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Download full textSomers, Marie-Andrée; Zhu, Pei; Jacob, Robin; Bloom, Howard – MDRC, 2013
In this paper, we examine the validity and precision of two nonexperimental study designs (NXDs) that can be used in educational evaluation: the comparative interrupted time series (CITS) design and the difference-in-difference (DD) design. In a CITS design, program impacts are evaluated by looking at whether the treatment group deviates from its…
Descriptors: Research Design, Educational Assessment, Time, Intervals
Bloom, Howard S.; Weiland, Christina – MDRC, 2015
This paper uses data from the Head Start Impact Study (HSIS), a nationally representative multisite randomized trial, to quantify variation in effects of Head Start during 2002-2003 on children's cognitive and socio-emotional outcomes relative to the effects of other local alternatives, including parent care. We find that (1) treatment and control…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Early Intervention, At Risk Students
Direct linkBloom, Howard S.; Richburg-Hayes, Lashawn; Black, Alison Rebeck – MDRC, 2005
This paper examines how controlling statistically for baseline covariates (especially pretests) improves the precision of studies that randomize schools to measure the impacts of educational interventions on student achievement. Part I of the paper introduces the concepts, issues, and options involved. Parts II and III present empirical findings…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Research Methodology
