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Direct linkRoohr, Katrina Crotts; Sireci, Stephen G. – Educational Assessment, 2017
Test accommodations for English learners (ELs) are intended to reduce the language barrier and level the playing field, allowing ELs to better demonstrate their true proficiencies. Computer-based accommodations for ELs show promising results for leveling that field while also providing us with additional data to more closely investigate the…
Descriptors: Testing Accommodations, English Language Learners, Second Language Learning, Computer Assisted Testing
Lawrenz, Frances; King, Jean A.; Ooms, Ann – New Directions for Evaluation, 2011
A cross-case analysis of four National Science Foundation (NSF) case studies identified both unique details and common themes related to promoting the use and influence of multisite evaluations. The analysis provided evidence of diverse evaluation use by stakeholders and suggested that people taking part in the multisite evaluations perceived…
Descriptors: Role Perception, Participation, Case Studies, Program Evaluation
Chen, Ya-Mei; Hedrick, Susan C.; Young, Heather M. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2010
The purposes of this study were to evaluate a federal and state-funded Family Caregiver Support Program (FCSP) and explore what types of caregiver support service are associated with what caregiver outcomes. Information was obtained on a sample of 164 caregivers' use of eleven different types of support service. Descriptive and comparative…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Evaluation Methods, Program Development, Financial Support
Peer reviewedKing, Jean A. – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1982
Evaluation utilization/use is discussed with the concept of user rationality (including examples where the rational use of evaluation results may be unclear or may be nonuse). A current project focuses on studying the process of evaluation information use and on validating a theory of use. (Author/LC)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Decision Making, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedD'Elia, George; Walsh, Sandra – Library and Information Science Research, 1985
This study was designed both to determine if patrons are able to discern differences in library performance and to investigate relationships between patron evaluation and use of public libraries. Highlights include study procedures, instrumentation, data collection, results of data analyses, and interpretation of results. Eighteen references are…
Descriptors: Analysis of Covariance, Analysis of Variance, Comparative Analysis, Library Services
Download full textStreiff, Paul R.; Streiff, Virginia – 1976
Evaluation objectives were to assess the quality of the Bethel Alaska Regional Library/Media Center as an exemplary operation (the Center was established by the Bureau of Indian Affairs' Bethel Agency in 1971 to serve federally operated schools in Southwest Alaska) and to measure the impact of the Center's services on its Eskimo elementary student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Alaska Natives, Cloze Procedure, Comparative Analysis
Stevens, R.; And Others – 1974
In October, 1971, AIMLO (Auto-Instructional Media for Library Orientation) was initiated at Colorado State University Libraries. AIMLO is an innovative approach to undergraduate library instruction, providing on-demand, point-of-use programs about three basic library tools: periodical indexes, the card catalog, and U.S. government documents. To…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Autoinstructional Aids, College Libraries, College Students
Eyster, George; And Others – 1979
A Morehead State University project field tested the feasibility and utility of a comprehensive vocational training program, the Employability Skills Series of the Adkin Life Skills Program. The study involved nine adult program sites at these levels: adult education/GED (General Education Development training) students, post-GED CETA…
Descriptors: Achievement, Adult Education, Community Education, Community Programs
Hawaii Univ., Honolulu. Kapiolani Community Coll. – 1980
A survey was conducted in Spring 1980 of the 1,358 continuing Kapiolani Community College students who had registered as first-time students in Fall 1979. The survey instrument solicited information on: (1) student employment; (2) knowledge of procedures and requirements; (3) evaluation of students' college experience; (4) evaluation of student…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Ancillary School Services, College Environment, College Freshmen
