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Dimmitt, Carey; Carey, John C.; Hatch, Trish – Corwin Press, 2007
This book talks about the enormous pressure school counselors are under to document effectiveness by using data and producing quantitative accountability reports--whether or not they've had the appropriate training. Highly respected by counselor educators and trainers it gives preservice and inservice school counselors the tools to knowledgeably…
Descriptors: Program Development, Decision Making, Behavior Modification, Behavior Change
Feldis, Dorthyann; Johnson, Lawrence J.; Anania-Smith, Deborah – Diagnostique, 1997
A study investigated the frequency and helpfulness of information included in multidisciplinary assessment reports as rated by 458 early childhood professionals in planning intervention programs for young children with developmental delays and their families. Results indicate a significant difference in the ratings of direct service providers and…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Developmental Delays, Early Intervention, Evaluation Utilization
Dunbar, Stephen B. – 1991
In light of the National Education Goals of 1990, several arguments against any federally funded large-scale census approach to the assessment of college student learning in the United States are presented to clarify challenges to an objective of Goal 5, which specifies that "the proportion of college graduates who demonstrate advanced…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Graduates, Communication Skills, Critical Thinking
Bruininks, Robert H., Ed.; And Others – 1988
This benefit-cost evaluation project provides a comprehensive analysis of a school district special education program. The project addressed the need for information on ways to evaluate special education programs and to make programmatic decisions based on evaluation information. Project activities focused on the following four interrelated areas:…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Data Collection, Disabilities, Dropouts
Davis, Barbara Gross; And Others – 1987
To address the need for information on techniques and theory on the evaluation of composition instruction, this book has been revised to incorporate the most recent thinking on the topic. It begins with suggestions for how readers of different backgrounds can make best use of the book, followed by an introduction. The first chapter deals with…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Course Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization