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Moss, Brian G.; Yeaton, William H. – Evaluation Review, 2013
Background: Annually, American colleges and universities provide developmental education (DE) to millions of underprepared students; however, evaluation estimates of DE benefits have been mixed. Objectives: Using a prototypic exemplar of DE, our primary objective was to investigate the utility of a replicative evaluative framework for assessing…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Program Evaluation
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Lauen, Douglas Lee – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2013
Pay for performance plans are spreading across the country due to the Obama administration's $4 billion Race to the Top initiative, which places a high priority on merit pay. Through a program that involved public accountability and bonuses, the state of North Carolina awarded more than $1 billion in school-based performance bonuses for meeting…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Science Tests, Science Instruction