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Evaluating Free-Choice Climate Education Interventions Applying Propensity Score Matching
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Gaus, Hansjoerg; Mueller, Christoph Emanuel – Evaluation Review, 2011
Background and objectives. The majority of environmental education takes place in informal settings, of which so-called free-choice learning is typical. What is understood by this is a kind of learning which is self-determined and driven by the needs and interests of the learner. The voluntariness of participation in interventions and the fact…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Environmental Education, Climate, Research Methodology
Rates of Missing Responses in Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) versus Paper Assessments
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Palen, Lori-Ann; Graham, John W.; Smith, Edward A.; Caldwell, Linda L.; Mathews, Catherine; Flisher, Alan J. – Evaluation Review, 2008
This article describes rates of missing item responses in personal digital assistant (PDA) assessments as compared to paper assessments. Data come from the evaluation of a classroom-based leisure, life skills, and sexuality education program delivered to high school students in Cape Town, South Africa. Analyses show that the paper assessments had…
Descriptors: Evaluation Research, Sex Education, Foreign Countries, Sexuality
The Effect of Data Collection Mode on Smoking Attitudes and Behavior in Young African American and Latina Women: Face-to-Face Interview versus Self-Administered Questionnaires.
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Kaplan, Celia Patricia; Hilton, Joan F.; Park-Tanjasiri, Sora; Perez-Stable, Eliseo J. – Evaluation Review, 2001
Compared face-to-face interviews with self-administered questionnaires as methods of data collection in a study of smoking attitudes and behavior conducted with 601 young Latina and African American women. Results show neither mode to provide superior results and indicate that cost effectiveness and convenience may be greater for the…
Descriptors: Blacks, Data Collection, Hispanic Americans, Interviews
The Metric Properties of Rating Scales Employed in Evaluation Research: An Empirical Examination.
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Kenny, Graham K. – Evaluation Review, 1986
A study was designed to test ordinal and interval properties of rating scales, similar to those commonly employed in evaluation research. The analysis was based on data generated by the use of paired comparisons and direct scales. The conclusion was reached that such rating scales appear to possess metric properties. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Measurement Techniques
Reviving Preevaluative Research: An Illustration from the Arts.
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Wortman, Paul M.; Marans, Robert W. – Evaluation Review, 1987
The concept of "preevaluative research" is examined in the context of a museum exhibition evaluation. It is viewed as distinct from an evaluability assessment. The exhibit preevaluative study indicates that instrumentation and implementation issues are likely to benefit from such activities, but that design and analysis may suffer.…
Descriptors: Arts Centers, High Schools, Interviews, Program Evaluation
Assessing Factors Influencing Acceptance of No-Difference Research.
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Yeaton, William H.; Sechrest, Lee – Evaluation Review, 1987
Evaluation Research Society members (n=160) assessed the attributes of research that produce credibility. The study focused on the acceptability of no-difference findings. Randomization, statistical power, number of measures reported, and equivalent groups were tested to determine their influence on acceptability of both no-difference and…
Descriptors: Credibility, Matched Groups, Measurement Techniques, Multiple Regression Analysis
Response Bias Using Two-Stage Data Collection: A Study of Elderly Participants in a Program.
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Goodfellow, Marianne; And Others – Evaluation Review, 1988
This study assessed the nature of response bias in a two-stage data-collection design (telephone interviews followed by a questionnaire mailing), which was used to examine the effectiveness of a state-level pharmaceutical assistance program for the elderly. Demographic and health factors affecting response (N=1,705 elderly persons) are discussed.…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Demography, Health Conditions, Interviews