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Peer reviewedCoulson, John E. – Journal of Educational Statistics, 1978
Problems encountered in large-scale educational evaluations are discussed using the evaluation of the Emergency School Aid Act as an example. This extensive article focuses primarily on methodological issues. (JKS)
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Data Analysis, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textDopyera, John – 1969
The work completed to date on the development and validation of a procedure for assessing the micro-environments of preschool children is summarized. It was speculated that the lack of evidence that compensatory programs facilitate developmental changes in children might be due to actual lack of influence by the programs, to the subtlety of the…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques, Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged
Nevo, David; Friedman, Etel – 1992
The relationship among various characteristics of evaluation studies and their overall quality was studied using all of the evaluation studies (N=366) conducted in Israel over 30 years on special projects for disadvantaged students at the elementary school level. The following variables were defined to describe each study: (1) evaluation…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Definitions, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Assessment
Anderson, Janice K. – 1977
Passage of the Education Amendments of 1974 added a new section to Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, which required the U.S. Commissioner of Education to undertake specific activities regarding evaluation of the program. Efforts made by the Office of Education to implement this law are described, including the…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Compensatory Education, Data Collection, Disadvantaged Youth
Gamel, Nona N.; And Others – 1975
The main objective of this study was the development of an evaluation and reporting system that would provide information considered to be meaningful to those involved at the local, district, state, and federal levels. Subobjectives are to determine the amount and type of evaluation information needed at each level to assess the ability and…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Data Collection, Educational Assessment, Educational Research
Hubert, John A. – 1978
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I Evaluation and Reporting System is a method for giving a federally funded project in reading or math an overall score on its cognitive effectiveness. This System introduced the Normal Curve Equivalent (NCE) as an aid in aggregating Title I program scores across states and nationwide regardless of…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Compensatory Education, Control Groups
Scheflen, Kenneth C.; Brandewie, Robert J. – 1973
The document evaluates the impact of the Veterans' Education and Training Service (VETS) program on G.I. Bill utilization rates. The VETS program is designed to increase enrollments of educationally and economically disadvantaged veterans in Veterans' Administration education and training programs. Statistical data on veterans and descriptive data…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Programs
Burkheimer, Graham J.; And Others – 1977
In order to obtain information about intermediate educational outcomes, especially the post secondary experience, this followup study of the Upward Bound Program (UB) was conducted. The study focused on educational progress and persistence, but also investigated student's educational expectations and problems experienced in obtaining an education.…
Descriptors: Attendance, College Preparation, Data Analysis, Data Collection
