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Download full textBlack, David R.; And Others – 1982
Health psychologists continue to have difficulty identifying prognostic indicators of weight loss success. Psychological, social, and demographic factors have been examined, but correlations with weight loss are disappointing. Actual behaviors or quantifications of specific actions and historical measures were examined for their validity in…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Body Weight, Health Programs, Intervention
Tims, Frank M. – 1982
The need for evaluation of drug abuse treatment programs has been generally recognized and mandated by law since 1976. To learn to what extent such evaluations are actually performed and to obtain information about those evaluations, drug abuse treatment programs receiving federal funds in 1979 were surveyed. Questionnaires were sent to a random…
Descriptors: Clinics, Drug Abuse, Drug Rehabilitation, Evaluation Methods
Lewis, Linda M.; And Others – 1978
The document analyzes monitoring procedures in use by other federal programs in an attempt to help the Bureau of Education for the Handicapped (BEH) develop its own procedures for waiver reviews. Waivers are explained as a request for exemption from P.L. 94-142's (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act) fiscal non-supplant requirements.…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
Vestal, Anita – 1982
Intended for use by new Head Start directors in Region III during their first year on the job, this orientation manual provides information focusing on several areas of program operation. Chapters of the manual include reference information on the following seven areas: regulations indices, self-assessment, grant application (proposal), program…
Descriptors: Eligibility, Enrollment, Financial Support, Grants
California Univ., Los Angeles. Center for the Study of Evaluation. – 1982
A participant's handbook for the workshop on an overview of bilingual program evaluation provides instructions and worksheets for the workshop activities. The handbook is accompanied by a workshop text. The workshop is the first of five 4-hour evaluation workshops designed to meet the basic information needs of teachers, administrators,…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Evaluation Methods, Guides, Instructional Materials
California Univ., Los Angeles. Center for the Study of Evaluation. – 1982
A participant's handbook for the workshop on basic concepts in evaluation design provides instructions and worksheets for the workshop activities. The handbook is accompanied by a workshop text. The workshop is the second of five 4-hour evaluation workshops designed to meet the basic information needs of teachers, administrators, evaluators, and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Evaluation Methods, Guides, Instructional Materials
Fortna, Richard O. – 1981
Measurement terms used in Title I evaluation are contained in this glossary. Several types of measurement techniques are identified and defined. Other measurement terms which are defined include those relating to validity, reliability, statistical analysis, test interpretation, and program effectiveness. (DWH)
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Evaluation Methods, Glossaries, Program Evaluation
Anderson, Judith I.; Stonehill, Robert M. – 1982
The evaluation strategies and results for Title I programs were compared and contrasted. Two systems of evaluation to examine the nature and effectiveness of Elementary Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title I programs nationwide were implemented. The first involved sponsoring national studies, including the Study of the Sustaining Effects of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Alkin, Marvin C.; And Others – 1982
This study investigated the utility of Title I evaluation, and in particular, the Title I Evaluation and Reporting System (TIERS). To examine utility, instances of evaluation use in state (SEA) and local education agencies (LEA) were identified, and the factors associated with that use were studied. Title I evaluation was used by SEAs to: insure…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs, Information Utilization, Program Evaluation
Indian Council of Child Welfare, New Delhi. – 1978
The main objectives of this seminar were (1) to offer an evaluative presentation of different models of preschool education throughout India and (2) to assess whether the content and methodology of various teacher-training programs bear adequate relation to skills required at the program implementation level. These proceedings contain papers…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Foreign Countries, Models, Postsecondary Education
Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. National Assessment of Educational Progress. – 1982
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is an ongoing effort to obtain comprehensive and dependable data on national educational achievement. Reports and related assessment materials, such as assessment objectives and items used to measure achievement, have been developed to meet the needs and interests of educators. Several…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, National Programs, Program Evaluation
Hurley, Daniel J.; Santos, Alan – 1981
The effectiveness of the community board in the mental health system specifically and in human service systems generally depends, to a large extent, on how the board's role and scope are defined and how its organizational structure and staffing procedures are developed. The development of community boards should be based upon the premises that (1)…
Descriptors: Accountability, Community Involvement, Community Leaders, Community Programs
Burstein, Leigh – 1981
Two specific methods of analysis in large-scale evaluations are considered: structural equation modeling and selection modeling/analysis of non-equivalent control group designs. Their utility in large-scale educational program evaluation is discussed. The examination of these methodological developments indicates how people (evaluators,…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Program Evaluation, Quasiexperimental Design, Research Design
Skutack, Dan E.; And Others – 1981
During fiscal year 1981, 56 secondary and 10 postsecondary institutions were evaluated on-site in Georgia. Data were gathered and a composite picture of the secondary and postsecondary institutions was presented based on vocational standards and criteria from the state's assessment guides. Some general conclusions compiled by the evaluation…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Outcomes of Education, Postsecondary Education, Program Effectiveness
Ott, Susan L.; Emanuel, Elizabeth, Ed. – 1980
The document contains the evaluation report on the Gifted Science Project in Montgomery County, Maryland, a program to identify resources for students in grades 3-8 who are motivated in science. The Project's primary product is a Project Resource File (PRF) listing people, places, and published materials that can be used by individual students. An…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Elementary Education, Enrichment, Gifted
