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Connectedness through a Strong Form of TBLT, Classroom Implementation of the CEFR, Cyclical Learning, and Learning-Oriented Assessment
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O'Dwyer, Fergus; Imig, Alexander; Nagai, Noriko – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2014
This paper, fundamentally a procedural paper, outlines pedagogical practices which others may want to adapt for their own purposes. We demonstrate how a strong form of task-based language learning and teaching (TBLT), classroom implementation of the CEFR, cyclical learning, and assessment fulfilling roles, such as informing the next learning…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Student Evaluation, Teaching Methods
Using an e-Portfolio to Facilitate the Self-Assessment of Both Language and Intercultural Learning in Higher Education: A Case-Study Approach
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Kennedy, Fionnuala; Bruen, Jenny; Péchenart, Juliette – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2012
The focus of this paper is twofold: first, on the development of an electronic version of a European Language Portfolio (ELP), known as the LOLIPOP (Language On-line Portfolio Project) ELP, and second on its integration into an undergraduate module on Intercultural Communication in an institute of higher education in Ireland. The paper begins by…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Second Language Learning, Portfolios (Background Materials)
Beyond the Fringe: A Framework for Assessing Teach-Yourself Materials for ab initio English-Speaking Learners.
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Jones, Francis R. – System, 1993
A detailed, nonimpressionistic assessment checklist is presented for teach-yourself language packages. Two example research applications are given: a survey of a range of course packages, and an analysis of the patterns of materials used by an individual learner of Hungarian. (39 references) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Check Lists, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Independent Study
Infant Developmental Assessment: A Self-Study Guide for School Psychologists.
Langenthal, Stuart F. – 1984
Federal and local mandates to expand the services of school psychologists downward to children ages 3 to 5 and interest in private practice and employment in institutions other than public schools have increased school psychologists' desires for broader role definitions. To meet the needs of the client group created by recent changes in the…
Descriptors: Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Methods, Independent Study
Gifted and Talented Program, 1982-83. Final Technical Report [and Appendixes].
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Arocena, Martin; Curtis, Jonathan J. – 1983
During the 1982-83 school year the Austin Independent School District served 2,212 students in grades Kindergarten-12 with 173 programs of gifted and talented education in 23 subject areas. This report is a description of the Gifted and Talented Program of the District and a summary of the major evaluation findings for the 1982-83 school year.…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Data Collection, Evaluation Methods, Independent Study
A Course Evaluation System in an Open University.
Chacon, Fabio J. – 1981
A model is presented for response to evaluating instruction in a university based on the teaching-at-a-distance concept. Technically appropriate and operationally viable, this model is applied to the National Open University of Venezuela (UNA). The model is based on two principles of educational evaluation: (1) the concept of evaluation as a…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Course Evaluation, Course Objectives, Evaluation Criteria
The Teacher's Ongoing Role in Creating a Developmentally Appropriate Early Childhood Program: A Self-Study Process for Teachers of Children Ages 5-8.
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Connecticut State Dept. of Education, Hartford. – 1990
This self-study instrument is designed to support teachers' efforts to implement an early childhood program for children of 5-8 years of age that reflects the qualities of developmentally appropriate programming described in Connecticut's Guide to Program Development for Kindergarten (1988). The contents, which are presented in checklist format,…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Classroom Environment, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education
Professional Development of Supervisors, Cooperating Teachers, and Student Teachers Based On Kent State University Redesign Model Focusing on Independent Study, Learning Stations, Small Group Instruction, Laboratory Situations.
Darr, Alice Dozier; Kise, Joan Duff – 1981
In developing a program for the professional development of supervisors, cooperating teachers, and student teachers, consideration was given to traditional observation methods. These methods focus upon observing: (1) the organization of independent study; (2) activities designed to enhance learning as it relates to goals of the classroom; (3)…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Evaluation Methods, Field Experience Programs, Group Activities