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Thiem, Alrik – American Journal of Evaluation, 2017
The search for necessary and sufficient causes of some outcome of interest, referred to as "configurational comparative research," has long been one of the main preoccupations of evaluation scholars and practitioners. However, only the last three decades have witnessed the evolution of a set of formal methods that are sufficiently…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Research Methodology, Comparative Analysis, Tutorial Programs
Marjanovic, Sonja; Hanney, Stephen; Wooding, Steven – RAND Corporation, 2009
This report critically examines studies of how scientific research drives innovation which is then translated into socio-economic benefits. It focuses on research evaluation insights that are relevant not only to the academic community, but also to policymakers and evaluation practitioners--and particularly to biomedical and health research…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, Evaluation Research, Research and Development, Research Reports
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Clark, Richard E. – Academic Medicine, 1992
Most evaluations of technology-based instruction are poorly designed because of failure to control three common confounding variables: (1) use of different instructional methods in different treatments; (2) presentation of different content in different treatments; and (3) the novelty of new media, which tends to increase early motivation and…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Educational Economics, Educational Media, Educational Technology