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Direct linkPayne, Pamela B.; McDonald, Daniel A. – Journal of Extension, 2015
Community-based education programs must demonstrate effectiveness to various funding sources. The pilot study reported here (funded by CYFAR, NIFA, USDA award #2008-41520-04810) had the goal of determining if state level programs with varied curriculum could use a common evaluation tool to demonstrate efficacy. Results in parenting and youth…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Extension Education, State Programs, Evaluation Methods
Gold, Abby; Barno, Trina Adler; Sherman, Shelley; Lovett, Kathleen; Hurtado, G. Ali – Journal of Extension, 2013
Systematic evaluation is an essential tool for understanding program effectiveness. This article describes the pilot test of a statewide evaluation tool for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed). A computer algorithm helped Community Nutrition Educators (CNEs) build surveys specific to their varied educational settings…
Descriptors: State Programs, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedKoretz, Daniel; Stecher, Brian; Klein, Stephen; McCaffrey, Daniel – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1994
Reports on an ongoing evaluation of the Vermont portfolio assessment program. Indicates that the positive news about the instructional effects of the assessment program are in contrast with the empirical findings about the quality of the data the program has yielded. (SLD)
Descriptors: Accountability, Elementary Secondary Education, Performance Based Assessment, Portfolio Assessment
Tripp, John D.; Todd, Anne H. – 1982
A project was conducted to develop a model for evaluating placement testing in the North Carolina System of Community Colleges. Researchers at Central Piedmont Community College conducted a longitudinal study of students' progress through the college curriculum as it related to placement test scores. The following numbers of students comprised the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Educational Testing, Equivalency Tests
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
Download full textZatta, Mary C.; Pullin, Diana C. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2004
State and federal mandates for education reform call for increased accountability and the inclusion of students with disabilities in all accountability efforts. In the rush to implement high-stakes education reforms, particularly those involving tests or assessments, the particular needs of students with severe cognitive disabilities are only now…
Descriptors: Special Education, Inclusive Schools, Alternative Assessment, Disabilities
Larson, Gordon A.; And Others – 1981
Adult educators in the state of New Jersey have expressed concern about the adequacy of the 1978 General Educational Development (GED) test. Based on these concerns research was conducted in the use and applicability of the current GED test. The project investigated whether the existing GED test was meeting the needs of the large majority of GED…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Community Attitudes, Educational Attitudes, Educational Needs
