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Cummings, Oliver W.; And Others – 1987
The role and methods of an evaluator of program effectiveness are discussed. Responses to questions prepared by academicians were obtained from three evaluation practitioners; an external, independent evaluator; and an internal evaluator with program implementation responsibilities. Practitioners uniformly indicated that internal evaluators were…
Descriptors: Accountability, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems
Peer reviewedBenjamin, Michael – Journal of College Student Development, 1996
Discusses the need for systems of performance indicators (PI) to measure important aspects of university operations. Comparison of three models--production, student development, and systems--makes clear that model choice yields fundamentally different PI systems and, in turn, different contexts of relevance. Suggests a hybrid model, combining the…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Outcomes Assessment, College Students, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedStufflebeam, Daniel L. – Journal of Personnel Evaluation in Education, 1995
The articles of this special issue focus on problems and deficiencies in the evaluation of school superintendents. They explore ways to improve superintendent evaluation, drawing on the literature, political realities, educational philosophy, and the theory and practice considered essential for good evaluation. (SLD)
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Evaluation, Educational Administration, Educational Practices
Download full textMehrens, William A. – 1991
Problems with performance assessment (PA) and multiple-choice tests (MCTs) are outlined, with reference to the literature on accountability. PA for individual teachers who should integrate their assessments with their instruction; PA as a supplement to more traditional examinations for licensure decisions; and some limited, experimental tryouts of…
Descriptors: Accountability, Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Arter, Judith A.; Stiggins, Richard J. – 1992
The combination of increasing demands for accountability and the desire to measure a variety of complex educational outcomes makes the use of performance assessment an essential addition to the tools used to profile student achievement. Performance assessment in education is valuable for student assessment and for the assessment of teacher and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment
Miao, Jing; Haney, Walt – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2004
The No Child Left Behind Act has brought great attention to the high school graduation rate as one of the mandatory accountability measures for public school systems. However, there is no consensus on how to calculate the high school graduation rate given the lack of longitudinal databases that track individual students. This study reviews…
Descriptors: High Schools, Graduation Rate, Ethnic Groups, Accountability
