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Stronach, Ian, Ed. – 1993
Proceedings of a workshop held at the University of Stirling, Scotland, to critically examine issues in quality assurance (QA) in education are provided in this document. QA is the generic title for a series of business-management models that have been applied to educational contexts to describe and promote school effectiveness. Five papers and…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality, Effective Schools Research
Lewy, A.; Kugelmass, S. – 1981
This book contains a series of papers presented at an Israel-American seminar on Educational Evaluation. Sol Kugelmass describes strategies employed to increase the utilization of evaluation results in the process of formulating educational policy. Nachum Blass illustrates the relationship between evaluation and policymaking by discussing an…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Decision Making, Educational Policy, Evaluation
Beidler, Peter G., Ed. – 1989
Designed to be of interest to anyone concerned with the study of American literature in China or anyone contemplating teaching there, this paper is an edited version of the taped transcript of a panel discussion among five Fulbright professors of American literature and American studies i China. The paper begins with brief, focused introductory…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Foreign Countries
Polo, Blanca R., Comp. – 1990
Adult education is an umbrella concept under which come various dimensions, including adult literacy, adult basic education, continued education, continued professional education, and adult vocational education. To be effective, an adult educator must realize that: (1) adults learn differently than children do; (2) adult education must develop…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
Rosario, Jose R., Ed.; Soldwedel, Bette J., Ed. – 1986
Papers presented at the Joint Conference on Assessment as a Tool for Achieving Excellence in Teacher Education dealt with the following questions: (1) What formal instruments do you use to evaluate student growth and development in teacher education programs? (2) How effective are those instruments? (3) What do you do to assess students' personal…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Hilton, Alan, Ed. – 1983
The proceedings from a 1983 conference on severely handicapped and autistic persons are presented. Eight papers focus on research findings and on issues such as alternatives to punishment, employment opportunities, and curriculum content. The following papers are presented: "Employment Outlook for Severely Handicapped and Autistic" (P. Wehman);…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Modification, Curriculum Development, Discipline
Niles, Jerome A., Ed.; Harris, Larry A., Ed. – 1982
Reflecting an intensified concern for good educational research on instruction, the papers in this collection demonstrate the growing awareness of and sensitivity to the classroom environment by reading researchers. The 51 articles, selected from those presented at the 1981 meeting of the National Reading Conference, are divided into the following…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Classroom Environment, Primary Education, Reading Comprehension
Smith, Jana Kay, Ed. – 1983
On May 18, 1983 a conference was held at the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL) to discuss the status of work on cost analysis studies in education at the state and local level. NWREL, local and state education agencies in Oregon and Washington, and two Portland area universities were represented at the conference. Jana Kay Smith…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Educational Research, Evaluation Methods, Program Evaluation
Cole, Michael; And Others – 1983
A group of American and Japanese psychologists, anthropologists, linguists, and computer scientists gathered at the University of California, San Diego, to exchange ideas on models of joint problem solving and their special relevance to the design and implementation of computer-based systems of instruction. Much of the discussion focused on…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Processes, Cooperation, Design Requirements
Ayers, Jerry B.; And Others – 1987
The papers presented at this symposium offer discussions on the program evaluation needs of three categories of teacher education institutions. An introductory paper examines state-of-the-art teacher education program evaluation, the requirements of national and regional accreditation agencies, and the evaluation requirements involved in the state…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs, Evaluation Problems, Higher Education
Arter, Judith A., Ed.; Salmon, Jennifer R., Ed. – 1987
The following discussions and workshops were presented at a conference on assessing higher order thinking skills organized by the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory: (1) "Assessing Higher Order Thinking Skills--Issues and Practices" by S. Rankin; (2) "Writing Multiple-Choice Critical Thinking Items (part 1)" by S. P.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Tests, Creativity Tests, Critical Thinking
Chee, P. S., Ed. – 1981
This document details the proceedings of the Mathematical Education Conference held at the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur. The material is divided into the following major sections: Opening Speeches; Invited Lectures; Workshop Papers on "What mathematics should we teach at secondary and post secondary schools?"; short communications…
Descriptors: Conferences, Curriculum Design, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
McIntyre, Donald B.; And Others – 1980
This booklet contains four articles for use by instructors of the APL computer programming language. In the first paper, "APL in a Liberal Arts College," Donald McIntyre describes experiences in the implementation of an introductory computing course at Pomona College and the presentation of a faculty seminar in computing. Principles used…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs, Course Content, Foreign Countries
Fender, Marilyn F., Ed. – 1981
The proceedings from a 1980 conference on secondary education of the handicapped presents 32 papers on the topic along with 6 papers not presented at the conference. A keynote address by P. Fanning, which considered future needs and trends in secondary programing is summarized. Additional papers touch on such issues as Project NEEDS (a…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Conferences, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities
Cripwell, Kenneth, Ed.; Geddes, Marion, Ed. – 1979
A workshop on microteaching and foreign language teacher training was held at the London Institute of Education in December, 1978. The papers presented in this volume are the papers that were prepared for this workshop as well as one paper that was commissioned during the workshop. The contributions are as follows: (1) "Microteaching and Foreign…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Higher Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Language Teachers
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