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Echternacht, Gary – 1980
The Normal Curve Equivalent (NCE) gain statistic is examined, and considerations for its interpretation are highlighted. The NCE gain is made up of an observed and an expected part. The observed score is the posttest result. The expected score can never be observed nor verified for any of the Title I Evaluation and Reporting System (TIERS) models;…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Program Evaluation
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Rickel, Annette U.; Biasatti, Lawrence L. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1982
Factor analyzed the Block Child Rearing Practices Report (CRPR) consisting of 91 socialization-relevant statements. Administered it to parents and undergraduates. Results indicated the modified 40-item Likert format of the CRPR facilitates administration and interpretation of the scale, without impeding reliability, and enhances its usefulness as…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitude Measures, Child Rearing, College Students
Bunch, Michael B. – 1982
Research evidence relating to the utility of the RMC evaluation models of compensatory education employing non-normed tests is examined. The history and evolution of five early models into the current norm-referenced model utilizing a non-normed test (Model A2), non-normed versions of a comparison model (Model B2), and the regression model (Model…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Correlation, Criterion Referenced Tests, Elementary Secondary Education
Howes, Anthony C. – 1985
At the request of the Oklahoma Department of Education, the Technical Assistance Center 3 West conducted a statewide review of local Chapter 1 evaluation data to provide possible explanations for the unusual standardized test score gains or losses reported by a number of local school districts. During the two months of quality control visits, 35…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Data Collection, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods
Anderson, Judith I. – 1991
In response to growing frustration over the lack of information about the national effectiveness of the Chapter 1 program, Congress enacted the Education Amendments of 1974. Section 151 of the Amendments directed the U.S. Office of Education to develop evaluation models that would allow school district data to be aggregated to provide national…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Equated Scores
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Hansen, Joe B., Comp. – 1978
This report documents the activities of the technical committee formed to examine issues related to the norm-referenced model (RMC Model A) for evaluation of Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I programs. Background information is provided on the committee's activities, purpose, and meetings; and the members are listed. The reports of…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Advisory Committees, Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Strand, Kenneth; Werner, Luceille – 1981
The purpose of this report is to provide summary information regarding the evaluation of the Early Prevention of School Failure Project (EPSFP). Initially funded by the state of Illinois, the EPSFP encourages school districts to identify and remediate deficiencies in students which appear to be related to early school failure. Immediately…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Methods
DeMauro, Gerald E. – 1985
The Language Assessment Battery was administered to third to fifth grade limited English speaking students in New York City. Special techniques addressed two common problems in testing these populations: (1) language tests suitable for limited English speakers change their psychometric characteristics over time as the students' language ability…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Bilingual Education Programs, Cutting Scores, Elementary Education