Descriptor
Age Differences | 1 |
Children | 1 |
Comparative Analysis | 1 |
Control Groups | 1 |
Evaluation Methods | 1 |
Intervention | 1 |
Pretests Posttests | 1 |
Program Evaluation | 1 |
Publication Type
Journal Articles | 1 |
Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating

McCall, Robert B.; Ryan, Carey S.; Green, Beth L. – American Journal of Evaluation, 1999
Outlines some nonrandomized constructed comparison strategies that can be used to evaluate interventions for children and illustrates their use for outcome variables that would be expected to change over age if no treatment were given. The proposed strategy consists of determining an expected age function for the dependent variable using pretest…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Children, Comparative Analysis, Control Groups