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Steven Snead – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Data-based decision-making has been a frequently used policy and practice intervention used in schools to help inform the decision-making processes of educational practitioners, with the aim of improving student outcomes. Interim benchmark assessments are designed by commercial test developers to support educators in this framework. In fact, the…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Data Analysis, Educational Practices, Decision Making
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Doberneck, Diane M.; Dann, Shari L. – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2019
Community-engaged scholars, practitioners, and community partners often find the language of community engagement challenging. Words like "participate," "collaborate," "partner," or "engage" fail to convey who in a community-university partnership has voice and authority in decision-making and responsibility…
Descriptors: Service Learning, School Community Relationship, Program Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
Adrea J. Truckenmiller; Eunsoo Cho; Gary A. Troia – Grantee Submission, 2022
Although educators frequently use assessment to identify who needs supplemental instruction and if that instruction is working, there is a lack of research investigating assessment that informs what instruction students need. The purpose of the current study was to determine if a brief (approximately 20 min) task that reflects a common middle…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Middle School Students, Test Validity, Writing (Composition)
Russell, Christina A., Ed.; Newhouse, Corey, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2021
"Measure, Use, Improve! Data Use in Out-of-School Time" shares the experience and wisdom from a broad cross-section of out-of-school time professionals, ranging from internal evaluators, to funders, to researchers, to policy advocates. Key themes of the volume include building support for learning and evaluation within out-of-school time…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Capacity Building, Evaluators, Educational Quality
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Neal, Jennifer Watling; Neal, Zachary P.; VanDyke, Erika; Kornbluh, Mariah – American Journal of Evaluation, 2015
Qualitative data offer advantages to evaluators, including rich information about stakeholders' perspectives and experiences. However, qualitative data analysis is labor-intensive and slow, conflicting with evaluators' needs to provide punctual feedback to their clients. In this method note, we contribute to the literature on rapid evaluation and…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Data Analysis, Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
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Reid, David B. – School Leadership & Management, 2019
This exploratory multi-case study investigates the types of teacher performance data principals consider and collect when evaluating teachers. Data come from public school principals (N = 10) in the U.S. state of Michigan and includes: interviews (n = 30), observations (n = 20), and artifacts collected in 2016 and 2017. Additionally, specific…
Descriptors: Principals, Teacher Evaluation, Teacher Administrator Relationship, School Effectiveness
Griffith, David – Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2022
This study builds on a 2019 Fordham Institute report that examined the relationship between charter school enrollment share--the share of students in a community who enroll in a charter school--and the average achievement of all the students in that community, including those in traditional public schools. Like its predecessor, this report seeks…
Descriptors: Correlation, Charter Schools, Enrollment Trends, Metropolitan Areas
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McVey, Michael – Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education, 2016
This descriptive study examines online assessment strategies employed by preservice teacher candidates when creating thematic learning experiences in online teaching environments. Using the learning management system Moodle as part of their innovative training, this review of a sample of 395 candidate-created instructional units across all grades…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Teacher Attitudes, Evaluation Methods, Web Based Instruction
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Toal, Stacie A.; Gullickson, Arlen R. – New Directions for Evaluation, 2011
In 1999, the National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded funds to the Evaluation Center at Western Michigan University to conduct an external evaluation of the Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program. ATE, a federally mandated program designed to increase the number and quality of skilled technicians in the U.S. workforce, has funded over 346…
Descriptors: Evaluators, Program Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Technology Education
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Jacob, Robin Tepper; Jacob, Brian – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2012
Teacher and principal surveys are among the most common data collection techniques employed in education research. Yet there is remarkably little research on survey methods in education, or about the most cost-effective way to raise response rates among teachers and principals. In an effort to explore various methods for increasing survey response…
Descriptors: Principals, Data Collection, Test Theory, Response Rates (Questionnaires)
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Hobson, Kristin A.; Burkhardt, Jason T. – Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation, 2012
Background: A music education program with a goal of enhancing cognitive development of preschool-aged children enrolled in local preschools is evaluated by The Evaluation Center at Western Michigan University. The budget for the evaluation was small, and therefore presented several challenges to the evaluation team. Purpose: Through a case study…
Descriptors: Music Education, Preschool Children, Cognitive Development, Program Evaluation
Shah, Shital C.; Brink, Katrina; London, Rebecca; Masur, Shelly; Quihuis, Gisell – Coalition for Community Schools, 2009
This toolkit is designed to help community schools evaluate their efforts so that they learn from their successes, identify current challenges, and plan future efforts. It provides a step-by-step process for planning and conducting an evaluation at your community school site(s). The toolkit is a practical, hands-on guide that makes it possible for…
Descriptors: Community Schools, Data Collection, Educational Assessment, School Effectiveness
Marco, Gary L. – 1972
An overall analysis is made of the impact of Grade 3 Title I reading programs in the State of Michigan. An attempt is made to estimate the effectiveness of particular reading programs for low-scoring, middle-scoring, and high-scoring pupils for the purpose of identifying exemplary programs. In addition, a rank ordering of the various programs…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Data Collection, Educational Research, Evaluation Methods
Saginaw Public Schools, MI. Dept. of Evaluation, Testing, and Research. – 1996
This publication describes an evaluation design developed to assess school-to-work (STW) efforts throughout the Saginaw Valley STW Partnership area in Michigan. An introduction is followed by an overview of the aim of evaluation. Section 3 describes how the variables pertinent to the evaluation of the STW program initiative were identified,…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Data Processing, Database Management Systems
Michigan State Board of Education, Lansing. – 1980
Designed for use by Michigan community colleges wishing to conduct a self-study of their occupational programs, this manual provides step-by-step instructions and instrumentation for implementing the Program Review in Occupational Education (PROE) model. PROE is a component of the Michigan Community College Occupational Education Evaluation System…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Evaluation Methods
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