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Morris, Lynn Lyons; Fitz-Gibbon, Carol Taylor; Lindheim, Elaine – 1987
The "CSE Program Evaluation Kit" is a series of nine books intended to assist people conducting program evaluations. This volume, the seventh in the kit, provides an overview of a variety of approaches to measuring performance outcomes. It presents considerations in deciding what to measure and in selecting or developing instruments best suited to…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Performance Tests, Program Evaluation
Griffith, William S.; Cervero, Ronald M. – Adult Education, 1977
Examines the claims of the developers of the Adult Performance Level (APL) program to improve the teaching and testing of adults enrolled in federally supported adult basic education programs, identifies APL's theoretical problems, scrutinizes the technical aspects of its development, and evaluates the role of the U.S. Office of Education in these…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Educational Objectives, Federal Programs, Performance Tests
Jordan, Gerald E. – Adult Literacy and Basic Education, 1977
Adult performance level (APL) methodology, results, and conclusions are summarized. Taking exception to functional literacy accounting for an individuals level of income, education, and job status, the author questions the utilitarian value of an APL curriculum. (Author)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Curriculum, Daily Living Skills
Download full textGriffith, William S.; Cervero, Ronald M. – 1976
Noting that the Federal adult education program, Adult Performance Level Program (APL), only affects 1% of its target population, the author examines the program and concludes with seven major observations: (1) Increased attention should be given to the admonition, "Users of the instrument should have a general knowledge of the principles of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs
Peer reviewedHeath, Linda – Evaluation and Program Planning: An International Journal, 1979
The effects of the changing nature of intelligence test items during the follow-up period for compensatory education program evaluations on the judgments about program effectiveness are examined. Data from the Stanford-Binet and from three compensatory education evaluations, are examined. Methods for dealing with differential validity are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth
Millman, Jason – 1974
This chapter should not only acquaint the reader with the present state of the art on Criterion-Referenced (CR) measurement but also suggest possible directions for further inquiry. The goal of the first part of this chapter is to deal with the definitional dilemma of CR measurement by proceeding from the more traditional view of CR measurement to…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Bayesian Statistics, Behavioral Objectives, Comparative Analysis
1975
The 62 papers presented at the 1975 conference of the Military Testing Association cover almost all areas of military and occupational assessment and evaluation, and are arranged in 19 "common subject-matter groupings": Symposium (on Aptitude Testing), Training Extension Courses, Computerized Testing, Task Validation and Qualification…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Career Counseling, Certification, Computer Assisted Instruction
