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Download full textBailey, William J. – 1973
This paper starts from the assumption that the typical grading systems used by most American secondary schools need overhauling and discusses the implementation of an alternative student evaluation system that is individualized, noncompetitive, and nonpunitive. Most of the paper describes a performance-based, criterion-referenced student…
Descriptors: Academic Records, Achievement Rating, College Admission, College School Cooperation
McEwen, Nelly – 1993
The Educational Quality Indicators (EQI) initiative was a collaboration between Alberta Education (Alberta, Canada) and 12 school jurisdictions to develop and implement indicator systems to measure the success of the educational enterprise. Ten concurrent collaborative projects were conducted between 1989 and 1992 to develop indicator systems for…
Descriptors: Accountability, Cooperation, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Loacker, Georgine – 1991
Lessons from the 18-year institutional experience of Alverno College in Milwaukee (Wisconsin) with assessment for the improvement and verification of student learning are summarized. Principles are described that should inform a national assessment system with the dual purposes of improvement and accountability by incorporating the following key…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, College Students, Educational Assessment
Campeau, Peggie L.; And Others – 1992
This report on a project called Performance Assessment for Self-Sufficiency (PASS) covers activities conducted in the first stage of expert system development: the acquisition of knowledge to be used as the foundation for the expert system prototype. The project is developing an information system for anticipating the service needs of young…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Daily Living Skills, Data Collection, Decision Making
Falk, Beverly; And Others – 1996
The National Center for Restructuring Education, Schools, and Teaching is working with the New York State Education Department to develop an assessment system that addresses both instructional and accountability concerns. The new system is intended to move the state to a system of performance assessments used in the service of ongoing teaching and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement
Merkel-Keller, Claudia – 1992
New Jersey has taken steps to improve vocational education programs and services in response to two state reports and the measurement and evaluation requirements of the reauthorized Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-392). Among state initiatives is the Occupational Competency Project, a study of 100…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement
McColskey, Wendy; And Others – 1993
The North Carolina Project for Reform in Science Education, which is part of the National Science Teachers Association's Scope, Sequence, and Coordination Project, and the importance of student test scores as an evaluation tool were evaluated. Seven North Carolina schools participated in the project's first year (1991-92), with 21 teachers, and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Assessment, Educational Change
