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The Preparation of Professional Evaluators: Issues, Perspectives, and Programs.
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Shadish, William R., Ed. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1994
This special issue deals with the preparation of professional evaluators. Evaluation is considered as a profession that warrants specialized training. Aspects of necessary training and descriptions of current programs are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Evaluators, Foreign Countries
The Discrepancy Evaluation Model. I. Basic Tenets of the Model.
Steinmetz, Andres – NCME Measurement in Education, 1976
The basic principles of the discrepancy evaluation model (DEM), developed by Malcolm Provus, are presented. The three concepts which are essential to DEM are defined: (1) the standard is a description of how something should be; (2) performance measures are used to find out the actual characteristics of the object being evaluated; and (3) the…
Descriptors: Differences, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Evaluators
The New ANSI-Approved Standards for Program Evaluation: Comments from Diverse Perspectives.
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Thompson, Bruce, Ed. – Journal of Experimental Education, 1994
Five authors representing diverse perspectives comment on the revised "Program Evaluation Standards" approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Standards are considered in light of their development; measurement issues; program evaluation; evaluation in the local education agency; and the context of evaluation…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Guides
The Discrepancy Evaluation Model. II. The Application of the DEM to an Educational Program.
Steinmetz, Andres – NCME Measurement in Education, 1976
The discrepancy evaluation model (DEM) specifies that evaluation consists of comparing performance with a standard, yielding discrepancy information. DEM is applied to programs in order to improve the program by making standards-performance-discrepancy cycles explicit and public. Action-oriented planning is involved in creating standards; a useful…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Differences, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 2000-2001.
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Rudner, Lawrence M., Ed.; Schafer, William D., Ed. – Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 2001
This document consists of papers published in the electronic journal "Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation" during 2000-2001: (1) "Advantages of Hierarchical Linear Modeling" (Jason W. Osborne); (2) "Prediction in Multiple Regression" (Jason W. Osborne); (3) Scoring Rubrics: What, When, and How?"…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
School Reform in Chattanooga. An Independent Report on the Chattanooga Public Schools Middle Grades Reform Initiatives. 1994-1995.
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Berry, Barnett; And Others – School Reform in Chattanooga, 1995
The Chattanooga (Tennessee) public schools are building a national reputation for the work they are doing to improve the city's schools. The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, which has promised substantial grants for the reform of urban middle school education in Chattanooga, asked the Southern Education Foundation, through its Focused Reporting…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Support, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Change
Adopting Standards and Measuring Accountability in Public Education.
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RRFC Links Newsletter, 1997
This newsletter includes six articles related to the Regional Resource and Federal Centers for Special Education Network and its efforts in the area of standards and accountability. In "Teacher Training and Skills: Necessary Ingredients for Standards and Accountability," John Copenhaver discusses ways in which the Regional Resource and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Accreditation (Institutions), Administrators, Cooperative Programs
Economic Competition, Restructuring and Worker Dislocation.
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Blalock, Ann Bonar, Ed. – Evaluation Forum, 1995
In this issue various concepts of economic change are examined. Part I looks at economic change as a context for focusing on workforce issues. Parts II and III discuss what is being done to address this contemporary problem. This issue contains the following papers: "Presidential Perspectives on Economic Change and Restructuring: An…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Competition, Cooperative Planning