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Direct linkJohnson, Jeremiah; Hall, Jori; Greene, Jennifer C.; Ahn, Jeehae – American Journal of Evaluation, 2013
Evaluators have an obligation to present clearly the results of their evaluative efforts. Traditionally, such presentations showcase formal written and oral reports, with dispassionate language and graphs, tables, quotes, and vignettes. These traditional forms do not reach all audiences nor are they likely to include the most powerful presentation…
Descriptors: Evaluation Research, Change Strategies, Research Reports, Usability
Download full textPuma, Michael; Bell, Stephen; Cook, Ronna; Heid, Camilla; Shapiro, Gary; Broene, Pam; Jenkins, Frank; Fletcher, Philip; Quinn, Liz; Friedman, Janet; Ciarico, Janet; Rohacek, Monica; Adams, Gina; Spier, Elizabeth – Administration for Children & Families, 2010
This Technical Report is designed to provide technical detail to support the analysis and findings presented in the "Head Start Impact Study Final Report" (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, January 2010). Chapter 1 provides an overview of the Head Start Impact Study and its findings. Chapter 2 provides technical information on the…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Disadvantaged Youth, Low Income Groups, Kindergarten
Singh, Gurmit – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to report results from an evaluation of an online abstract mentoring programme to support early career and less experienced human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) researchers improve their chances of acceptance to International HIV/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Conferences. Design/methodology/approach: An…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Constructivism (Learning), Mentors, Informal Education
Hall, Melvin E. – 1979
Program portrayal is one way of addressing the need for increased descriptive capability in evaluation research. Portrayal supplements traditional reporting by utilizing subjective, anecdotal, or impressionistic information, in an appropriately communicable form, to enrich the description of program transactions, settings, and outcomes. It is…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Evaluation Methods, Evaluators, Program Descriptions
1970
This guide discusses in detail a variety of issues important to the preparation of a good evaluation report. Main sections are concerned with describing the context of the program (locale, school system, etc.); explaining the program (scope, personnel, procedures, etc.); reporting the evaluation (objectives, sample, measuring and reporting change,…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Authors, Descriptive Writing, Educational Programs
Ligon, Glynn; Jackson, Elaine E. – 1989
The efforts of the Austin (Texas) Public School District to improve the readability and usefulness of technical reports are reviewed. Coincident with, or consequent to, a 1977 letter by W. E. Jones to the editor of an Austin paper (the "Austin American Statesman") complaining about excessively lengthy (500-page) evaluation reports, the…
Descriptors: Documentation, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Research, Evaluation Utilization
Hein, William H., Jr., Ed. – 1975
The working papers that document the planning, construction, equipping, and operation of a laboratory facility dedicated to educational research and development (R&D) are organized into three volumes. Volume I sets forth the technical substance of the 12 working papers. This volume, Volume III, contains the technical attachments for Working Papers…
Descriptors: Budgets, Construction Programs, Contracts, Documentation
Ligon, Glynn – 1988
Examples of the difficulties that public school program evaluators can have in explaning perplexing results are provided. Arguments abound over the best way to report a finding that has multiple interpretations or presentation options, and the enigma of realizing that one way to report a finding is not the only way, or even necessarily the best…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Problems, Evaluation Utilization
Hawkridge, David G.; Campeau, Peggie L. – 1969
A complete description of the development of a guide to help authors improve the quality of descriptive evaluation reports of federally funded programs is provided. Improvements in reports would be particularly useful to planners who must decide if and how programs should be modified. The methods and procedures employed in the development of the…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Authors, Descriptive Writing, Educational Programs
Carden, Fred; Earl, Sarah – New Directions for Evaluation, 2007
Until the recent introduction of a dynamic interview-based process, the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), a Canadian development research funding agency, faced a challenge: project completion reports (PCRs) were not being completed in a timely and quality manner. This is a common problem many organizations face in completing…
Descriptors: Management Systems, Foreign Countries, Evaluative Thinking, Evaluation Methods
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The working papers that document the planning, constructing, equipping, and operation of a laboratory facility dedicated to educational research and development (R&D) are organized into three volumes. Volume I sets forth the technical substance of the 12 working papers. This volume, Volume II, includes 35 technical attachments for Working Papers…
Descriptors: Bids, Construction Costs, Construction Programs, Consultants
Smink, Jay, Ed.; Duckenfield, Marty, Ed. – 1998
This booklet contains 10 papers addressed to teachers wishing to make the case for service learning through action research on their own service learning programs. "Introduction" (Jay Smink) examines the need for teacher-based action research and evaluation. "Connect Service with Evaluation for Good Learning" (Robert D. Shumer) explains the…
Descriptors: Action Research, Citizenship Education, Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education
