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Download full textLoucks, Susan F.; Hall, Gene E. – 1977
An analysis and review of the activities in the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory Regional Exchange (SEDL/RX) is presented, and the following questions spoken to: 1) How has the SEDL/RX evolved and developed? 2) What are the major activities at the SEDL/RX? 3) How do the Advisory Board members perceive the SEDL/RX and what do they see…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Formative Evaluation, Information Networks, Input Output Analysis
Peer reviewedWeiss, Edmond H. – Planning and Changing, 1974
Suggests that evaluations of educational input-output studies frequently overlook some basic characteristics of the nation's schools as a whole, which, when conjoined with economic theory, permit viewing the results of these studies as neither counter intuitive nor damaging to the education profession. (Author/DN)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Economics, Educational Research, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedElse, John F.; And Others – Child Welfare, 1992
Defines and analyzes different approaches to contracting of foster care. The approaches are based on meeting standards specified in the contract. Using group foster care as an example, proposes a design for performance-based contracting that achieves intended objectives, yet is consistent with the values of the social work profession. (HTH)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Foster Care, Foster Family, Group Homes
Wyatt, Tim – 1994
This paper discusses the rationale behind information-based approaches to school and systemic improvement and identifies some alternatives to the quality assurance model used in New South Wales (Australia). It outlines the structures established for identifying and reporting issues and trends on a systemic basis and discusses some of the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Educational Quality
District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. Div. of Quality Assurance. – 1985
The Education Consolidation and Improvement Act (ECIA) Chapter 2 Evaluation Unit provides program evaluation and evaluation technical services for designated ECIA Chapter 2 projects in the District of Columbia Public Schools. This report examines the status of inputs, processes, and outcomes, intended and observed, of the Evaluation Unit during…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization
Kim, Jin Eun – 1977
This paper presents a brief final report of the system and products of the cost-effectiveness/benefit analysis project conducted at Indiana University which combined the two concepts of cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit analysis into a cost-effectiveness/benefit analysis model for postsecondary vocational programs. The project also developed…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Evaluation Methods, Input Output Analysis, Models
Florida Univ., Gainesville. – 1972
In the survey entitled "Measuring Output of Institutions of Higher Learning," survey participants were requested to respond to 9 questions concerning the process of measuring the educational and research output of college and universities. The first 5 questions sought to ascertain which of the currently available measures of output are utilized by…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Educational Research, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Leithwood, Kenneth; Aitken, Robert; Jantzi, Doris – 2001
Strategic planning, accountability, and restructuring efforts often exacerbate targeted problems because the accurate information required for success is unavailable. This document offers a model monitoring system for utilizing important information by schools and districts. Part 1, "Basic Assumptions About Schools and Districts," explores how…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedTremain, Russ; Cooper, Michael D. – Information Processing and Management, 1983
Describes computer program which converts text of user input and system responses from online search system into fixed format records describing interaction. Query language syntax, format of output record produced by parser, problems in constructing parser, its performance characteristics, and recommendations for improving process of logging…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Databases, Evaluation Methods, Information Retrieval
Peer reviewedLindsay, Alan W.; Bailey, Michael – Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 1980
A general convex polytope technique for exploratory data analysis and its particular application to analyzing the input-output relationship in universities is discussed. Its use is illustrated by means of a simple analysis of data from Australian universities. (MLW)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Educational Research, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries
District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. Div. of Quality Assurance. – 1985
With the enactment of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act (ECIA) of 1981, private, nonprofit schools were rendered eligible to participate on an equitable basis in federally funded school programs. During the 1982-83 school year (the first year of ECIA Chapter 2) 44 private, nonprofit schools in the District of Columbia elected to…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Foley, Walter J. – 1968
A systems theory approach to information requirements in education and in evaluation strategies is applied to decision making. Educational decision making itself involves long range planning, system structuring to implement goals, system allocation (cost), and system monitoring which provides the feedback. Each level requires differential…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Education, Educational Objectives, Educational Programs
Peer reviewedLohnes, Paul R. – American Educational Research Journal, 1972
It may be useful in evaluation research to employ the class as the unit of analysis, assessing its syntality by a vector of distribution cumulants or indices for each of several input tests administered. (Author)
Descriptors: Classes (Groups of Students), Evaluation Methods, Input Output Analysis, Mathematical Models
Peer reviewedLinn, Robert L. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1971
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Finance, Evaluation Methods, Expenditure per Student
Leiderman, Sally; Lah, David – 1985
The California Conservation Corps (CCC), comprised of both residential and non-residential centers, was established in 1977 to conduct useful conservation work and provide youth between the ages of 18 and 23 with valuable work experience. This report uses data from 1983 and 1984 to assess the value of the work done by the CCC. It contains the…
Descriptors: Community Services, Conservation (Environment), Evaluation Methods, Group Experience
