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Schmidt, William H.; Houang, Richard; Shakrani, Sharif – Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2009
Whether to adopt national standards and tests has long been a subject of lively debate in the United States. With 47 states now participating in the Common Core State Standards Initiative, and a commitment from Education Secretary Arne Duncan to allocate hundreds of millions in stimulus funds to the development of common tests, the country is…
Descriptors: State Standards, National Standards, Foreign Countries, Federal Government
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Weiss, Martin; Cargill, Carl – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1992
Both a classification of the relatively new standards-setting consortia and a theoretical basis for their emergence are developed. It is noted that the theory is based on the confluence of political theory and the theory of markets, and the implications of these consortia for the standards-setting process are considered from theoretical and…
Descriptors: Classification, Computer Networks, Consortia, Free Enterprise System
Yang, Wen-Ling; Chen, Wen-Hung – 2000
This paper provides a historical review of the changes and improvements made in estimating numerical cutpoints for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). While reviewing the various methodologies used for collecting judgment data, the paper discusses: (1) the incorporation of Item Response Theory for setting standards; (2)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Constructed Response, Cutting Scores
Stufflebeam, Daniel L. – 1981
On behalf of the Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation, the author reviews the Committee's recent efforts and discusses the needs for further work related to the "Standards for Evaluations of Educational Programs, Projects, and Materials." The Committee has developed a program to guide its work. The program addresses…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Program Evaluation, Standards
Rocha, Ana Cristina; Silva, Márcia; Duarte, Cidália – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2022
Despite growing interest in the effectiveness of sexuality education, only a single systematic review regarding its evaluation has been conducted. This review aimed to systematically analyse studies that include the evaluation of sexuality education for adolescents using the Context, Input, Process, Product (CIPP) model, and summarise evidence…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Program Evaluation, Adolescents, Cultural Differences
Dalgaard, Nina T.; Bondebjerg, Anja; Klokker, Rasmus; Viinholt, Bjørn C. A.; Dietrichson, Jens – Campbell Systematic Reviews, 2022
Worldwide, a large number of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers are enroled in formal non-parental early childhood education or care (ECEC). Theoretically, lower adult/child ratios (fewer children per adult) and smaller group sizes are hypothesised to be associated with positive child outcomes in ECEC. A lower adult/child ratio and a smaller…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Infants, Toddlers, Teacher Student Ratio
Watt, Michael G. – Online Submission, 2016
The purpose of this study was to review research studies investigating the role of instructional materials in relation to the Common Core State Standards and to evaluate whether a new organisation, EdReports.org, founded to evaluate the alignment of instructional materials to the Common Core State Standards, has achieved its objectives. Content…
Descriptors: Common Core State Standards, Instructional Materials, Case Studies, Content Analysis
Paolini, Allison C. – Anatolian Journal of Education, 2020
This manuscript is a literature review that addresses the significance of social emotional learning in regard to promoting career readiness by addressing the key components, interpersonal, and intrapersonal skills that are critical to possess in order to be successful in the workforce. Social emotional learning (SEL) is the process by which…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Career Readiness, Standards
Bhattacharya, Devarati; Carroll Steward, Kimberly; Forbes, Cory T. – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2021
Developing understanding about the Earth's climate and the phenomenon of global climate change (GCC) is essential for all students, our future citizens and decision-makers. Recent implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) has intensified the focus on teaching and learning of the Earth's climate and GCC in formal learning…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Environmental Education, Earth Science, STEM Education
Marina Milosheva; Peter Robertson; Peter Cruickshank; Hazel Hall – Australian Journal of Career Development, 2024
This study explores the career information-seeking behaviours of young people and career advisers. These are examined through the interrogation of a secondary data set held by Scotland's national skills agency, Skills Development Scotland. Descriptive and frequency analyses of engagement records from career conversations reveal three key…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Information Systems, Career Guidance, Foreign Countries
Connors, Elizabeth Halsted; Stephan, Sharon Hoover; Lever, Nancy; Ereshefsky, Sabrina; Mosby, Amanda; Bohnenkamp, Jill – Advances in School Mental Health Promotion, 2016
Standardized health performance measurement has increasingly become an imperative for assuring quality standards in national health care systems. As compared to somatic health performance measures, behavioral health performance measures are less developed. There currently is no national standardized performance measurement system for monitoring…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Measurement Techniques, Performance Based Assessment, Test Construction
Kilty, Trina J.; Burrows, Andrea C. – International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning, 2020
The purpose of this systematic study review was to describe how researchers integrated mobile devices into outdoor science learning, assessment of those activities, and alignment of purpose, integration, and assessment. From initial 980 search results, the authors selected 45 articles based on the eligibility criteria of: (a) empirical study; (b)…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Outdoor Education, Science Instruction
Watt, Michael – Online Submission, 2015
The purpose of this study was to examine and compare key elements of the actions that states in the USA and Australia took to implement the Common Core State Standards or Phase One of the Australian Curriculum, and what processes and products they used to facilitate implementation of these innovations. A rubric adapted from a diagnostic tool,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, State Standards, Academic Standards
Tilles, Roger – 1983
The General Education Provisions Act (GEPA) was created in 1968 to take into consideration the specific concerns of education as they relate to the federal regulatory process. Setting down standard procedures for education regulation, the GEPA has created enforcement problems, turf battles, and mountains of regulations. In a major revamping of…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education
Bjørndal, Christian Thue; Ronglan, Lars Tore – Sport, Education and Society, 2021
The development of young athletes is a complex process characterised by dynamic changes and uncertainty [Abbott, A., Button, C., Pepping, G.-J., & Collins, D. (2005). Unnatural selection: Talent identification and development in sport. "Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology, and Life Sciences," 9(1), 61-88]. Talent development systems are…
Descriptors: Talent Development, Athletes, Youth, Team Sports