Five definitions of evaluation are considered: (1) evaluation as measurement; (2) evaluation as the process used to determine how well prespecified objectives have been achieved in measurable performance; (3) evaluation as professional judgement; (4) evaluation as public opinion; and (5) evaluation as tax dollars. The advantages and disadvantages…

The basic design for the national evaluation of the Follow Through program is presented, and some of the related issues of analysis are considered. The design, as it now stands, presents many difficulties for analysis. These analysis issues are seen to include the following: (1) What should be the unit of analysis?; (2) How is the effect of a…

This interim report presents operational and evaluational concepts and results and plans of the Teacher Corps from 1966 to 1968 in five sections. Section 1 capsules the objectives of the program: to broaden programs of teacher preparation and to strengthen educational opportunities for disadvantaged youth. The Teacher Corps program is overviewed…

In the first section of the document the author uses reviews of selected studies to provide a cross-section of methodologies used in evaluating vocational and technical education programs. The second section takes a formal model developed for the evaluation of vocational education (Central Kentucky Research Coordinating Unit, 1972) and explains…

A model for the evaluation of educational products based on experience with development of three such products is described. The purpose of the evaluation model is to indicate the flow of evaluation activity as products undergo development. Evaluation is given Stufflebeam's definition as the process of delineating, obtaining, and providing useful…

The 50 papers on educational evaluation presented at the 1972 AERA Conference are reviewed. The papers were classified into four categories: Theory and Methodology, Empirical Models, Empirical Studies, and Nationwide Evaluation and State Assessment. A list of the papers reviewed, their authors, and, when applicable, the ED numbers concludes the…

This booklet identifies basic techniques and methodologies for evaluating training and development programs. It also examines a selected number of methodologies that appear to be applicable to evaluating the results of program performance and achievement in many social and economic programs. Section 1 provides general information on evaluation and…

A format for translating evaluation theory into practice structures the material around a series of questions that can be addressed in any situation. (Author/MLF)

A broad-based conceptual scheme, termed the Synoptic Evaluation Framework (SEF), provides school program evaluation services. The SEF allows for the design and conduct of a range of program evaluation studies within the school context, and has been used as a basis for training doctoral school psychology students in program evaluation. (Author)

This paper discusses some ways a psychologist carrying out evaluation within a school system can design evaluation studies to maximize the usefulness of the results. A format and procedure for designs based on providing information for decision making are presented. Examples of the experiences of one internal office are discussed. (Author)

This paper presents a working client/overall-program evaluation that has been used by a comprehensive out-patient drug abuse program to meet accountability requirements as well as therapeutic needs and demands. Six central criteria based on program goals are put into a rating instrument to measure client progress and program effectiveness. (Author)

This paper conceptualizes a cost-effectiveness analysis and describes a cost-effectiveness analysis model for secondary vocational programs. It generates three kinds of cost-effectiveness measures: program effectiveness, cost efficiency, and cost-effectiveness and/or performance ratio. (Author)

Discusses two evaluation models used to assess primary school programs. (SB)

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The University of California, Irvine University Affiliated Program has developed a model for prevention of developmental disabilities which is interdisciplinary, promotes reasoned cooperative efforts, and provides a basis for evaluation and research. The model is composed of five major and functional approaches to prevention with a central core…