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Bundi, Pirmin; Pattyn, Valérie – American Journal of Evaluation, 2023
Evaluations are considered of key importance for a well-functioning democracy. Against this background, it is vital to assess whether and how evaluation models approach the role of citizens. This paper is the first in presenting a review of citizen involvement in the main evaluation models which are commonly distinguished in the field. We present…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Models, Democracy, Citizen Participation
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Ashley Taconet; Shannon Langdon; Christopher Esposito; Valerie L. Mazzotti; Mary E. Morningstar; Allison Lombardi – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2024
College and career readiness is crucial to success in postsecondary education, employment, and independent living. The College and Career Readiness for Transition (CCR4T) assessment is valid and reliable and can assist in transition planning for students with disabilities. The CCR4T assessment was designed for planning with students with and…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Career Readiness, College Readiness, Individualized Education Programs
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Sturges, Keith M.; Howley, Caitlin – American Journal of Evaluation, 2017
In an era of ever-deepening budget cuts and a concomitant demand for substantiated programs, many organizations have elected to conduct internal program evaluations. Internal evaluations offer advantages (e.g., enhanced evaluator program knowledge and ease of data collection) but may confront important challenges, including credibility threats,…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Program Evaluation, State Departments of Education, Capacity Building
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Nyabero, Charles – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
The purpose of this article was to explore on how course evaluation, decision making process, the methodology of evaluation and various roles of evaluation interact in the process of curriculum development. In the process of this exploration, the characteristics the types of evaluation, purposes of course evaluation, methodology of evaluation,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Course Evaluation, Decision Making, Evaluation Methods
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Ferris, Helena A.; Collins, Mary E. – International Journal of Higher Education, 2015
The landscape of medical education is continuously evolving, as are the needs of the learner. The appropriate use of research and evaluation is key when assessing the need for change and instituting one's innovative endeavours. This paper demonstrates how research seeks to generate new knowledge, whereas evaluation uses information acquired from…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Evidence, Evaluation Methods, Models
Fulcher, Keston H.; Good, Megan R.; Coleman, Chris M.; Smith, Kristen L. – National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment, 2014
Assessing learning does not by itself result in increased student accomplishment, much like a pig never fattened up because it was weighed. Indeed, recent research shows that while institutions are more regularly engaging in assessment, they have little to show in the way of stronger student performance. This paper clarifies how assessment results…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Utilization, College Students
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Fernandes, Liliana; Mendes, Americo; Teixeira, Aurora A. C. – Social Indicators Research, 2012
Research on indicators related to the state of child well-being is a growing field that has experienced several changes over time. The growing supply of data on children, as well as the need to facilitate conclusions and to track trends, has led researchers to develop a number of child well-being indexes. This paper critically reviews the most…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Indicators, Well Being, Children
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Scott, Sheila J. – Music Educators Journal, 2012
In music education, current attention to student-centered approaches for learning affects our understanding of student assessment. This view to curriculum reform requires new perspectives for assessment. There is a need to move beyond the summative use of assessment to assign grades to examining the roles of assessment in supporting and enhancing…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Music Education, Music, Student Evaluation
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Luo, Heng – International Education Studies, 2010
This paper discusses one of the fundamental issues in education and social program evaluation: the proper role for an evaluator. Based on respective and comparative analysis of five theorists' positions on this fundamental issue, this paper reveals how different perspectives on other fundamental issues in evaluation such as value, methods, use and…
Descriptors: Evaluators, Role, Program Evaluation, Comparative Analysis
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Msila, Vuyisile; Setlhako, Angeline – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2013
Carol Weiss did much to enhance the role of evaluation in her writings. Her work shows evaluators what affects their roles as they evaluate programs. Furthermore, her theory of change spells out the complexities involved in program evaluation. There are various processes involved in the evaluation of programs. The paper looks at some of the…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Research, Research Methodology
Doherty, Kathryn M.; Jacobs, Sandi – National Council on Teacher Quality, 2013
The National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) has long advocated that any meaningful understanding of "effective" teaching must be rooted in results for kids. Whatever else they accomplish in the classroom, effective teachers improve student achievement. It seems like commonsense. Yet, until recently, it has been an exceptional way of…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Evaluation, State Policy, Evaluation Methods
National Council on Teacher Quality, 2011
Each year, the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) publishes the "State Teacher Policy Yearbook," a comprehensive examination of the state laws, rules and regulations that govern the teaching profession, measured against a realistic set of reform goals. For five years running, the full "Yearbook" compendium…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Evaluation, Educational Policy, State Legislation
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Nygaard, Claus; Belluigi, Dina Zoe – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2011
This paper aims to inspire stakeholders working with quality of higher education (such as members of study boards, study programme directors, curriculum developers and teachers) to critically consider their evaluation methods in relation to a focus on student learning. We argue that many of the existing methods of evaluation in higher education…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Evaluation Methods, Educational Quality, Learning
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Lawrenz, Frances; King, Jean A.; Ooms, Ann – New Directions for Evaluation, 2011
A cross-case analysis of four National Science Foundation (NSF) case studies identified both unique details and common themes related to promoting the use and influence of multisite evaluations. The analysis provided evidence of diverse evaluation use by stakeholders and suggested that people taking part in the multisite evaluations perceived…
Descriptors: Role Perception, Participation, Case Studies, Program Evaluation
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Bers, Trudy – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2012
Surveys and benchmarks continue to grow in importance for community colleges in response to several factors. One is the press for accountability, that is, for colleges to report the outcomes of their programs and services to demonstrate their quality and prudent use of resources, primarily to external constituents and governing boards at the state…
Descriptors: Benchmarking, Community Colleges, Accountability, Surveys
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