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White, William F. – 1987
In December of 1986, the Texas State Teachers Association commissioned Educational Evaluation Services, Inc., to conduct a descriptive research study on the appraisal process and mastery learning among teachers in Texas. Data were gathered in each of five representative school districts in five areas: (1) Dallas-Fort Worth; (2) West Texas; (3) San…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Mastery Learning
Peer reviewedBoruch, Robert F.; And Others – Evaluation Review, 1983
Recommendations are made to Congress and the Department of Education on evaluation of federally supported education programs. The work covers local, state, and federal efforts to address questions about evaluation procedures and practices, and the use of evaluation results. The recommendations are directed toward improving the quality and…
Descriptors: Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Download full textReagles, Kenneth W., Ed.; Crystal, Ralph M., Ed. – 1981
This monograph contains presentations from a training program that was designed to link state vocational rehabilitation agency personnel with the current technology of program evaluation in rehabilitation settings. Part One discusses a model program evaluation unit in state rehabilitation agencies, state agency program evaluation units from the…
Descriptors: Anthologies, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Program Evaluation
Peer reviewedWehmeyer, Lillian B. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1979
The evaluation design described was used to aid the governing board to reach a policy decision about expanding the California Early Childhood Education program (renamed the School Improvement Program) in the Lafayette School District. Descriptions of procedures, question formats, audiences involved, and results are included. (MH)
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Decision Making, Early Childhood Education, Educational Planning
Thornton, Philip
A statistical view was compiled of the impact of Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title I programs on student achievement in 45 of the 55 West Virginia county school districts between 1977-78. The RMC Model A-1 design was used by each district. Nationally normed achievement tests were administered for pretesting and posttesting of the…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Murray, Stephen L. – 1986
Practical and technical advice is provided for staff responsible for planning evaluations of Educational Consolidation and Improvement Act (ECIA) Chapter 1 migrant programs at the state level. The report is limited to evaluating achievement gains in basic skills; this is, however, acknowledged as only one facet of a comprehensive migrant program…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Basic Skills, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods
Luftig, Jeffrey T.; And Others – 1976
The New Hampshire Vocational Program Evaluation System (VPES) is designed to: (1) provide program improvement information; (2) provide information on local program effectiveness to aid in designing improvements; and (3) aid in complying with 1976 federal vocational education legislation. The evaluation system is divided into two components:…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Community Role, Evaluation Criteria
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1993
This report, which documents compliance of Texas vocational education programs with civil rights legislation in 1992-93, details the activities conducted by the Texas Education Agency to comply with Office of Civil Rights (OCR) guidelines under the Texas Methods of Administration plan. Presented in the first section are the following:…
Descriptors: Accountability, Agency Role, Annual Reports, Civil Rights Legislation
National Alliance of Business, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1982
The Job Training Partnership Act of 1982 continues a long-standing federal commitment to help disadvantaged persons prepare to obtain employment. The legislation works primarily through a locally based program delivery system to provide remedial education, training, and employment assistance to low-income and long-term unemployed youth and adults.…
Descriptors: Adults, Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Business Responsibility
PDF pending restorationLuftig, Jeffrey T.; And Others – 1976
The New Hampshire Vocational Program Evaluation System (VPES) is designed to: (1) provide program improvement information; (2) provide information on local program effectiveness to aid in designing improvements; and (3) aid in complying with 1976 federal vocational education legislation. The evaluation system is divided into two components:…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Data Collection, Employers, Evaluation Methods
Hoffman, Lee McGraw – 1984
A case study approach was used to evaluate the statewide reading improvement project in Louisiana called Special Plan Upgrading Reading (SPUR). SPUR emphasized a change agent approach by providing Technical Assistants and small stipends (approximately $5,000) to participating school districts. During the first two years of the evaluation,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, Data Collection, Educational Change
Syfrett, Evelyn E. – 1984
Florida state legislation has mandated the evaluation of its compensatory education programs. The Florida Accountability Act of 1976 called for minimum basic skills testing in grades 3, 5, 8, and 11 (subsequently amended to grade 10). In 1977, the Florida Compensatory Education Act mandated remedial programs for students performing below the…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Comparative Analysis
