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Budig, Jeanne E. – 1991
A pilot study was conducted to determine whether a computer-generated attendance monitoring system at Vincennes University (Indiana) could increase the academic success of developmental students and of students in two occupational programs currently having high attrition rates. The matched-classes pilot study was conducted during the fall semester…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Attendance, Comparative Analysis
Download full textMiller, Margaret A.; Ewell, Peter T. – National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, 2005
To address the issue of student learning at the state level, an invitational forum of public policy, business, and education leaders was convened by James B. Hunt Jr., governor of North Carolina. The forum recommended that the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education initiate a "demonstration project" to determine whether or not it…
Descriptors: Public Policy, Demonstration Programs, Educational Policy, Knowledge Level
Peer reviewedWalberg, Herbert J.; Niemiec, Richard P. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1993
Several validation methods for the identification and dissemination of exemplary educational programs are explored, and the rationales for methods developed by the Program Effectiveness Panel are discussed. Comparative advantages and disadvantages of four selected methods are reviewed, and recommendations are made for policymakers and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Evaluation, Demonstration Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
Huff, Sheila M.; And Others – 1980
Focusing on the competency based education movement (CBE), this chapter is one of seven sections of a report that examines the assessment of occupational competence. The chapter begins by reviewing the prominent CBE programs, their institutional objectives, and how competencies are identified and assessed. In particular, the degree to which…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Competence, Competency Based Education
