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Lindner, Mark D.; Vancea, Adrian; Chen, Mei-Ching; Chacko, George – American Journal of Evaluation, 2016
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the largest source of funding for biomedical research in the world. Funding decisions are made largely based on the outcome of a peer review process that is intended to provide a fair, equitable, timely, and unbiased review of the quality, scientific merit, and potential impact of the research. There have…
Descriptors: Medical Research, Biomedicine, Peer Evaluation, Evaluation Criteria
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Valentine, Jeffrey C.; Cooper, Harris – Psychological Methods, 2008
Assessments of studies meant to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions, programs, and policies can serve an important role in the interpretation of research results. However, evidence suggests that available quality assessment tools have poor measurement characteristics and can lead to opposing conclusions when applied to the same body of…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Program Effectiveness, Evaluation Methods, Scores
Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy, 2007
The purpose of this Guide is to advise researchers, policymakers, and others on when it is possible to conduct a high-quality randomized controlled trial in education at reduced cost. Well-designed randomized controlled trials are recognized as the gold standard for evaluating the effectiveness of an intervention (i.e., program or practice) in…
Descriptors: Costs, Scores, Data, Research Design