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100	2		_aFitz-Gibbon, Carol Taylor.
245	1	0	_aMonitoring education : _bindicators, quality, and effectiveness / _cCarol Taylor Fitz-Gibbon.
260			_aLondon : _aNew York, N.Y., USA : _bCassell, _c1996.
300			_axii, 259 p. _bill. ; _c25 cm.
500			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 243-252) and indexes.
650		0	_aEducation _zGreat Britain _xEvaluation.
650		0	_aEducational tests and measurements _zGreat Britain.
942			_cBK
505	0		_aPart 1 Introduction: four kinds of data; experiments - finding out the effects of actions; do we really need performance indicators? Part 2 Philosophical approaches: science and complexity; coping with complexity. Part 3 An up-and-running indicator system: the ALIS project. Part 4 Measurements for monitoring systems: measuring achievement - problems and conflicts; assessment - some "solutions". Including an assessment transcript; assessing vocational courses; measuring attitudes; measuring processes; assessing the quality of measurements. Part 5 Basic statistical procedures for monitoring: value added; relative ratings - assessing the relative performance of departments using a single set of examination data; aggregation and segregation - what does "means on means" mean? Part 6 The design of performance idicator systems: a general rationale for the design of performance indicator systems; the development and use of indicator systems; further generations of indicators - monitoring systems evolve. Part 7 The impact of monitoring on other systems: wanted - better management; performance-related pay or "merit pay" - a dead alley; LEA's - is resuscitation overdue?; inspection - the accounts are overdue; politics could be so much better; universities - just another kind og business, or something else?