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Document Analysis in Program Evaluation.
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Caulley, Darrel N. – Evaluation and Program Planning: An International Journal, 1983
An introduction and overview to document analysis as a retrospective data collection technique are presented. (PN)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Evaluation Methods
To Be or Not to Be: Control and Balancing of Type I and Type II Errors.
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Cohen, Patricia – Evaluation and Program Planning: An International Journal, 1982
The various costs of Type I and Type II errors of inference from data are discussed. Six methods for minimizing each error type are presented, which may be employed even after data collection for Type I and which minimizes Type II errors by a study design and analytical means combination. (Author/CM)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Error of Measurement
Applicability of Standards for Evaluation of Educational Programs Projects and Materials in an International Setting: Qualitative Research.
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Dockrell, W. B. – Evaluation and Program Planning: An International Journal, 1984
This article responds to the "Standards for Evaluation of Educational Programs, Projects and Materials" by addressing three issues in qualitative research: (1) data quality; (2) data verification; and (3) collusion between evaluators and their sponsors. To be of maximum international value, the standards report needs more emphasis on…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Reconsideration of Accountability and Control in Human Service Delivery Organizations: A Response to Ginsberg.
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Covaleski, Mark A.; Dirsmith, Mark W. – Evaluation and Program Planning: An International Journal, 1984
By demystifying traditional rational accounting perspectives, the work of Ginsberg (TM 508 964) offers a basis to develop notions of accountability in relation to meaningful work processes. (BW)
Descriptors: Accountability, Accountants, Accounting, Evaluation Methods
Documentation in Evaluation Research: Managerial and Scientific Requirements.
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Pollard, William E.; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning: An International Journal, 1985
The role of documentation in the planning and control functions of project management is reviewed. The importance of documentation in the assessment of research quality with respect to objectivity, validity, and replicability is discussed. An outline of documentation required in different phases of research projects is provided. (Author/DWH)
Descriptors: Administration, Data Processing, Documentation, Evaluation Criteria
The Dysfunctional Side Effects of Quantitative Indicator Production: Illustration from Mental Health Care (A Message from Chicken Little.)
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Ginsberg, Pauline E. – Evaluation and Program Planning: An International Journal, 1984
Premature application of quantitative indicators formerly used for individual assessment and research to bureaucratic decision making can produce side effects that are dysfunctional in nature. In order to illustrate this phenomenon, the author reviews a general literature and utilizes examples form mental health care. (Author/BW)
Descriptors: Accountability, Decision Making, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization
Techniques for the Analysis of Geographic Data in Evaluation.
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Smith, Nick L. – Evaluation and Program Planning: An International Journal, 1979
Three standard techniques for the analysis of geographic data are presented and their use in evaluation is discussed. These three techniques are: geocode analysis, trend surface analysis, and social area or ecological analysis. (CTM)
Descriptors: Cluster Analysis, Data Analysis, Demography, Environmental Influences
A Systematic Approach to Increasing Use of Management-Oriented Program Evaluation Data.
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Pauley, P. Ann; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning: An International Journal, 1982
A systematic approach for managers to make data-based decisions using management information systems in human services delivery settings is described. It involves a behavioral definition of management information use, the identification of behavior disruptions in information use, and an intervention designed to reduce disruptions and promote use.…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Data Processing, Decision Making, Evaluation Methods
Applicability of Standards for Evaluations of Educational Programs, Projects and Materials in an International Setting.
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Marklund, Sixten – Evaluation and Program Planning: An International Journal, 1984
While the "Standards for Evaluations of Educational Programs, Projects and Materials" provides a good checklist of prerequisites, such standards do not guarantee indisputable outcomes. Reanalysis of reading comprehension and mathematics mean achievement data from an international evaluation study illustrates how political bias can…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Book Reviews, Data Interpretation, Educational Assessment