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Arden, Sarah V.; Gandhi, Allison Gruner; Zumeta Edmonds, Rebecca; Danielson, Louis – Exceptional Children, 2017
Based on the 2015 evaluation of response-to-intervention (RTI) efforts and our own 2 decades of experience in supporting educators' implementation of RTI efforts, four recommendations are presented to advance effective implementation of tiered systems of intervention. We suggest that by (a) assessing readiness and capacity, (b) providing content…
Descriptors: National Programs, Program Implementation, Response to Intervention, Program Effectiveness
Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, US Department of Education, 2016
Comprehensive teacher evaluation systems are a core element of current state and local strategies to support improved teaching and learning in elementary and secondary education in the United States. The Study of Emerging Teacher Evaluation Systems provides descriptive information on the design and early implementation of teacher evaluation…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, School Districts, Public Schools, Program Design
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Conner, Ross F.; Fitzpatrick, Jody L.; Rog, Debra J. – New Directions for Evaluation, 2012
In this chapter, we revisit and expand the context framework of Debra Rog, informed by three cases and by new aspects that we have identified. We then propose a way to move the framework into action, making context explicit. Based on the framework's components, we describe and illustrate a process we label context assessment (CA), which provides a…
Descriptors: Evaluation, Context Effect, Models, Planning
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Lindahl, Ronald A.; Beach, Robert H. – Planning and Changing, 2013
Although evaluation serves many purposes in education, there is virtually unanimous agreement that evaluation is a critical component of all school improvement processes. Hamilton et al. (2003) asserted that "assessment and evaluation should be built into reform programs from the outset" (p. 26). Kimball, Lander, and Thorn (2010)…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Evaluation Utilization, Evidence Based Practice, Educational Change
US Department of Health and Human Services, 2013
In April 2011, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) hosted a Forum, Emphasizing Evidence-Based Programs for Children and Youth, to convene the nation's leading practitioners and researchers with experience using and evaluating an array of evidence-based…
Descriptors: Evidence, Program Implementation, Human Services, Performance Factors
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O'Connor, Edward P.; Freeman, Elizabeth Witter – Psychology in the Schools, 2012
Although Response to Intervention (RtI) implementation efforts have been occurring in schools across the country for more than a decade, questions and concerns are emerging, as some schools are not observing significantly improved student achievement or behavior outcomes as expected. In the literature on RtI implementation, most authors indicate…
Descriptors: Resource Allocation, Leadership, Professional Development, Response to Intervention
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Reeves, Douglas B.; Flach, Tony – Journal of Staff Development, 2011
Learning Forward's Standards for Professional Learning have the potential to influence educational policy and practice in profound ways for the systems that are courageous enough to take them seriously, and the Data standard is a critical element systemwide. Schools are overwhelmed with data warehouses, colorful charts and graphs, and endless…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Incentives, Academic Achievement, Leadership Effectiveness
Protheroe, Nancy – Principal, 2010
Data use and decision-making--these two phrases have appeared together in probably hundreds of education articles and have been the topic of a host of presentations during the past decade. In addition, research studies have confirmed the importance of data-informed decision-making to school improvement. Thus, school leaders have found it makes…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Change, Effective Schools Research, Use Studies
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Kerner, Jon F.; Hall, Kara L. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2009
In moving health and social service programs from planning into action, it is essential to understand the extent to which the knowledge gained from research should influence the actions taken by organizations and agencies that provide services (e.g., government, nongovernment organizations [NGOs]). The complexity of the challenges in translating…
Descriptors: Science and Society, Public Sector, Public Policy, Theory Practice Relationship
Bresciani, Marilee J.; Gardner, Megan Moore; Hickmott, Jessica – Stylus Publishing, LLC, 2010
This practical guide to outcomes-based assessment in student affairs is designed to help readers meet the growing demand for accountability and for demonstrating student learning. The authors offer a framework for implementing the assessment of student learning and development and pragmatic advice on the strategies most appropriate for the…
Descriptors: Institutional Evaluation, Student Personnel Services, Evaluation Methods, Outcome Measures
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Cross, Jennifer Eileen; Dickmann, Ellyn; Newman-Gonchar, Rebecca; Fagan, Jesse Michael – American Journal of Evaluation, 2009
In recent years, there has been increasing attention to the importance of interagency collaboration for improving community well-being, environmental and public health, and educational outcomes. This article uses a mixed-methods approach including network analysis to examine the changes in interagency collaboration in one site funded by the Safe…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Grants, Network Analysis, Federal Programs
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Glasgow, Russell E. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2009
This article summarizes critical evaluation needs, challenges, and lessons learned in translational research. Evaluation can play a key role in enhancing successful application of research-based programs and tools as well as informing program refinement and future research. Discussion centers on what is unique about evaluating programs and…
Descriptors: Evaluation Needs, Evaluation Methods, Measurement Objectives, Measurement Techniques
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Tornatzky, Louis G.; Johnson, Elmima C. – Evaluation and Program Planning: An International Journal, 1982
In view of social processes, politics and the logistics of conducting evaluations, several implicit assumptions of the field challenged by findings on innovation implementation are reviewed. These studies have major implications for evaluation practice, evaluator roles, the use of evaluation results, and the federal role in evaluation. (Author/CM)
Descriptors: Evaluation Utilization, Evaluators, Federal Government, Innovation
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Owen, John M.; And Others – Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization, 1994
Discusses strategies designed to increase the instrumental use of program evaluation findings based on experiences in Australian schools. Highlights include an evaluation plan; awareness of the evaluation; timely reporting techniques; guidelines for implementation of findings; and the role of the evaluator as change agent. (Contains 21…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Research
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Palumbo, Dennis J.; Hallett, Michael A. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1993
Traditional evaluation approaches assume that consensus can be reached among policymakers, managers, and staff about goals that should guide a program. Evaluations of juvenile detention facilities and a home arrest program illustrate that consensus is not always possible. A constructionist evaluation approach is recommended for such situations.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Conflict, Decision Making, Delinquency
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