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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
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
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
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