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Grant, Donna M.; Malloy, Alisha D.; Murphy, Marianne C.; Foreman, Jovanna; Robinson, Rowena A. – Journal of Information Technology Education, 2010
A college degree is not what it used to be in respect to securing future employment. Constantly changing technologies in a struggling economy make it necessary for organizations to carefully balance recruitment staffing, particularly with regards to new hires. Organizations want to know that each new hire can add value immediately. In order to add…
Descriptors: Information Systems, Program Effectiveness, Information Technology, Models
Hoffer, Thomas B.; Hedberg, E. C.; Brown, Kevin L.; Halverson, Marie L.; Reid-Brossard, Paki; Ho, Andrew D.; Furgol, Katherine – US Department of Education, 2011
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) initiated the Growth Model Pilot Project (GMPP) in November 2005 with the goal of approving up to ten states to incorporate growth models in school adequate yearly progress (AYP) determinations under the "Elementary and Secondary Education Act" ("ESEA"). After extensive reviews, nine states…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Pilot Projects, Educational Improvement, Economically Disadvantaged
Barone, Charles – Education Sector, 2009
Tennessee is one of 15 states participating in a pilot program to explore new ways to measure school performance under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. Under NCLB, states are held accountable for ensuring that sufficient numbers of schools' students are meeting state proficiency standards and improving schools that fail to measure up. In…
Descriptors: Models, Measurement Techniques, Educational Indicators, Federal Programs
Sontag, Marie – Innovate: Journal of Online Education, 2009
The affordances of today's digital technologies have significantly changed the way students learn. Arguing that current learning theories have failed to address this new reality, Marie Sontag proposes a new theory, social-connectedness and cognitive-connectedness schemata (SCCS) theory, that integrates key elements of other theories with gaming…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Social Networks, Social Theories, Learning Theories
Clarke, Katie C. – Journal of Extension, 2010
A new Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) approach was designed for youth who participated in the Minnesota State Fair Livestock interview process. The project and evaluation were designed to determine if the new SET approach increased content knowledge and science process skills in participants. Results revealed that youth participants not…
Descriptors: Animals, Science Programs, Pilot Projects, Science Process Skills
Graydon, Benjamin; Urbach-Buholz, Blake; Kohen, Cheryl – EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2011
Textbooks too often hinder rather than help students because of their prohibitively expensive prices. Colleges and universities facing intense pressure to lower education expenses while increasing access, retention, and achievement now find addressing the textbook problem more and more urgent. Used textbook sales have grown dramatically over the…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Pilot Projects, Models, Student Experience
Simmonds, David; Lupi, Anne Marie Zammit – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2010
Purpose: This paper seeks to examine the effectiveness of an innovative e-mentoring programme introduced in an international group of luxury hotels. Design/methodology/approach: The paper employs the survey method, with quantitative and qualitative data analysis. The research model was developed from a literature review. Findings: While mentoring…
Descriptors: Mentors, Questionnaires, Pilot Projects, Occupational Surveys
Cameron, Roslyn – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2012
Purpose: The use of e-portfolios in recognition of prior learning (RPL) processes in workplace and professional practice contexts has attracted little attention in the literature due to its emergent nature. This study seeks to explore the growing incidence of e-portfolio-based RPL (e-RPL) and professional recognition (e-PR) processes in Australia…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Workplace Learning, Content Analysis, Personnel Evaluation
Salinas, M. F. – Computers & Education, 2008
The purpose of this article is to propose a model to integrate educational mastery principles that emphasize cooperative and learner-centered instruction in higher education with the new advances of instructional technology, and to present a pilot case study to exemplify the model. It is clear that in spite of tremendous efforts by colleges and…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Models, Mastery Learning, Cooperative Learning
Council of Chief State School Officers, 2009
The purpose of this document is to describe the US ED growth model pilot program from its inception to the point at which the program was no longer a pilot and was opened up to all states. In addition, the paper is designed to help states in the process of planning to submit a growth model proposal. The information in this document is mostly…
Descriptors: Models, Pilot Projects, Public Agencies, Educational Indicators
Lipscomb, Stephen; Teh, Bing-ru; Gill, Brian; Chiang, Hanley; Owens, Antoniya – Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., 2010
This report summarizes research findings and implementation practices for teacher and principal value-added models (VAMs), as a first step in the Team Pennsylvania Foundation's (Team PA) pilot project to inform the development of a full, statewide model evaluation system. We have selected 21 studies that represent key issues and findings in the…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Outcomes of Education, Principals, Models
Chan Cheung Ming, Alfred; Lee, William K. M.; Ma Hok Ka, Carol – New Horizons in Education, 2009
Background: The Service-Learning and Research Scheme (SLRS) is the showcase of Lingnan's Service-Learning model, which is the manifestation of Lingnan University's Liberal Arts education and mission "Education for Service". The scheme was a pilot project, from 2004 to 2005, which led to the development of a University-wide protocol for…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Service Learning, Educational Strategies, Models
McShay, James; Leigh, Patricia Randolph – Multicultural Education & Technology Journal, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe the double infusion (DI) model, which was developed to offer technology and multicultural teacher educators a systematic process for helping prospective teachers to become proficient in using technology to enhance student learning in K-12 environments, while they work toward strengthening their own…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Teacher Education Programs, Pilot Projects, Focus Groups
Williams, Josie R.; Mechler, Kathy; Akins, Ralitsa B. – Journal of Rural Health, 2008
Context: The peer review process in small rural hospitals is complicated by limited numbers of physicians, conflict of interest, issues related to appropriate utilization of new technology, possibility for conflicting recommendations, and need for external expertise. Purpose: The purpose of this project was to design, test, and implement a virtual…
Descriptors: Peer Evaluation, Physicians, Rural Areas, Hospitals
Schwartz, Renee S.; Gess-Newsome, Julie – Science Educator, 2008
The authors report an empirical pilot study of current models of elementary science instruction that utilize science specialists, and make a call for the participation of schools and districts that use a specialist model to assist in collecting the descriptive data needed to create the foundation for future research on the use and impact of…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Models, Elementary School Science, Science Instruction