Using Young Children's Writing Samples in Program Evaluation

Nancy K. Naron; Norbert Elliot

A writing assessment study was conducted in the Fort Worth Independent School District (Texas) in the spring of 1986 as part of a larger program evaluation study of the Writing to Read (WTR) Program. WTR is a computer-based instructional system...

E-Learning in Undergraduate Humanities Classes: Unpacking the Variables

Robert Friedman; Norbert Elliot; Blake Haggerty

International Journal on E-Learning Vol. 9, No. 1 (January 2010) pp. 51–77

This study describes the design, implementation, and analysis of three related surveys launched to investigate E-Learning in undergraduate humanities classes at a public technological research university. Examined are the independent variables of...

Topics: Post Secondary Education, Distance Education, Cognition, Instructional Design, Curriculum, Literacy, Teaching Methods, Fine Arts, English Language Arts, Culture, eLearning

Irony and Asynchronicity: Interpreting Withdrawal Rates in E-Learning Courses

Norbert Elliot; Robert Friedman; Vladimir Briller

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 459–465

This paper presents findings from two E-Learning studies conducted at New Jersey Institute of Technology. The first, a large-scale quasi-experimental study, centers on student performance in E-Learning and traditional courses offered within the...

Topics: Students

C2PRISM: A Transformative Role for Assessment

Robert Friedman; Norbert Elliot; Fadi Deek; Robert Fellman; Bruce Bukiet

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2009 (Oct 26, 2009) pp. 2580–2585

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) received funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to conduct a GK-12 STEM project that places doctoral students into high school math and science classes in Newark, NJ. C2PRISM Fellows serve as...

Automated Scoring in Context: Rapid Assessment for Placed Students

Andrew Klobucar; Norbert Elliot; Perry Deess; Oleksandr Rudniy; Kamal Joshi

Assessing Writing Vol. 18, No. 1 (January 2013) pp. 62–84

This study investigated the use of automated essay scoring (AES) to identify at-risk students enrolled in a first-year university writing course. An application of AES, the "Criterion"[R] Online Writing Evaluation Service was evaluated through a...

Cognitive Characteristics of Web Developers: Creativity, Meaning Construction, & Problem Solving

NANCY COPPOLA; NORBERT ELLIOT; NANCY E. O’DANIEL; Fadi P. Deek

WebNet Journal: Internet Technologies, Applications & Issues Vol. 2, No. 2 (2000) pp. 36–50

Web developers are largely self-taught. For web site development, they rely more on intuition and creativity than on skills gained from any formal training. However, web development has now grown into a blossoming career option and a full-fledged...

Topics: Creativity, Training

Asynchronous Training in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing: A Model for University and Industrial Collaboration

Norbert Elliot; Blake Haggerty; Mary Foster; Gale Spak

International Journal on E-Learning Vol. 7, No. 1 (January 2008) pp. 67–85

The present study documents the results of a 17-month program to train Cardinal Health Pharmaceutical Technology Services (PTS) employees in an innovative model that combines investigative and writing techniques. Designed to address the Code of...

Topics: Business, Government, Distance Education, Training, Instructional Design