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The Relationship between Implementation Fidelity and Educational Outcomes in a School-Based Family Support Program: Development of a Model for Evaluating Multidimensional Full-Service Programs
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Kalafat, John; Illback, Robert J.; Sanders, Daniel, Jr. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2007
There is increasing recognition of the need for evaluations that identify program processes or mediators and assess degree of program implementation rather than focusing solely on outcome evaluation. This paper describes the application of complementary qualitative and quantitative evaluation procedures to assess the degree of implementation of…
Descriptors: Program Development, At Risk Students, Correlation, Family Programs
Assessing the Subsequent Effect of a Formative Evaluation on a Program.
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Brown, J. Lynne; Kiernan, Nancy Ellen – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2001
Conducted a formative evaluation of an osteoporosis prevention health education program using several methods, including questionnaires completed by 256 women, and then compared formative evaluation results to those of a summative evaluation focusing on the same target group. Results show the usefulness of formative evaluation for strengthening…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Females, Formative Evaluation, Health Education
Using Program Theory Models in Evaluation of Industrial Modernization Programs: Three Case Studies.
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Torvatn, Hans – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1999
Uses three case studies from Norwegian industrial modernization programs (a formative evaluation, a summative evaluation, and an additionality analysis) to demonstrate the strengths and weaknesses of an evaluation tool called "chains of reasoning." Chains of reasoning uses text and a graphic image to present program activities and goals.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Formative Evaluation
Evaluating a Pilot Program and Designing It, Too: In Response to Caudle/Newcomer.
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Mocniak, Nina L.; Hegarty, Timothy W. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1989
This article describes the on-going evaluation of a pilot program characterized by: (1) cooperation between program managers and evaluators; (2) first-hand knowledge about the implementation of the pilot; and (3) a focus on summative and formative evaluations. Evaluators participated actively in the design of the pilot. (Author/SLD)
Descriptors: Administrators, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Evaluators
Removing Confusion about Formative and Summative Evaluation: Purpose versus Time.
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Chambers, Fred – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1994
The purpose of evaluation in education projects is explored, through examples from English Language Teaching aid projects in developing countries. The distinction between formative and summative evaluation is conceptualized in terms of purpose rather than temporality, and the role of evaluation in program improvement is stressed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Federal Aid
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Cox, Gary B., Ed. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1994
The nine articles of this special section focus on the role of evaluation in the reform of the mental health system in Washington. The reform process is described from its inception through its design to the dissemination and utilization of evaluation results. The final article considers implications for statewide evaluations. (SLD)
Descriptors: Change, Community Health Services, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Delivery Systems