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Direct linkMadson, Michael B.; Melchert, Timothy P.; Whipp, Joan L. – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2004
A syllabus analysis instrument was developed to assist program evaluators, administrators and faculty in the identification of skills that students use as they complete their college coursework. While this instrument can be tailored for use with a variety of learning domains, we used it to assess students' use of and exposure to computer…
Descriptors: Computers, Course Descriptions, Program Evaluation, Reliability
Download full textDaniel, Larry G. – 1987
Organizational theorists have viewed organizations as "mini-societies" based upon commonly held cultural values and assumptions, which may serve to revolutionize organizational practices or to bring about new organization structures. The middle school is an example of an educational institution that has arisen as a result of a particular set of…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Comparative Analysis, Construct Validity, Educational Change
Peer reviewedNora, Amaury; Cabrera, Alberto F. – Research in Higher Education, 1993
A study with 2,453 college students investigated the construct validity of the student commitment to institution as a factor in academic persistence. Results suggest factors such as institutional quality, practical educational utility, student-institution fit, and loyalty to institution were more predictive of persistence than similarity of…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Administration, College Environment, Construct Validity
