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The Impact of an Alternative Professional Development Model on Teacher Practices in Formative Assessment and Student Learning
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Robinson, Jack; Myran, Steve; Strauss, Richard; Reed, William – Teacher Development, 2014
Among contemporary means of enhancing student learning, formative assessment is perhaps one of the most important and effective. While formative assessment ideas and practices have been shown to have a proven record enhancing student learning, these practices are slow to be fully integrated into teachers' day-to-day classroom practices. This study…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Formative Evaluation, College School Cooperation, Partnerships in Education
Trusting Description: Authenticity, Accountability, and Archival Description Standards
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MacNeil, Heather – Journal of Archival Organization, 2009
It has been suggested that one of the purposes of archival description is to establish grounds for presuming the authenticity of the records being described. The article examines the implications of this statement by examining the relationship between and among authenticity, archival description, and archival accountability, assessing how this…
Descriptors: Archives, Accountability, Metadata, Standards
Common Problems Experienced by First Year Alternatively Certified Teachers: A Qualitative Study
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Hung, Li-Ching; Smith, Cary Stacy – Journal of the National Association for Alternative Certification, 2012
The teacher shortage throughout the United States, especially in areas considered "at-risk," has reached an alarming level. Novice teachers often decide not to return after one year of service, with the number of teachers not returning doubling at five years. One possible means of overcoming these two problems is alternative…
Descriptors: Teacher Shortage, Beginning Teachers, Alternative Teacher Certification, Qualitative Research
How To Prepare and Present Effective Outcome Reports for External Payers and Regulators.
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Thompson, Ronald W.; Way, Mona L. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2000
This article describes practical methods for agencies to move from a process to an outcomes focus when preparing and presenting reports to payers and regulators. Essential components of an outcomes system are outlined, and methods for preparing and presenting reports are drawn from experiences at Father Flanagan's Boy's Home. (Contains…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrative Change, Case Studies, Children
How Are We Doing? An Inquiry Guide for Adult Education Programs
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Bingman, Beth – National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), 2001
What difference are we making? How do we know? How can we show it? These questions about program performance are asked by adult literacy and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) teachers, program administrators, and funders. This guide is designed to be used by local adult education programs to facilitate a systematic inquiry process…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Program Effectiveness, Adult Literacy, Inquiry
Audit of the Job Training Partnership Act Out-of-School Youth Pilot Demonstration Grant Program for Four Final Round Pilot Grantees.
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Office of Inspector General (DOL), Washington, DC. – 2001
The Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration (ETA), awarded its final round of Job Training Partnership Act, Title IV, Pilot and Demonstration Grant Program funds for the Youth Opportunity Area Out-of-School Youth (YOA OSY) program in April 1999. Four of the 5 programs were audited in 2000. This audit is a follow-up to the…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Accountability, Adult Education, Audits (Verification)