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Expediting the Analysis of Qualitative Data in Evaluation: A Procedure for the Rapid Identification of Themes from Audio Recordings (RITA)
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Neal, Jennifer Watling; Neal, Zachary P.; VanDyke, Erika; Kornbluh, Mariah – American Journal of Evaluation, 2015
Qualitative data offer advantages to evaluators, including rich information about stakeholders' perspectives and experiences. However, qualitative data analysis is labor-intensive and slow, conflicting with evaluators' needs to provide punctual feedback to their clients. In this method note, we contribute to the literature on rapid evaluation and…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Data Analysis, Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
Transition Assessment: Using Gap Analysis to Enhance Effective Transition Planning
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Lowenthal, Alison B.; Bassett, Diane S. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2012
Over the past decade, there has been an increased emphasis on transition planning for students with exceptional needs. This is in part the result of the mandates contained in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004. This increased emphasis has revealed a number of shortcomings with how transition planning is done…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Data Analysis, Transitional Programs, Critical Path Method
The Use of Structural Equation Models in Interpreting Regression Equations Including Suppressor and Enhancer Variables.
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McFatter, Robert M. – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1979
The usual interpretation of suppressor effects in a multiple regression equation assumes that the correlations among variables have been generated by a particular structural model. How such a regression equation is interpreted is shown to be dependent on the structural model deemed appropriate. (Author/JKS)
Descriptors: Correlation, Critical Path Method, Data Analysis, Models
Interpretation of Residual Paths and Decomposition of Variance.
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MacDonald, K. I. – Sociological Methods and Research, 1979
The use of a path analysis model to obtain unique, substantively meaningful decomposition of variance among endogenous (independent) variables in the model is argued. This reasoning runs counter to more traditional path analytic work. An example is provided. (Author/JKS)
Descriptors: Analysis of Covariance, Analysis of Variance, Critical Path Method, Data Analysis