This California Evaluation Improvement Project (EIP) Program Evaluation workbook has two purposes. It can be used as a learning and instructional aid while one masters the procedures, techniques, and methods of program evaluation. Used this way, it helps the practitioner summarize and put into practice the subject matter presented in the EIP…

This survey of recent developments in educational program evaluation is intended for persons who commission, implement, direct, or carry out evaluation studies. The attitudes of government officials, educators, and researchers toward assessment and their own evaluation needs are discussed. Various approaches to evaluation are briefly described;…

This guide was written to provide educational practitioners with a convenient, comprehensive, accurate source of information about evaluation training materials. Criteria for inclusion in this guide were (1) that the product was developed by a federally funded laboratory or research and development center; (2) that the product, or some part of it,…

The Guidelines for Educational Program Auditors in Utah were prepared to help educational program auditors (EPAs) deliver high quality services with a minimum of effort; they were intended to serve as a text for EPA training sessions, as a handbook and policy guide for EPAs and their assistants, and as a standard for judging the quality of EPA…

This evaluation handbook was written for school district personnel who may be either novices or experts in the use of educational research techniques. Tailored to categorically aided projects, the handbook describes techniques that will isolate specific activity effects as reflected by pupil achievement. Chapters are devoted to the construction of…

Information for this manual was gathered through eight allied health organizations which provided 171 representatives to participate in six regional workshops at which consultants, faculty, and project staff presented concepts and materials on how to evaluate the quality of an allied health education program. Participants subsequently participated…

This guide presents detailed information concerning the purposes and process of program evaluation, the role of the evaluator, and the development of an evaluation plan or design. Instruction is provided in selecting or developing assessment instruments, collecting and analyzing data, reporting evaluation results and applying the findings. The…

This guide was designed for trainers presenting inservice workshops for program evaluators, teachers, principals, curriculum specialists, and others responsible for school programs. It is keyed to a companion volume, the Program Evaluator's Guide (ED l42 563), the primary source for workshop participants. Developed under the California Evaluation…

In recent years the Lincoln, Nebraska public school system has increased the amount of material available for the evaluation of its educational programs and has organized it for use in decision making situations. This position paper summarizes the current situation, and clarifies policies and procedures for educational program evaluation. Two…

The Formative Evaluation and Heuristic Research (FEHR) PRACTICUM, a computerized game, gives practical experience in such program evaluation tasks as problem definition, operationalizing objectives, field study, budgeting, proposal writing, data analysis, and interpretation--without the expense and time commitments required by most research. The…