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Educational Validity: Procedures to Evaluate Outcomes in Programs for Severely Handicapped Learners.
Voeltz, Luanna; Evans, Ian M. – Journal of the Association for the Severely Handicapped (JASH), 1983
Issues pertaining to the documentation of positive outcomes for severely handicapped learners as a function of their educational programs are addressed, and the value of the general evaluative concept of educational validity is emphasized. Issues related to the current overreliance on the single-subject experimental model are also discussed. (SEW)
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Intervention, Outcomes of Education, Program Effectiveness
Peer reviewedRice, Joy K. – Lifelong Learning: The Adult Years, 1979
A vacuum exists in the systematic collection of data on Continuing Education for Women (CEW). CEW programs must become accountable by maintaining records to demonstrate user patterns and program effectiveness. The author outlines specific suggestions for assessment, evaluation, and research; three areas which are integral to the mission of CEW…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Needs Assessment, Postsecondary Education
Peer reviewedMurray, John P. – Community College Review, 1999
Defines the activities that distinguish successful faculty development programs and describes a survey completed in 1998 by faculty development officers at 130 randomly selected community colleges. The author profiles those responsible for faculty development, summarizes the extent that each development activity is used, and articulates the need…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Faculty Development, Institutional Role, Professional Training
Direct linkde Freitas, Sara; Harrison, Ian; Magoulas, George; Mee, Adrian; Mohamad, Fitri; Oliver, Martin; Papamarkos, George; Poulovassilis, Alexandra – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2006
Given the rapidly changing skills needs of post-industrial economies, lifelong learning forms an integral part of government policy within the UK and abroad. However, like the UK, most economies are faced with the problem of how to reach those sections of the community that have traditionally not embraced learning and educational opportunities. In…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Foreign Countries, Program Development, Program Evaluation
Chen, Weiqin; Pedersen, Roger Heggernes; Pettersen, Oystein – Interactive Learning Environments, 2006
This paper presents the design, implementation, and evaluation of a distributed collaborative UML modelling environment, CoLeMo. CoLeMo is designed for students studying UML modelling. It can also be used as a platform for collaborative design of software. We conducted formative evaluations and a summative evaluation to improve the environment and…
Descriptors: Summative Evaluation, Formative Evaluation, Program Evaluation, Program Design
Download full textAmerican Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences, Palo Alto, CA. – 1990
The goal of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) is long-term employability. To obtain feedback on the effectiveness of JTPA programs in promoting retention in the labor force, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) requires states and service delivery areas (SDAs) to collect information on the postprogram outcomes of JTPA participants. This…
Descriptors: Adults, Data Collection, Employment Potential, Employment Programs
Keedy, John L.; Thompson, E. Herbert – 1988
This paper describes a case study evaluation of the first year of an inservice staff development program in Galax City Schools, Virginia. The program was designed to teach teachers how to deliver subject matter associated with "The Teaching of Thinking Skills Program," sponsored by a Chapter II Competitive Block Grant. The program had…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Program Attitudes, Program Effectiveness
Lewiston School District, ME. – 1978
Reviewed in this report is the second year of this project. The major proposal objectives, activities and accomplishments of the program are summarized. The third party evaluation presented provides: (1) an overview and impressions of the project's development, operation, and acceptance; (2) an assessment of the project's performance in meeting…
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Employment Services, Job Placement, Program Development
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
Coller, Alan R.; Dusewicz, Russell A. – 1978
An external evaluation was conducted of the Picturepages television work-along program in Kentucky. The program consisted of 100 televised lessons and booklets, and was given to 237 preschool children. The lessons presented "games" which were designed to develop cognitive concepts and skills. Both process and outcome evaluations were…
Descriptors: Childrens Television, Learning Activities, Learning Readiness, Preschool Education
Philadelphia School District, PA. Office of Research and Evaluation. – 1976
This volume contains abstracts of the evaluation reports of projects funded under Title I ESEA during the 1975-76 school year. It is intended to provide the reader with a brief but comprehensive overview of the degree to which project goals were attained. Each abstract contains current management information, as well as information on observed…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Annual Reports, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth
Peer reviewedIsaac, Stephen – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1977
An independent statewide study of 4,735 elementary schools, conducted after three years of the Early Childhood Education Program (ECE) in California, indicates that ECE schools have lower reading scores in grades 2 and 3 when compared to non-ECE schools. Five potential causes for this discrepancy are discussed. (CP)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Performance Factors, Primary Education
Peer reviewedAcland, Henry – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1977
Schools in California's Early Childhood Education Program (ECE) have lower reading achievement than non-ECE schools; furthermore, schools which are both ECE and Title I score below all others. Three alternative policies are discussed: (1) continued expansion; (2) gradual termination; and (3) stable funding, explaining score discrepancies, and…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Educational Policy, Primary Education, Program Effectiveness
Peer reviewedLee, Barbara – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1985
ifferent evaluation models were applied to data from a high school career education program to investigate problems in statistical conclusion validity and program effectiveness judgments. If potential threats to internal validity are analyzed and protection strategies are developed, more confidence in unplanned ex post facto design using a…
Descriptors: Career Education, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods, High Schools
Gruber, Linda J. – 1994
The purpose of this dissertation is to identify and validate the areas and indicators of quality international education programming in two-year U.S. colleges. Analysis of such indicators will provide colleges seeking to internationalize with a baseline of information from which to work. The validation process involved a review of literature on…
Descriptors: College Planning, Community Colleges, Educational Change, International Education
