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Download full textCallahan, Carolyn – 1985
The digest presents an overview of program evaluation in gifted and talented education. Reasons for program evaluation are offered, including the need to base decision making on valid and reliable data and the demands of accountability. Eight purposes of program evaluation are briefly considered: (1) documentation of the need for a program; (2)…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Gifted, Program Evaluation
St. John, Mark – 1985
Noting that program evaluators can profit by adopting the investigative journalist's goal of discovering hidden information, this guide explores the journalist's investigative process--without its element of suspicion--and discusses how components of this process can be applied to program evaluation. After listing the major characteristics of the…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Evaluators, Investigations
Wall, Terry Cobb – 1984
Values and beliefs underlying assumptions concerning the independent evaluations of persons and programs involved in the educational process are discussed. Particular emphasis is placed on M. Scriven's treatise on bias in evaluation (1976). Works by E. R. House, R. E. Stake, L. Stenhouse, M. Parlett and D. Hamilton, and D. L. Stufflebeam are also…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems, Evaluators
Hebbeler, Kathleen M. – 1985
The paper presents an evaluation design for measuring the effectiveness of special education programs for handicapped preschoolers. Reasons for not selecting traditional evaluation designs are noted, and the use of a "change-index" is supported instead. A value-added analysis was selected to determine the value added by the program beyond that…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Evaluation Methods, Preschool Education, Program Effectiveness
PDF pending restorationExtension Service (USDA), Washington, DC. – 1976
Six steps are described which can be used to evaluate a section of an extension program (e.g., the extension agent may have a corn program promoting a new variety and wants to know how many farmers are planting that variety). The steps are (1) state your objectives, (2) identify source of proof, (3) choose a representative sample, (4) use…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Extension Education, Guidelines, Program Development
Stone, James C. – California Journal of Teacher Education, 1975
Descriptors: Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Formative Evaluation, Program Evaluation
Hastings, J. Thomas – J Ind Teacher Educ, 1969
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Fundamental Concepts, Models
Robertson, Alan G. – J Ind Teacher Educ, 1969
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Models, Program Evaluation, Systems Analysis
PDF pending restorationSherman, Ann L.; Lincoln, Yvonna S. – 1982
An overview of four models of naturalistic evaluation of arts education is presented for visual arts education administrators: illuminative, responsive, criticism, and naturalistic. The first method is illuminative evaluation. It focuses on description and interpretation, rather than standardized measurement and control. Concentrating on the…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Program Evaluation
Schubert, Jane G. – 1982
Studies were conducted by the American Institute for Research (AIR) under contract with the Department of Education (ED). An evaluability assessment determines the extent to which a program is ready for evaluation, the changes needed to make the program more manageable and accountable, and toward what questions a more extensive evaluation might…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs, Evaluators
Caulley, Darrel; Dowdy, Irene – 1979
What is the nature and function of case law in our legal system? How are legal case histories used to establish precedent and to assist in the application of legal principles to specific cases? These and other questions are addressed in this examination of the potential of using a basic case structure in educational evaluation similar to that used…
Descriptors: Case Records, Court Litigation, Evaluation Methods, Models
1967
PROJECT AND PROGRAM EVALUATION REPRESENT TWO BROAD STRATEGIES FOR EVALUATION. PRODUCT EVALUATION OF A PROJECT DETERMINES THE EXTENT TO WHICH OBJECTIVES ARE ACHIEVED. THE EVALUATOR'S ATTENTION IS FOCUSED ON CHANGE IN THE TARGET PUPIL OR SCHOOL ON A PRE-PROJECT TO A POST-PROJECT BASIS. IN THEIR EVALUATION OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Evaluation Methods, Federal Aid, Program Evaluation
ANNAS, PHILIP A.; AND OTHERS – 1966
THE RECENT PROLIFERATION OF FEDERAL SUPPORT PROGRAMS IN EDUCATION HAS BROUGHT AN INCREASED DEMAND FOR CAREFULLY PLANNED, FORMAL EVALUATION AT BOTH THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS. IN ORDER TO AID LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN THE COMPLEX WORK OF EVALUATION OF TITLE I AND OTHER SPECIAL EDUCATION PROJECTS, THIS GUIDE HAS BEEN PREPARED. IT PRESENTS IN WORKBOOK…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Evaluation Methods, Glossaries, Pilot Projects
Anderson, Scarvia B. – 1980
Some of the most important evaluation questions cannot be answered through experimental research. The "assessment" of the St. Louis Leadership Program (SLLP), sponsored by the Danforth Foundations, is used as an illustration of a "connoisseur-based study" approach to evaluation. The project team, given limited time and funds, decided that it could…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluative Thinking, Evaluators, Experimenter Characteristics
Alvir, Howard P. – 1980
This paper provides a model for five-page, self-evaluation reports to be used by projects funded by the New York State Education Department. This five-page model is proposed as an alternative to bulky, time-consuming documents that often suffer from "mismatch, mismanagement, and miscalculation." The report preview explains how to avoid…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Models, Program Evaluation, Reports
