Special emphasis is given to the kinds of control that can be exercised over initial status, including the use of proxy input data. A rationale for the classification scheme is developed, based on (1) three one-shot, one cross-sectional, and two longitudinal data types and (2) two types of referencing: criterion referencing and norm referencing.…

Discusses how, for students seeking to study in the United States from countries around the world, the delays caused by intensified security checks are calling attention to a process that many say was already deeply flawed. (EV)

Discusses the U.S. Supreme Court's opinion in Gonzaga University v. Doe, where the Supreme Court held that a person whose records were disclosed has no right to sue the institution for its violation of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA). Explores the decision's ramifications for higher education, including applicable…

Discusses the history of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), the Falvo and Gonzaga U.S. Supreme Court cases, and how universities might rethink FERPA in light of digital records. A discussion of Professor Lawrence Lessig's book "Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace" is used as a framework for discussing institutional…

Some of the laws, rules, and principles related to student privacy, especially as they relate to the electronic era, are described. Some of the key elements of the Buckley Amendment are detailed and the ethical implications are discussed. (Author/MLW)

A teacher cites her positive experiences with a pupil whose school record reported severe behavior problems to argue that teachers should not read student records until they have formed their own impressions of each student. Teachers should also be very careful and clear about what they write into students' records. (CB)

Lifelong employability requires radical change in attitudes and educational systems. Business-education collaboration should be aimed at preparation for adult and working life. The Foundation for increased commitment to independent learning should be laid. Individuals should have access to opportunities to reflect on experience, review progress,…

In the United Kingdom, National Records of Achievement document achievement and action plans for skill acquisition. A case study of their use with midcareer police officers revealed a need to modify the model to reflect adults' ideals and purpose, allegiance to the primary workgroup, and fit with organizational ideals and purpose. (SK)

It is proposed that teachers can exploit the calculator function of a standard microcomputer word processor to create an electronic gradebook. A method is described for computing overall evaluations from component grades of different types and weights on a word processor to instantly calculate the composite for each student at desired intervals.…

To explore principles that guide post-secondary professionals who work with students with learning disabilities, vignettes describing typical ethical dilemmas were presented to 245 counselors and other educational professionals. Differences were found in issues of confidentiality when providing references, dual relationships between provider and…

Includes "Supervised Experience" (Morgan et al.); "SAE [Supervised Agricultural Experience]: Putting Agricultural Education into Context" (Camp); "Agricultural Internships" (Sherman); "Remember Those Records" (Chase, Thom); "Developing SAE Programs for All Agriscience Students" (Prelesnik); "A Marriage Made in...?" (Biondo); and "Involving…

A study considered effects of class size and other class-specific variables (missing student questionnaires and attrition) on learning of college economics. Beginning class size was significant and negatively correlated to learning economics--partly since students in larger classes were significantly more likely to withdraw before taking the…

Points out ways in which recordkeeping and methods of counting participants in adult education can be misleading and disempowering. Highlights lack of agreement over definitions of terms, ways in which information is used to allocate funding, and privacy and confidentiality issues. (SK)

This article reports on the consistency of the achievement-level classifications (below basic, basic, proficient, and advanced) established in 1999 for the South Carolina Palmetto Achievement Challenge Tests (PACT; Huynh, Meyer, & Barton, 2000) of English language arts and mathematics. It also utilizes the PACT longitudinal data files of…

This article addresses the challenge of developing new conceptual knowledge to help us make better sense of the way that higher education is approaching the "problem" of representing (documenting, certifying and communicating by other means) students' learning for the super-complex world described by Barnett (2000b). The current UK…