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• Status report I: The nature of the ATE program

  The report serves two purposes. First, information used in this report was gathered to give us a clearer understanding of the ATE program. That understanding provided the basis for design and development of evaluation instruments and procedures. Second, the ATE program is of direct interest to a wide array of educators, especially those in associate degree institutions, and
  to the general public. Congress specifically stated its strong interest in this program by passing the “Scientific and Advanced-Technology Act” (October 23, 1992). This status report is intended to help these audiences better understand the ATE program.

  

  Full Record
  http://evaluation.wmich.edu/evalctr/ate/2000_Status_Report_I.pdf

• Status report II: Findings from a survey of ATE projects and centers

  This report is the second of two major reports planned for this project. Briefing and white
  papers on various topics (e.g., collaboration, materials development, program improvement, professional development, student recruitment) will be provided as well.

  

  Full Record
  http://evaluation.wmich.edu/evalctr/ate/2000_Status_Report_II.pdf

• Local evaluation in multisite STEM programs: relating evaluation use and program results.

  This New Directions for Evaluation article uses a program-level evaluation to assess the characteristics of smaller-scale project evaluations and their use for project improvement and accountability purposes.

  

  Full Record
  http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/112547730/PDFSTART

• Improving access to the baccalaureate through the NSF-ATE program.

  This article presents an analysis of national data from the Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program regarding articulation agreements for the transfer of 2-year technical degrees to baccalaureate degrees. Quantitative and qualitative data are illustrated to help explain the extent to which ATE projects improve
  access to universities for technical students.

  

  Full Record
  http://crw.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/34/1/27

• Technical education curriculum assessment

  The purpose of this paper is to describe and determine the efficacy of a Technical Education Curriculum Assessment (TECA). The TECA was designed to guide the judgment of the quality of technical education curricular materials. Three research strands were combined into a theoretical framework which underlies the education of effective technicians. The TECA consists of sets of rubrics which focus on workplace competencies, technical accuracy, and pedagogical soundness. The rubrics were constructed using a deductive-inductive approach. This was an iterative process that ensured validity by moving back and forth from the theoretical framework uncovered in the literature review (deductive) to the application of the rubrics to actual curricular materials (inductive). We describe the process of rubrics development and provide data which support their validity and reliability. This psychometrically sound instrument should assist industry and education professionals to make more informed decisions when designing, implementing, and evaluating technical education curriculum.

  

  Full Record
  http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JVER/v29n3/pdf/v29n3.pdf

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