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The Process of Evaluation.
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Costanzo, Nancy L. – 1975
A distinction is made between program evaluation and project evaluation. The former is used to determine the effectiveness of a particular program or to compare programs. The latter is used in the initial stages of program development to define and monitor progress; to identify problems at an early stage; to record what is done and why; and to…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Formative Evaluation, Measurement Objectives
Evaluation of Training.
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Sjodahl, Lars – 1975
The main purpose of this paper is to draw attention to some facts and ideas that perhaps can help to identify problems or fields for development and research within the evaluation of training. Topics for group discussion are preceded by material on some basic concepts of evaluation and educational measurement. The ratio scale, the interval scale,…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Educational Programs, Evaluation Methods, Forestry Occupations
Identifying Merit Schools Using a Community-Based Definition.
Gastright, Joseph F. – 1987
In 1985 and 1986, 24 and 37 schools respectively, were publicly recognized as merit schools under the Design for School Excellence (DSE) program of the Cincinnati (Ohio) Public School system. The increase in merit schools was not accompanied by a large increase in the number of awards made on individual indicators. Rather, the new merit schools…
Descriptors: Community Surveys, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Creating an Assistive Technology Outcomes Measurement System: Validating the Components
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Edyburn, Dave L.; Smith, Roger O. – Assistive Technology Outcomes and Benefits, 2004
The topic of assistive technology (AT) outcomes has only recently received attention in the professional literature. As a result, there is a considerable void in the profession's ability to address contemporary questions about the value and use of AT. The purpose of this article is to highlight the theory, development, and research efforts of the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Technology, Assistive Technology, Research and Development
Measurement of Affect and Humanizing of Education. Part IV, Search for Affective Instruments and Measurement Procedures. Final Report of the Interstate Educational Resource Service Center Affective Education Project.
Interstate Educational Resource Service Center, Salt Lake City, UT. – 1973
The document relates a search for instruments to measure affective goals of educational programs. The document is part of the final report of a project to humanize education. The document is presented in five major sections. Section I presents a conceptual framework for categorizing affective instruments according to the dimension of affect…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Content Analysis, Cooperative Programs, Data Analysis
Measurement of Affect and the Humanizing of Education. Part I, Background and Overview of the Project. Final Report of the Interstate Educational Resource Service Center Affective Education Project.
Interstate Educational Resource Service Center, Salt Lake City, UT. – 1973
The document presents an overview of a project to help elementary and secondary school educators evaluate affective aspects of educational programs. The document is presented in ten sections. Section I describes formation of the project by states in the Rocky Mountain area in 1970. Section II identifies project objectives. The major objective was…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Cooperative Programs, Data Analysis, Educational Assessment