Finding ways to assure the quality of e-learning is an important endeavor. This article identifies eight quality assurance strategies in use at the University of Houston-Clear Lake. The eight strategies are reviews of instructional design, web development, editing, usability and accessibility, maintainability, copyright, infrastructure impact, and…

The Mississippi Consortium for International Development's (MCID's) intervention involved the development, publication and distribution of an Integrated Foundations of Learning Kit, focused on numeracy. This intervention was aligned with Zambia's priorities and strategies and matched the requirements of the Textbooks and Learning Materials Program…

The fundamental concepts of Achieving the Dream--using evidence to develop and evaluate strategies for improving student learning and success--are also important to successful efforts to meet accreditation requirements. Following the Achieving the Dream approach can help community colleges organize and document improvement efforts in ways that are…

Purpose: Student evaluation of teaching (SET) questionnaires are used in many countries, although much current research questions the validity of these surveys. US research indicates that more than 90 percent of academic accounting departments use this performance measurement. This paper aims to focus on the validity of SET data.…

The main scientific problems investigated in this article deal with technical evaluation of quality attributes of the main components of e-Learning systems (referred here as DLEs--Digital Libraries of Educational Resources and Services), i.e., Learning Objects (LOs) and Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs). The main research object of the work is…

Presents tips from a superintendent of buildings and grounds who visited various colleges to see what worked -- and what didn't -- in dormitory windows. (Author)

Article defined the meaning of the CP Seal and how it affects the art materials that children purchase. (RK)

This guide is designed for federal executives and managers who have a responsibility for the planning and management of software projects and for federal staff members who are affected by, or involved in, making software changes, and who need to be aware of steps that can reduce both the difficulty and cost of software maintenance. Organized in a…

The article explains how McDonald's manages to maintain uniform quality and service standards internationally, at all outlets, through their efficient training techniques. (BP)

THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY WAS PREPARED TO PROVIDE A SOURCE MANUAL ON TRAINING QUALITY CONTROL. REFERENCES ARE DIVIDED INTO FIVE CATEGORIES--(1) GENERAL PAPERS ON PROFICIENCY MEASUREMENT, ACHIEVEMENT TESTING, RATIONALES, AND BIBLIOGRAPHIES, (2) COMPLETE MANUALS FOR TESTING PROGRAMS OR PERFORMANCE TESTS, (3) STUDIES EVALUATING OR DESCRIBING TEST METHODS,…

As a community service and continuing adult education program, the Graduate School of the U. S. Department of Agriculture sponsors a series of public lectures. This book contains the texts and reactions to one of the lecture series entitled "Environmental Improvement." Given in May, 1966, the series presented "Man and His Environment - Scope,…

Computer viruses are programs that propagate themselves from disk to disk and destroy programs or information files. Several universities have recently reported virus outbreaks. Some suggestions for avoiding the viruses are provided. (MLW)

Quality assurance is defined and some of the tools of the quality assurance analyst and how they are being used at the Division of Administrative Programming Services at Clemson University are described. Customer involvement and training of the data processing staff to ensure quality products are discussed. (Author/MLW)