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Validating Educational Programs for Exportability across State Lines. A Manual for Implementing IVP.
Wholeben, Brent E.; And Others – 1980
The Interstate Validation Process (IVP-)is a method of validating educational practices for dissemination across state lines. The IVP was developed because no validation procedures for disseminating non-federally-funded programs were accepted by all states in the U.S. Department of Education's Region X, and because it was felt that such procedures…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods, Program Validation
Kaplan, Carol B. – 1979
In order to determine how much objective evidence exists regarding the effectiveness of career education programs in U.S. schools, American Institutes for Research in Behavioral Sciences (AIR) conducted a comprehensive, national search for well-evaluated activities. The initial nominations of 394 programs were received from state career education…
Descriptors: Accountability, Career Education, Evaluation, Evaluation Criteria
Parsons, Beverly A. – 2002
There is plentiful discussion about the importance of accountability, but much needs to be done to translate it into a manageable and credible system of ongoing feedback. In this book, evaluative inquiry is used in a way that balances attention between the investigation process and its purpose. The book is divided into three parts. Following an…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation
Download full textLynch, Kathleen Bodisch – 1987
Current practice in educational program evaluation was examined through analyses of 232 reports submitted, from 1980 to 1983, by institutions seeking approval for their programs from the U.S. Department of Education's Joint Dissemination Review Panel (JDRP). The JDRP reviews these reports to determine whether educational programs have demonstrated…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Effect Size, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Lynch, Kathleen Bodisch – 1986
Educational programs and evaluations which were submitted to the Department of Education's Joint Dissemination Review Panel (JDRP), in order to be named validated programs, were studied to identify program characteristics associated with large versus small effect size. Effect size was calculated for 165 out of 232 submittals reviewed by JDRP from…
Descriptors: Effect Size, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Kentucky Research Coordinating Unit, Lexington. – 1978
Intended for use by educators and the public, this report interprets the findings of two research studies on competency-based vocational education (CBVE) in Kentucky secondary schools: "The Development of an Instrument to Measure Student Attitudes toward Competency-Based Individualized Instructional Modules," by John C. Thomas, and…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Delivery Systems, Educational Improvement, Educational Objectives
California Community Colleges, Sacramento. Office of the Chancellor. – 1977
A study was conducted to demonstrate the usefulness and effectiveness of the Community College Occupational Programs Evaluation System (COPES) in assessing program areas in California community colleges. The demonstration concentrated on two program areas, administration of justice and business occupations, and a statewide sample of eight colleges…
Descriptors: Business Education, Community Colleges, Demonstration Programs, Educational Assessment
