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Tuttle, Christina Clark; Teh, Bing-ru; Nichols-Barrer, Ira; Gill, Brian P.; Gleason, Philip – Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., 2010
In this set of four supplemental tables, the authors compare the baseline test scores of the treatment and matched control group samples observed in each year after KIPP entry (outcome years 1 to 4). As discussed in Chapter III, the authors used an iterative propensity score estimation procedure to calculate each student's probability of entering…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Middle Schools, Student Characteristics, Tables (Data)
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Thomas, Barbara; Heick, Merle – Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 1973
The purpose of this study is to assess continuing education needs of registered nurses in Iowa to provide more purposeful planning to meet their developmental needs. (Author)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Demography, Nurses, Nursing Education
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Harasymiw, Stefan J.; Horn, Marcia D. – Education, 1975
This study investigated the effect of a program designed to prepare teachers for integration of handicapped students into the regular class. (Editor)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Handicapped Children, Mainstreaming, Program Evaluation
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MacKay, A. – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 1976
Intends to identify some of the problems associated with evaluation of a province-wide program, to describe how these problems were dealt with in the particular case under review, and to suggest how evaluators and their clients might approach problems of a similar nature. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Educational Research, Evaluation Criteria, Program Descriptions
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Forsyth, Robert A. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1973
Article is concerned with a model for school system evaluation. The usefulness of the indices from this model depend on their stability, and this study presents evidence related to their stability when pupils and factors related to time are considered as sources of error. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Correlation, Educational Quality, Models, Multiple Regression Analysis
EPIE Report: Number 76, 1976
Details the procedures followed in obtaining a frequency-of-use list of the most-to-least-used instructional materials in mathematics (K-12), reading (K-6), and science and social studies (each 7-12). (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials, Media Selection, Merchandise Information
Granville, Arthur C.; And Others – 1976
This interim report of a pilot year impact study on evaluation methodology is part of a series of documents on the evaluation of Project Developmental Continuity, a Head Start demonstration program aimed at promoting educational and developmental continuity between children's Head Start and primary school experiences. This report deals with…
Descriptors: Attrition (Research Studies), Comparative Analysis, Data Collection, Demonstration Programs
Hoepfner, Ralph; And Others – 1977
Sampling techniques used in "A Study of the Sustaining Effects of Compensatory Education" are described in detail. The Sustaining Effects Study is a large, multi-faceted study of issues related to the compensatory education of elementary school students. Public elementary schools that include grades between one and six are eligible for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth
Burghardt, John; McConnell, Sheena; Meckstroth, Alicia; Schochet, Peter; Johnson, Terry; Homrighausen, John – 1999
The National Job Corps Study was conducted in 1994-1996 to provide a thorough and rigorous assessment of the impacts of the Job Corps on key participant outcomes. To ensure that the study was well implemented, a study team from Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., (MPR) investigated outcome and admission (OA) procedures in each Job Corps region and…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Career Education, Community Relations, Comparative Analysis