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Nolton, Esther; Powell, Marvin; Varier, Divya; Caracelli, Valerie Jean; Hopson, Rodney K. – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2021
Despite marked growth in evaluation use and capacity in the U.S. Federal Government over the last 50 years, the levers that have driven institutional change have not previously been identified. This ethnographic study mapped the process and factors that have led to the diffusion of value in evaluation in the U.S. Federal Government. Analyses of…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Federal Government, Program Evaluation, Public Policy
Abrams, Lisa; Varier, Divya; Jackson, Lisa – Perspectives in Education, 2016
The use of assessment data to inform instruction is an important component of a comprehensive standards-based assessment programme. Examining teachers' data use for instruction can reveal the extent to which instruction is aligned with established content standards and assessment. This paper describes results of a qualitative study of teachers'…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Alignment (Education), Instructional Improvement, Evaluation Utilization
Abrams, Lisa; Varier, Divya; Jackson, Lisa – Grantee Submission, 2016
The use of assessment data to inform instruction is an important component of a comprehensive standards-based assessment programme. Examining teachers' data use for instruction can reveal the extent to which instruction is aligned with established content standards and assessment. This paper describes results of a qualitative study of teachers'…
Descriptors: Alignment (Education), Elementary School Teachers, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization