Whether at public or private, secular or faith-based institutions, questions of social justice and civic engagement are an increasing focus of attention in honors education. The emphasis on modes of learning that are, in the terms of the National Collegiate Honors Council's 2014 "Definition of Honors Education," "measurably broader,…

Scientists need to engage stakeholders in natural resource management; however, few graduate programs prepare students to conduct outreach and engagement. Given this need, the authors' goals were to (1) create a one-credit course that introduced outreach and engagement practices and participatory approaches, (2) improve the quality of graduate…

This study investigated an innovative approach of program evaluation through analyses of student learning logs, demographic data, and end-of-course evaluation surveys in an online K-12 supplemental program. The results support the development of a program evaluation model for decision making on teaching and learning at the K-12 level. A case study…

This is a document that lays out the Mission of the NY College of Osteopathic Medicine's Mission Statement, It's 13 Goals and subsequent Objectives of Learning Outcomes. Benchmarks were established for each Educational Goal and defined further in Objectives. This document represents an historic attempt by NYCOM to address it's need for complete…

Conference proceedings of the 25th Annual Conference on the Teaching of Psychology: Ideas and Innovations, sponsored by the Psychology Department of the State University of New York at Farmingdale. The conference theme for 2011 was: The Future of the Undergraduate Psychology Major: New Directions in an Evolving Educational Climate. The Conference…

A program designed for the achievement of equal educational opportunity in Connecticut's Middletown public schools is presented in this report. The document describes the program's statement of goals, identification of objectives, specification of expected levels of competency for each subject area at each grade and ability level, adoption of…

An economics program designed for junior high and senior high school students indicates that learning economic content tends to improve a student's ability in social studies skills and, indirectly, also improves language arts and quantitative skills. (Author/RM)

The results of a survey of project work in three science and technology departments at two universities and the deficiencies apparently inherent in these activities in their present form is summarized. (Author)

Describes a matrix that depicts the relationships between desired perspectives, skills, knowledge, and attitudes and an undergraduate psychology curriculum. Expounds that the curriculum matrix is a useful tool for representing the coverage of specific material in the individual courses offered within the overall curriculum. Provides a blank…

The Combat Information Center Watch Officer (CICWO) course was designed to train naval petty officers in the responsibilities and functions of the CICWO. In 1971 the Navy realized that the course was only partially fulfilling its mission, particularly in two important areas. The Navy had become alarmed at both the lack of high level performance…

The evaluation system described in this paper represents an attempt to provide objective, current, and course-specific evaluation of liberal education at Marycrest College, Iowa. This evaluation system uses a questionnaire to assess student perceptions of individual courses in relation to a set of general educational objectives determined by the…

This paper presents a working definition of educational accountability, reasons for the accountability movement in education, events and major problems. Educational accountability is a process of setting goals, making available adequate resources to meet those goals, and conducting regular evaluation to determine if the goals are met. The reasons…

Trying to reconstruct his role in the evaluation of interdisciplinary, problem-oriented courses at Cornell University's Center for International Studies (CIS), one educationist/administrator focused on the evaluation of questions. Primary staff goals included the demonstration that CIS interdisciplinary courses would better serve students as an…

Discusses two approaches for evaluating distance education. One collects six categories of evaluation information (measures): activity, efficiency, outcomes, program aims, policy, and organization. The other identifies key questions needed for effective evaluation and methods for determining outcomes in five areas: accountability, effectiveness,…