – 2000
This study was conducted to examine the need and feasibility of creating a unique evaluation Web site to support the needs of districts and schools recently funded under the Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration Program (CSRD). The federal requirement that CSRD funded schools and districts carry out comprehensive evaluation of their reform…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Evaluation Methods, Feasibility Studies, Information Dissemination
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Jacobson, Marilyn D.; Grabowski, Barbara T. – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 1981
Describes three categories of computer-based information systems for career guidance (batch process, online information retrieval, and online career guidance), addresses the issue of effectiveness, and discusses the approach to system selection used for the Illinois Career Information Delivery System (CIDS) Feasibility Study. Thirty-one references…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Computer Oriented Programs, Evaluation Methods, Feasibility Studies
Daniel, John S. – 1977
Volume 1 of this study describes and costs two possible satellite networks which could be used in education in Canada. In order to determine whether these networks were plausible or useful, a letter and a description of the two hypothetical networks were sent, before the cost study was completed, to all Canadian Universities and provincial…
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Delivery Systems, Educational Assessment, Educational Development
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