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Gargani, John; Donaldson, Stewart I. – New Directions for Evaluation, 2011
This chapter describes a concrete process that stakeholders can use to make predictions about the future performance of programs in local contexts. Within the field of evaluation, the discussion of validity as it relates to outcome evaluation seems to be focused largely on questions of internal validity (Did it work?) with less emphasis on…
Descriptors: Validity, Prediction, Program Evaluation, Evaluation Utilization
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Tsai, Shu-Fei; Cheney, Douglas; Walker, Bridget – Behavioral Disorders, 2013
The quality of classrooms serving students with emotional and behavioral disabilities (EBD) is a continuing concern because of its influence on students' educational outcomes. Program evaluation of classrooms for students with EBD has been a recommended practice for many years since Grosenick, George, and George (1987) conducted their…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, Program Evaluation, Psychometrics
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Chen, Huey-Tsyh; Ross, Peter H. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1987
A theory-driven approach to validity is proposed. The central argument is that a model or theory should be formulated in a program evaluation and the modeling process should include the identification of potential threats to validity in research. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Program Evaluation, Research Methodology, Sample Size
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Madson, Michael B.; Melchert, Timothy P.; Whipp, Joan L. – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2004
A syllabus analysis instrument was developed to assist program evaluators, administrators and faculty in the identification of skills that students use as they complete their college coursework. While this instrument can be tailored for use with a variety of learning domains, we used it to assess students' use of and exposure to computer…
Descriptors: Computers, Course Descriptions, Program Evaluation, Reliability