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Critical Measurement Issues in Translational Research
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Glasgow, Russell E. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2009
This article summarizes critical evaluation needs, challenges, and lessons learned in translational research. Evaluation can play a key role in enhancing successful application of research-based programs and tools as well as informing program refinement and future research. Discussion centers on what is unique about evaluating programs and…
Descriptors: Evaluation Needs, Evaluation Methods, Measurement Objectives, Measurement Techniques
Why Multivariable Analyses?
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Huberty, Carl J. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1994
Purposes of multivariate analyses are discussed, focusing on the primary purposes of prediction and structure identification and the secondary purpose of response variable ordering. The sound initial choice of response variables and the advisability of simpler analyses when feasible are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Measurement Techniques, Multivariate Analysis
Client Use of Evaluation Findings: An Examination of Salient Variables.
Duggan, Joan G.; And Others – 1983
This paper is concerned with the identification and testing of salient variables which show potential for explaining client use of evaluation information. A single-page interview instrument was devised which aggregated the factors and factor categories collected following an extensive review of the literature. Data were collected from a…
Descriptors: Classification, Data Collection, Discriminant Analysis, Evaluation Utilization
How To Ask Survey Questions. The Survey Kit, Volume 2.
Fink, Arlene – 1995
The nine-volume Survey Kit is designed to help readers prepare and conduct surveys and become better users of survey results. All the books in the series contain instructional objectives, exercises and answers, examples of surveys in use, illustrations of survey questions, guidelines for action, checklists of "dos and don'ts," and…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Data Collection, Educational Research, Evaluation Methods
Increasing the Utility of Research via the Application of Multiple-Model Designs.
Bower, JoAnn C.; And Others – 1987
This paper discusses the experiences and insight derived from the 1985-1986 Statewide Evaluation of the Early Education Program of Handicapped Children in Louisiana, the multimethod evaluation of preschool intervention projects for handicapped and at-risk children. The program served almost 5,000 handicapped preschoolers and their parents,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Data Collection, Disabilities, Evaluation Utilization
Indicators of Educational Performance.
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McEwen, Nelly, Ed. – International Journal of Educational Research, 1996
The eight chapters of this issue focus on the uses, issues, and implications of national and international indicators of educational performance. They explore progress in using indicators to inform policy decisions and describe the progress of selected countries in developing, analyzing, interpreting, and reporting indicators of educational…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Developing Nations, Educational Assessment, Educational Indicators
How To Measure Survey Reliability and Validity. The Survey Kit, Volume 7.
Litwin, Mark S. – 1995
The nine-volume Survey Kit is designed to help readers prepare and conduct surveys and become better users of survey results. All the books in the series contain instructional objectives, exercises and answers, examples of surveys in use, illustrations of survey questions, guidelines for action, checklists of "dos and don'ts," and…
Descriptors: Costs, Data Collection, Educational Research, Evaluation Methods