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Peck, Charles A.; Young, Maia Goodman; Zhang, Wenqi – National Academy of Education, 2021
In this paper the authors examine the uses of teaching performance assessments (TPAs) as resources for learning, program evaluation, and improvement in teacher education. The authors begin by outlining their conceptual framing and related research questions about the uses of TPAs as resources for program evaluation and improvement. They describe…
Descriptors: Performance Based Assessment, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Evaluation, Program Evaluation
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Sechrest, Lee, Ed. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1993
Two chapters of this issue consider critical multiplism as a research strategy with links to meta analysis and generalizability theory. The unifying perspective it can provide for quantitative and qualitative evaluation is discussed. The third chapter explores meta analysis as a way to improve causal inferences in nonexperimental data. (SLD)
Descriptors: Causal Models, Evaluation Methods, Generalizability Theory, Inferences
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Schaeffer, Gary A.; And Others – Evaluation Review, 1986
The reliability of criterion-referenced tests (CRTs) used in health program evaluation can be conceptualized in different ways. Formulas are presented for estimating appropriate standard error of measurement (SEM) for CRTs. The SEM can be used in computing confidence intervals for domain score estimates and for a cut-score. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Accountability, Criterion Referenced Tests, Cutting Scores, Error of Measurement
Wright, Joan – 1989
An educational program on family resource management was evaluated to judge the goodness of fit of multiple regression equations for predicting program results across multiple sites. The applicability and effectiveness of the 11-lesson MONEY SENSE program was evaluated in six California locations for 190 clients. Indicators of effectiveness were:…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Curriculum Evaluation, Family Financial Resources, Generalizability Theory