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Steve Klein; Cherise Moore – Career and Technical Education Research Network, 2021
This is the sixth in a series of six practitioner training modules developed as part of the Career & Technical Education (CTE) Research Network Lead. Designed for CTE practitioners and state agency staff, these modules are designed to strengthen the capacity to access, understand, and use CTE data and research as well as conduct one's own…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Educational Research, Research Utilization, Data Use
Advance CTE: State Leaders Connecting Learning to Work, 2020
The middle grades have become the agreed upon starting point for high-quality Career Technical Education (CTE) programs, as this represents a critical time for students making important decisions that may have a lasting impact on their careers. However, there lacks a common view among state and local leaders on what makes up a high-quality middle…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Vocational Education, Career Exploration, Job Skills
Fink, John; Jenkins, Davis – Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2017
While many students who start at a community college intend to transfer and complete a bachelor's degree, most of them are not successful. One of the impediments to improving outcomes for these students has been the lack of widely available measures of institutional effectiveness in serving transfer students. In the publication "Tracking…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Transfer Students, Program Effectiveness, Change Strategies
Pennington, Brittany; Pokorski, Elizabeth A.; Kumm, Skip; Sterrett, Brittany I. – Office of Special Education Programs, US Department of Education, 2017
The National Center for Leadership in Intensive Intervention (NCLII), a consortium funded by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), prepares special education leaders to become experts in research on intensive intervention for students with disabilities who have persistent and severe academic (e.g., reading and math) and behavioral…
Descriptors: Intervention, Special Education, Disabilities, Reading Difficulties
Regional Resource Center Program, 2014
One component of the recently required State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP) for State Departments of Education calls for the selection and implementation of evidence-based practices (EBPs). This report provides six steps to guide the process of selecting evidence based practices (EBP): (1) Begin with the End in Mind--Determine Targeted Outcomes;…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Educational Practices, Selection, Identification
Derrick-Mills, Teresa; Winkler, Mary K.; Healy, Olivia; Greenberg, Erica – Administration for Children & Families, 2015
Head Start has long focused on assessing and improving program quality to ensure that the children served receive the best possible preparation for school and life. Most research has been focused inside the classroom--the classroom environment, teacher qualifications, and teacher interactions. Of course, the classroom is important because that is…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Federal Programs, Preschool Children, Disadvantaged Youth
Achieve, Inc., 2012
As state education agencies (SEAs) across the nation take on the ambitious work of implementing the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), it is critical that they have a clear understanding of the effectiveness of their efforts: Are educators being reached with the correct messages? Are the SEAs' supports and resources meeting the needs of the…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Common Core State Standards, State Departments of Education, Program Effectiveness
National Foundation for Educational Research, 2014
Some young people naturally flourish in school; others struggle due to difficult life circumstances. There is also another group of young people who have no substantial issues or barriers but are still at risk of disengaging from learning. Through research, it is known that the majority of young people who are not in education, employment or…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Best Practices, Dropout Prevention, Outreach Programs
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Institute of Education Sciences, 2013
In January 2011, a Joint Committee of representatives from the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) began work to establish cross-agency guidelines for improving the quality, coherence, and pace of knowledge development in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education. Although the…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Research and Development, Intervention, Educational Improvement
Princiotta, Daniel; Fortune, Ayeola – Council of Chief State School Officers, 2009
Extended learning opportunities (ELOs) provide safe, structured learning environments for students outside the traditional school day. ELOs include afterschool and summer learning programs as well as before-school, evening, and weekend programs. ELOs come in many forms and can include tutoring, volunteering, academic support, community service,…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Summer Programs, Educational Administration, Financial Support
Administration for Children & Families, 2010
The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE), a unit within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), is responsible for advising the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families on increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of programs to improve the economic and social well-being of children and families. In collaboration…
Descriptors: Program Administration, Program Evaluation, Educational Assessment, Planning
Lancaster, F. W. – 1975
This report discusses and presents guidelines for the evaluation of specific educational offerings--i.e., courses, workshops, and seminars--in the field of scientific documentation and information retrieval. The topics covered in particular sections of the report are levels of evaluation, the nature and role of evaluation in education, approaches…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Check Lists, Educational Objectives, Evaluation Criteria
Colorado State Dept. of Education, Denver. State Library and Adult Education Office. – 1993
This guide describes briefly the minimum program standards required in Colorado for adult basic skills and literacy programs. Program standards are defined for the following seven topics: educational gains, program planning, curriculum and instruction, staff development, support services, recruitment, and retention. Indicators for each of the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Behavioral Objectives, Competence
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1985
This guide to designing an effective second language instructional program in the public schools provides parents, community leaders, and school personnel with practical guidelines for reviewing current foreign language instructional programs and for introducing changes in the curriculum that are in line with the emphasis on communication. An…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Communication Skills, Cultural Education, Curriculum Development
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Backlund, Phil; Arneson, Pat – JACA: Journal of the Association for Communication Administration, 2000
Claims that assessment is the process by which educators know if they are actually doing what they intend to do in the classroom. Presents an overview of the history, the present, and the future of educational assessment to enable readers working with communication assessment issues to make more informed decisions. (NH)
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Higher Education, Language Skills
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