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Summary: Common Themes and a Checklist.
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Brown, Robert D.; Braskamp, Larry A. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1980
The 50-item Utilization Enhancement Checklist involves: determining evaluator role; understanding organizational context; planning; conducting the evaluation; and communicating evaluative information. The checklist is presented as a summary of the preceding nine articles. (Available from: Jossey-Bass, Inc., 433 California St., San Francisco, CA…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs, Evaluators
Improving Mailed Questionnaire Design.
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Sudman, Seymour; Bradburn, Norman – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1984
Situations in which mailed questionnaires are most appropriate are identified. Population variables, characteristics of questionnaires, and social desirability variables are examined in depth. (Author)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Evaluation Methods, Program Evaluation, Research Methodology
Evaluation Research Society Standards for Program Evaluation.
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New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1982
The ERS Standard for Program Evaluation encompass front-end analysis, evaluability assessment, formative evaluation, impact evaluation, program monitoring, and evaluation of evaluation. Written as simple admonitory statements, the Standards are organized into sections on formative and negotiation, structure and design, data collection and…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Disclosure, Evaluation Methods
Toward Guidelines for Evaluating Large-Scale Computerized Models.
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Thompson, Bruce W. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1981
To enable decision makers to become more aware of the levels of confidence that can be placed in the results of particular computerized decision models, methods for establishing confidence levels are discussed. The U.S. General Accounting Office has developed criteria and review procedures for evaluating computerized policy analysis models.…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Decision Making, Evaluation Methods, Federal Programs
The 1975 Australian Family Law Act: A Model for Assessing Legal Impacts.
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McCleary, Richard; Riggs, James E. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1982
Time series analysis is applied to an assessment of the temporary and permanent impact of the 1975 Australian Family Law Act and its effect on number of divorces. The application and construct validity of the model is examined. (Author/PN)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Demography, Divorce, Evaluation Methods
Evaluating Bilingual Education Using a Time Series Design.
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McConnell, Beverly B. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1982
A six-year evaluation of the long-range benefits of bilingual education illustrates the utility of time series and between-group variance for programs involving linguistic and ethnic minority populations. Through the described Individualized Bilingual Instruction children were brought to a level of balanced bilingualism in approximately a…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Methods, Individualized Instruction