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Peer reviewedLarson, Richard C.; Kaplan, Edward H. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1981
Evaluation is discussed as an information-gathering process. Currently popular evaluation programs are reviewed in relation to decision making and various approaches that seem to contribute to the decision utility of evaluation (e.g. classical approaches, Bayesian approaches, adaptive designs, and model-based evaluations) are described. (Author/AL)
Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, Decision Making, Evaluation Methods, Formative Evaluation
District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. Div. of Quality Assurance. – 1985
The Education Consolidation and Improvement Act (ECIA) Chapter 2 Evaluation Unit provides program evaluation and evaluation technical services for designated ECIA Chapter 2 projects in the District of Columbia Public Schools. This report examines the status of inputs, processes, and outcomes, intended and observed, of the Evaluation Unit during…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization
District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. Div. of Quality Assurance. – 1985
With the enactment of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act (ECIA) of 1981, private, nonprofit schools were rendered eligible to participate on an equitable basis in federally funded school programs. During the 1982-83 school year (the first year of ECIA Chapter 2) 44 private, nonprofit schools in the District of Columbia elected to…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Download full textArmstrong, Raymond; Drake, Thomas; Cunningham, Judith; Arevalo, Cheryl L. – 1996
This paper evaluates the mathematics program of the Des Moines (Iowa) Independent Community School district. The mathematics curricula in the Des Moines schools is in a state of transition to meet national standards in mathematics. The national standards are completely in agreement with the district's mission statement, which is to provide a…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Educational Policy
