Mark F Smith
Biographic Data
| ID | 6607503 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mark F Smith |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mark F |
| FAMILY NAME | Smith |
| SIGNATURE | SMITH M F |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Maryland, College Park |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3272-7637 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1971 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The Sherman Lawton Legacy: Pioneer Broadcast Educator
Pioneer educators who labored to elevate broadcasting to the status of a respected discipline in higher education have received limited historical study. The storied academic career of Sherman Paxton Lawton ascended in one of the most transformative eras in mass communication history, the introduction of radio and television. This article chronicles not only Lawton’s achievements in broadcast education—publication of the first broadcast textbook …
Evaluation: Preview of the Future #2
Evaluation: Preview of the future #2
Should AEA Begin a Process for Restricting Membership in the Profession of Evaluation
In this paper I present an argument supporting the position that AEA should not undertake a certification or similar process at the present time, even though I believe the public needs some type of protection from unscrupulous and incompetent evaluators. The problems a certification process would solve have not been substantiated; the public may not support such an endeavor; “evaluation” is not clearly defined, which means the knowledge and skill…
Participatory Evaluation: Not Working or Not Tested
Improving the quality of the police interview: Can training in the use of cognitive techniques help
Previous research on the Cognitive Interview (CI) has suggested that it is an effective procedure to use when interviewing witnesses. Much of the research however, has used college students as interviewers and provided little information about the quality of training. The aim of this research was to pilot a CI training procedure using thirty‐eight British police officers with varying levels of field experience. An armed robbery was staged and int…
Crisis in the Classroom: The Remaking of American Education CHARLES E. Silberman Some Views on Its Implications for Teacher Education
Should AEA Begin a Process for Restricting Membership in the Profession of Evaluation
In this paper I present an argument supporting the position that AEA should not undertake a certification or similar process at the present time, even though I believe the public needs some type of protection from unscrupulous and incompetent evaluators. The problems a certification process would solve have not been substantiated; the public may not support such an endeavor; “evaluation” is not clearly defined, which means the knowledge and skill…
Evaluation: Preview of the Future #2
Evaluation: Preview of the future #2
Participatory Evaluation: Not Working or Not Tested
Improving the quality of the police interview: Can training in the use of cognitive techniques help
Previous research on the Cognitive Interview (CI) has suggested that it is an effective procedure to use when interviewing witnesses. Much of the research however, has used college students as interviewers and provided little information about the quality of training. The aim of this research was to pilot a CI training procedure using thirty‐eight British police officers with varying levels of field experience. An armed robbery was staged and int…
Crisis in the Classroom: The Remaking of American Education CHARLES E. Silberman Some Views on Its Implications for Teacher Education
Improving the quality of the police interview: Can training in the use of cognitive techniques help
Previous research on the Cognitive Interview (CI) has suggested that it is an effective procedure to use when interviewing witnesses. Much of the research however, has used college students as interviewers and provided little information about the quality of training. The aim of this research was to pilot a CI training procedure using thirty‐eight British police officers with varying levels of field experience. An armed robbery was staged and int…
Should AEA Begin a Process for Restricting Membership in the Profession of Evaluation
In this paper I present an argument supporting the position that AEA should not undertake a certification or similar process at the present time, even though I believe the public needs some type of protection from unscrupulous and incompetent evaluators. The problems a certification process would solve have not been substantiated; the public may not support such an endeavor; “evaluation” is not clearly defined, which means the knowledge and skill…
Participatory Evaluation: Not Working or Not Tested
Evaluation: Preview of the Future #2
Evaluation: Preview of the future #2
The Sherman Lawton Legacy: Pioneer Broadcast Educator
Pioneer educators who labored to elevate broadcasting to the status of a respected discipline in higher education have received limited historical study. The storied academic career of Sherman Paxton Lawton ascended in one of the most transformative eras in mass communication history, the introduction of radio and television. This article chronicles not only Lawton’s achievements in broadcast education—publication of the first broadcast textbook …
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