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Download full textPetrowsky, Michael C. – 1997
In spring 1996, Arizona's Glendale Community College (GCC) undertook an evaluation of an introductory macroeconomics course using the national Test of Understanding in College Economics (TUCE III). Specifically, the study sought to determine how GCC student outcomes compared to national results on the TUCE III and if the college's macroeconomics…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Community Colleges, Course Evaluation, Macroeconomics
Petrowsky, Michael C. – 1997
In spring 1996, Arizona's Glendale Community College (GCC) undertook an evaluation of a microeconomics course using the national Test of Understanding in College Economics (TUCE III). Specifically, the study sought to determine how GCC student outcomes compared to national results on the TUCE III and if the microeconomics course made a statistical…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Community Colleges, Course Evaluation, Microeconomics
Horst, Donald P.; Fagan, Barbara M. – 1976
Twelve common errors which can invalidate an otherwise sound evaluation are identified, and ways to avoid them are presented. The hazards are: (1) grade-equivalent scores; (2) inappropriate statistical adjustments with nonequivalent control groups; (3) administering norm-referenced tests at inappropriate times of the school year; (4) inappropriate…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education
