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Download full textGribbons, Barry; Herman, Joan – 1997
Among the different types of experimental design are two general categories: true experimental designs and quasi- experimental designs. True experimental designs include more than one purposively created group, common measured outcomes, and random assignment. Quasi-experimental designs are commonly used when random assignment is not practical or…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Control Groups, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization
Hancock, Charles R. – 1994
This digest discusses some of the practical implications of using alternative methods of assessing students in foreign or second language classrooms. First, assessment and testing are contrasted, and assessment is defined as an ongoing strategy through which student learning is not only monitored, but by which students are involved in making…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Portfolio Assessment
Bangert-Drowns, Robert L.; Rudner, Lawrence M. – 1991
Meta-analysis is a collection of systematic techniques for resolving apparent contradictions in research findings. Meta-analysts translate results from different studies to a common metric and statistically explore the relations between study characteristics and findings. Since G. Glass first used the term "meta-analysis" in 1976, it has…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Data Collection, Definitions, Educational Research
Alstete, Jeffrey W. – 1995
This digest discusses the use of benchmarking as a strategy for assessing and improving efficiency and productivity of administrative processes and instructional models in colleges and universities. Benchmarking, developed by the Xerox Corporation in the 1980s, is defined as an ongoing, systematic process for measuring and comparing the work…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Benchmarking, College Outcomes Assessment, Comparative Analysis
Alstete, Jeffrey W. – 1995
This report concerns the use of benchmarking as a strategy for assessing and improving efficiency and productivity of administrative processes and instructional models in colleges and universities. The introductory chapter addresses the need for new tools and strategies to meet the increased competition and the higher demand for accountability…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Benchmarking, College Outcomes Assessment, Comparative Analysis
Kerka, Sandra; Wonacott, Michael E. – 2000
This document examines issues and techniques related to assessment of online learning for adult, career, and vocational education. The document begins with an overview of the disadvantages of assessing at a distance and the issue of security in the online environment. The following aspects of continuous assessment are discussed: characteristics…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Career Education
