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50 Years of ERIC
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An Exploratory Look at the Use of Importance-Performance Analysis as a Curricular Assessment Tool in a School of Business.
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Nale, Robert D.; Rauch, Dennis A.; Wathen, Samuel A.; Barr, Peter B. – Journal of Workplace Learning: Employee Counselling Today, 2000
Examines the use of importance-performance analysis for an evaluation of the business core curriculum as well as differences among major areas of study at two distinct points in time. Suggests that caution should be used when changing anything as important as an institution's knowledge core. (JOW)
Descriptors: Business Education, Curriculum Evaluation, Higher Education, Performance Based Assessment
Do Our Employees Understand What We Write?
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Nale, Robert D.; Rauch, Dennis A.; Barr, Peter B. – Journal of Workplace Learning: Employee Counselling Today, 1998
Readability indices were used to evaluate job-related reading matter; comparison with high school textbooks was made to determine a reading-level gap. A minimum high school reading comprehension level was assumed in workplace materials; textbooks often exhibited lower scores on reading formulas. (SK)
Descriptors: Employment Qualifications, High Schools, Organizational Communication, Readability Formulas