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EPIE Report: Number 76, 1976
Details the procedures followed in obtaining a frequency-of-use list of the most-to-least-used instructional materials in mathematics (K-12), reading (K-6), and science and social studies (each 7-12). (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials, Media Selection, Merchandise Information
Download full textNational Academy of Education, Washington, DC. – 1991
In 1988, whether the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)--the "Nation's Report Card"--could become a report card for the states was studied. A trial assessment program was authorized to determine whether state assessments following the NAEP format could produce reliable and useful estimates of educational progress. This…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Data Collection, Educational Assessment, Educational Policy
Kino, Mary M.; Roeber, Edward D. – 1990
A profile of state-wide educational assessment programs is constructed, and the means by which such programs have changed over time and may change in the future are discussed. Data for the study were taken from biennial surveys by the Association of State Assessment Programs, first conducted in 1977. This study covers data on time of survey…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Graduation Requirements
Advanced Technology, Inc., Reston, VA. – 1984
The Pell Grant Quality Control Study of 1982-83, the third stage of a contract with the Department of Education, was designed to identify program error rate, to measure the impact of increased validation activity, and to propose corrective actions to reduce the misallocation of program funds. A nationally representative sample of approximately…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Delivery Systems, Error Patterns, Federal Aid
Education Turnkey Systems, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1975
This report was submitted by Education Turnkey Systems, Inc. and its subcontractor, Kirschner Associates, Inc. and key University of Maryland and other consultants in response to the needs of the National Institute of Education as specified in the Request for Proposal "to develop a Design to Study Individualized Instruction, as part of a general…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Data Collection, Evaluation Criteria, Federal Programs
Clark, Sheldon B.; And Others – 1991
Suggestions, based on the experience of researchers at Oak Ridge (Tennessee) Associated Universities (ORAU), are offered on how evaluations in which true experimental designs are not possible can be designed for meaningful comparison. The ORAU conducts evaluation and assessment studies of educational programs intended to explore some aspect of the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Control Groups, Databases
Valdes, Alice L.; Helms, David C., Jr. – 1975
The research design discussed here focuses on four major questions: (1) what the relative effectiveness of well-implemented "individualized" instruction vs. well-implemented "standardized" instruction for recipients of compensatory education in terms of reading achievement, mathematics achievement and classroom climate is; (2)…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Data Collection, Elementary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Contemporary Research, Inc., Los Angeles, CA. – 1975
The National Institute of Education is in the process of designing and conducting a study of compensatory education in accordance with the Education Amendments of 1974. Special attention will be devoted to examining the relative effectiveness of "standardized" versus "individualized" instructional programs. The stated purpose of this report is:…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education
Jaeger, Richard M. – 1970
A new Joint Comprehensive Evaluation System for the assessment of 15 different federal programs has been developed by the U.S. Office of Education. In this system these diverse program services will be thought of as resources available to meet the needs of critical target groups. Using this approach, a set of nine crucial questions that need to be…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Data Collection, Evaluation, Evaluation Criteria
American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences, Washington, DC. – 2001
The National Reporting System (NRS) established reporting requirements for the adult education program required by Title II of the Workforce Investment Act. The NRS defines the measures local programs must collect, the methodologies for collecting them, and state reporting requirements. This document presents the guidelines for conducting the NRS…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Data Collection, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods
Hoepfner, Ralph; And Others – 1977
Sampling techniques used in "A Study of the Sustaining Effects of Compensatory Education" are described in detail. The Sustaining Effects Study is a large, multi-faceted study of issues related to the compensatory education of elementary school students. Public elementary schools that include grades between one and six are eligible for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth
Social Science Education Consortium, Inc., Boulder, CO. – 1985
The "Law-Related Education Evaluation Project" evaluated the degree of awareness of and receptivity to law-related education (LRE) among selected relevant professional groups, the progress toward institutionalization of LRE at certain sites, and the impact of LRE on students, especially in terms of delinquency rates. The project ran from…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Classroom Environment, Course Evaluation, Curriculum Evaluation
Burghardt, John; McConnell, Sheena; Meckstroth, Alicia; Schochet, Peter; Johnson, Terry; Homrighausen, John – 1999
The National Job Corps Study was conducted in 1994-1996 to provide a thorough and rigorous assessment of the impacts of the Job Corps on key participant outcomes. To ensure that the study was well implemented, a study team from Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., (MPR) investigated outcome and admission (OA) procedures in each Job Corps region and…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Career Education, Community Relations, Comparative Analysis
