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McNamara, Judith – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2013
A fundamental aspect of work integrated learning (WIL) is the development of professional competence, the ability of students to perform in the workplace. Alignment theory therefore suggests that the assessment of WIL should include an assessment of students' demonstration of professional competence in the workplace. The assessment of professional…
Descriptors: Cooperative Education, Competence, Professional Education, Evaluation Problems
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Clarebout, Geraldine; Elen, Jan; Leonard, Rebecca; Lowyck, Joost – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2007
Instructional conceptions are students' ideas about relationships between instructional features of a learning environment or specific instructional interventions on the one hand, and learning on the other (Lowyck, Elen, & Clarebout, 2004). A variety of methods have been used to assess such conceptions. None of these instruments are satisfactory.…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Educational Environment, College Students, Student Characteristics
Lipsey, Mark W.; Farran, Dale C.; Hurley, Sean M.; Hofer, Kerry G.; Bilbrey, Carol – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2009
This research investigated the effects of two contrasting pre-k curricula, relative to practice as usual, on subsequent academic achievement. One curriculum had a strong literacy focus, the other was a less didactic "developmentally appropriate" curriculum that allowed children to have more influence on classroom activities. The purpose…
Descriptors: Class Activities, School Readiness, Learning Activities, Economically Disadvantaged