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Direct linkBuzhardt, Jay; Walker, Dale; Greenwood, Charles R.; Carta, Judith J. – NHSA Dialog, 2011
We investigated Early Head Start home visitors' use of evidence-based practices and the effectiveness of a web-based system to support these practices. Home visitors learned to use 3 evidence-based practices: (a) frequent assessment of children's early communication for screening and progress monitoring, (b) 2 home-based language promoting…
Descriptors: Evidence, Early Intervention, Disadvantaged Youth, Home Visits
Download full textRhim, Lauren Morando – Academic Development Institute, 2013
Locally controlled public schools are one of the cornerstones of our nation's democracy, yet many schools are not preparing students for success. Far too many students are not graduating, and many of those who do graduate are woefully unprepared for college or a meaningful career. Successfully initiating and sustaining meaningful improvements in…
Descriptors: Governing Boards, Boards of Education, Accountability, Educational Change
Michael J. Feuer; Robert E. Floden; Naomi Chudowsky; Judie Ahn – National Academy of Education, 2013
Teacher preparation programs (TPPs) are where prospective teachers gain a foundation of knowledge about pedagogy and subject matter, as well as early exposure to practical classroom experience. Although competence in teaching, as in all professions, is shaped significantly by on-the-job experiences and continuous learning, the programs that…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Program Evaluation, Educational Quality, Teacher Effectiveness
Jones, Joseph; Southern, Kyle – CNA Corporation, 2011
Federal education policy in recent years has encouraged state and local education agencies to embrace data use and analysis in decision-making, ranging from policy development and implementation to performance evaluation. The capacity of these agencies to make effective and methodologically sound use of collected data for these purposes remains an…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Grants, Educational Policy, Federal Programs
Willard, Richard W. – 1972
Evaluation in education has come to be seen as an essential ingredient in educational decision making. Decisions to be made by educators cover a wide spectrum, varying according to the role of the teacher, principal, and superintendent. Education is essentially discussed at the Federal level and the nature of surveys, which is the sole efficient…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Decision Making, Federal Programs, National Surveys
Schmidt, Richard E.; And Others – 1979
Evaluability assessment is a descriptive and analytic process intended to produce a reasoned basis for proceeding with an evaluation of use to both management and policymakers. It was jointly developed by the members of the program evaluation group of the Urban Institute between 1968 and 1978. The approach begins by obtaining management's…
Descriptors: Administrators, Data Collection, Decision Making, Expectation
Peer reviewedChubin, Daryl E.; Robinson, Elizabeth M. – Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization, 1991
Discusses a study conducted by the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) which examined the federally funded research system and the role of data for decision making in research policy. Highlights include data needs; research expenditures and personnel; the research process; measuring the outcomes of research; and the research evaluation process.…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Decision Making, Evaluation Methods, Expenditures
Steiger, JoAnn M. – 1977
Severe methodological problems were encountered in an attempt to investigate the impact of Education Division programs on girls and women--and, in particular, to learn whether these programs have a differential impact by sex or by race/ethnicity. (The "Education Division" comprises the Office of Education, the National Institute of…
Descriptors: Administrative Agencies, Agency Role, Data Collection, Decision Making
WATSON, CICELY, ED. – 1967
THIS BOOK COMPRISES THE MAJOR PAPERS DELIVERED AT A CONFERENCE ON MARCH 20-22, 1967, SPONSORED BY THE POLICY AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, AN ADVISORY UNIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IN ONTARIO. THE CONFERENCE WAS ATTENDED BY REPRESENTATIVE PERSONS FROM DEPARTMENTS OF GOVERNMENT, UNIVERSITIES, AND MAJOR SCHOOL SYSTEMS ACROSS CANADA. THE CONFERENCE…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Decision Making, Economic Development, Economic Factors
Franchak, Stephen J.; Kean, Michael H. – 1981
This handbook is designed to help state and local vocational education evaluators and persons using evaluation results by presenting strategies and procedures for improved use of vocational education evaluation results. It is divided into five sections, followed by a glossary and annotated bibliographies. Chapter 1 contains an overview of the…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Curriculum Evaluation, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Academy for Educational Development, 2006
The Community Assessment (CA) is the collection and analysis of information on the characteristics and needs of American Indian/Alaska Native (AIAN) Head Start/Early Head Start (HS/EHS) eligible children and families in the grantee service area and the resources available to meet those needs. The primary purpose of conducting a Community…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Program Effectiveness, Eligibility, Alaska Natives
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1976
The National Assessment of Educational Progress is a project which annually surveys the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of young Americans. Its basic mission is to provide information useful to educational decision-makers and practitioners. The project has contributed to American education, but its assessment results have been of limited…
Descriptors: Accountability, Cost Effectiveness, Criterion Referenced Tests, Data Collection
