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Direct linkHuey T. Chen; Liliana Morosanu; Victor H. Chen – American Journal of Evaluation, 2024
Most program evaluation efforts concentrate on assessments of "program implementation" and "program outcomes." However, another area of programs that has not received sufficient attention in the literature is evaluating the plan of the program. Since the quality of the plan and planning process can influence program…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Research, Planning
Rebecca H. Woodland; Rebecca Mazur – American Journal of Evaluation, 2024
Logic modeling, the process that explicates how programs are constructed and theorized to bring about change, is considered to be standard evaluation practice. However, logic modeling is often experienced as a transactional, jargon-laden, discrete task undertaken to produce a document to comply with the expectations of an external entity, the…
Descriptors: Evaluation Research, Evaluation Methods, Program Evaluation, Models
Download full textKenneth M. Zeichner, Editor; Linda Darling-Hammond, Editor; Amy I. Berman, Editor; Dian Dong, Editor; Gary Sykes, Editor – National Academy of Education, 2025
The "Evaluating and Improving Teacher Preparation Programs" consensus report provides critical, evidence-based recommendations for teacher preparation program (TPP) evaluation and improvement and the systemic changes necessary to improve teaching as a profession. The report documents the extensive research that supports four groups of…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Program Evaluation, Program Improvement, Program Design
Sara E. North – American Journal of Evaluation, 2024
A method called multi-attribute utility analysis (MAUA) provides a decision-making framework that facilitates comparative analysis of multiple real-world decision alternatives with unique complex attributes. Utility analysis as a measure of effectiveness has been minimally used by educational researchers to date, despite clear relevance in complex…
Descriptors: Urban Universities, Suburban Schools, Nontraditional Students, Higher Education
National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2023
Education officials have long hoped that the statewide academic assessments most students take each year could be used not only for accountability but also to guide instruction. Congress established the Innovative Assessment Demonstration Authority (IADA) program in 2015 to help address this goal, offering up to seven states flexibility from…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Program Implementation, Testing Programs, State Programs
Mathematica, 2022
A growing body of research demonstrating the benefits of high quality early care and education (ECE) programs for young children, particularly those in families with low incomes, has inspired a strong commitment from both federal and state officials to improve the quality of ECE programs nationwide. Policymakers, administrators, and program and…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Program Costs, Early Childhood Education, Educational Quality
Kenneth M. Zeichner, Editor; Linda Darling-Hammond, Editor; Amy I. Berman, Editor; Dian Dong, Editor; Gary Sykes, Editor – National Academy of Education, 2024
The National Academy of Education (NAEd) undertook this consensus report on the evaluation and improvement of teacher preparation programs (TPPs). Specifically, this consensus report aims to (1) identify and disseminate best practices for evaluating and improving TPPs to promote teacher effectiveness and student achievement; (2) provide…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Program Evaluation, Accountability, Program Improvement
Swanson, Loraine; Menon, Meera; Minogue, Amber; Russell, Rebecca; Berns, Scott – Infants and Young Children, 2023
Given the proportion of young children experiencing disadvantages in achieving optimal health due to inequities related to race, place, and income, there is increasing attention to developing effective early childhood (EC) systems. As EC leaders embrace methods such as collective impact in driving systems change, there is a growing recognition…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Program Evaluation, Program Improvement, Educational Innovation
Kendra Thompson-Dyck; Michelle Sogge; Lucas Schalewski; Alexandra Robie – Research & Practice in Assessment, 2025
This article provides a model for robust student affairs program assessment using diverse data sources, multiple outcomes, propensity score matching, and cost analysis. Contemporary outcome-based assessment in student affairs requires equity-minded approaches paired with methods that support causal inference and actionable results. As a guide for…
Descriptors: Minority Serving Institutions, Hispanic Americans, Student Personnel Services, Student Personnel Workers
Sarah J. Wallace; Zheng Yen Ng; Bridget Burton; Megan Isaacs; Ryan Deslandes; Gopal Sinh; Kim Barron; Phill Jamieson; Kirstine A. Shrubsole; David A. Copland; Janet Wiles; Victoria J. Palmer; Pippa Evans; Kyla Hudson; Anthony J. Angwin; Annie J. Hill; Barbra H. B. Timmer; Matthew J. Gullo; Jessica H. Campbell; Peter Worthy – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2025
Background: Speech and language therapy for post-stroke aphasia (language/communication impairment) improves language and communication in the short-term; however, access to therapy is limited, and effects are not always maintained. Mobile Health (mHealth) applications may support long-term therapy access and maintenance of gains. We present a…
Descriptors: Neurological Impairments, Aphasia, Rehabilitation, Speech Therapy
Frank J. Snyder; Fatimah E. Khan – Gifted Education International, 2025
This article discusses concepts related to character strengths and positive youth development and how these ideas can be applied to improve outcomes among gifted young people. A theory with roots in public health, The Theory of Triadic Influence (TTI), is discussed with examples applied to gifted populations. Practitioners and researchers from…
Descriptors: Youth, Academically Gifted, Gifted, Gifted Education
Hane, Amanda; Gozali-Lee, Edith – Wilder Research, 2021
Launched in 2011, Sprockets is a network of after-school and summer programs for youth in Saint Paul, MN. A 2006 community-engaged process resulted in a vision for out-of-school time (OST) in Saint Paul that became Sprockets. That process involved the mayor's office, Saint Paul Public Schools, community organizations and activists, local…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Summer Programs, Youth Programs, Partnerships in Education
Tait, Glendon R.; Kulasegaram, Kulamakan Mahan – Education Sciences, 2022
(1) Background: Programmatic assessment optimizes the coaching, learning, and decision-making functions of assessment. It utilizes multiple data points, fit for purpose, which on their own guide learning, but taken together form the basis of holistic decision making. While they are agreed on principles, implementation varies according to context.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Universities, Medical Education, Undergraduate Study
Williams, Anna; Dickman, Joseph; Smurthwaite, Regan – American Journal of Evaluation, 2021
Inspiring the transformational changes required to address the climate crisis, as well as other global challenges, requires acting boldly and taking risks. New approaches that integrate transformational change thinking and concepts into evaluations, and that further deepen the nexus of evaluation and learning, are urgently needed. In 2017, Climate…
Descriptors: Change, Climate, Cooperative Programs, Sustainability
Sophie Litschwartz; Dan Cullinan; Vivianna Plancarte – Center for the Analysis of Postsecondary Readiness, 2023
At community colleges and open-enrollment universities, most first-year students take placement exams in English and mathematics to determine whether they are ready for college-level courses. But large-scale studies have indicated that these test scores misplace substantial numbers of students--in other words, for many students, the test score…
Descriptors: Student Placement, Community College Students, Nontraditional Students, Open Universities
