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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
PDF pending restorationLanders, Wayne; Kangas, Jon – 1992
In the San Jose/Evergreen Community College District in California, prerequisite levels have been established for almost all courses offered, though students may insist on taking classes above their prerequisite level. In an effort to validate the district's prerequisite system, a study was conducted comparing academic success rates of students…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Educational Policy
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
Fleischman, Howard L. – 1980
A proposed evaluation model for measuring the impact of demonstration projects in vocational education defines sets of criteria, standards, and documentation for both interim and final acceptable evidence of project impact. Interim acceptable evidence is that evidence of project success which should be expected during the demonstration grant…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Diffusion, Formative Evaluation, Information Dissemination
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
