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Lottery-Based Evaluations of Early Education Programs: Opportunities and Challenges for Building the Next Generation of Evidence. Working Paper 30970
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Weiland, Christina; Unterman, Rebecca; Dynarski, Susan; Abenavoli, Rachel; Bloom, Howard; Braga, Breno; Faria, Ann-Marie; Greenberg, Erica H.; Jacob, Brian; Arnold Lincove, Jane; Manship, Karen; McCormick, Meghan; Miratrix, Luke; Monarrez, Tomás E.; Morris-Perez, Pamela; Shapiro, Anna; Valant, Jon; Weixler, Lindsay – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2023
Lottery-based identification strategies offer potential for generating the next generation of evidence on U.S. early education programs. Our collaborative network of five research teams applying this design in early education and methods experts has identified six challenges that need to be carefully considered in this next context: (1) available…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Program Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Admission (School)
In the Spirit of William Georgetti: Scrutiny of a Prestigious National Scholarship Selection Process
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Schluter, Philip J.; Johnston, Lucy – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2017
Postgraduate scholarship programmes are increasingly important for supporting gifted students from diverse backgrounds. Systems and processes in the application, determination and delivery of scholarships must be robust, transparent, accountable and equitable. However, they are rarely evaluated. One of the most prestigious scholarships in New…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, Scholarships, Selection Criteria
The Foruth Annual Award for Excellence in Teaching. An Analysis of Procedure and Data.
Di Mauro, Philip Victor – 1973
The purpose of the thesis was to present the procedure and techniques used to select the fourth annual recipient of the Rear Admiral John J. Shieffelin Award for Excellence in Teaching. The data and results were analyzed and compared with the results from the previous year. Findings indicate that the best teacher in each of the eleven academic…
Descriptors: Awards, Comparative Analysis, Competitive Selection, Evaluation Methods
An Approach for Defining Selection Criteria of Applicants for Medical Residency Training.
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Leonard, Arthur; Harris, Ilene – Journal of Medical Education, 1980
A potential generalizable approach for assessing, eliciting, and codifying criteria to select candidates for positions in the Hennepin County Medical Center primary care internal medicine residency program is described. The approach involves a faculty questionnaire designed to examine the importance of various types of criteria. (JMD)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Competitive Selection, Evaluation Methods, Graduate Medical Education
Admission Decisions and Performance during Medical School.
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Milstein, Robert M.; And Others – Journal of Medical Education, 1981
A study is reported that compared a group of 24 applicants who were interviewed and accepted at the Yale University School of Medicine but went to other medical schools with a group who attended the same schools but had been rejected at Yale following an interview and committee deliberation. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Applicants
Up to the Mark: A Study of the Examination Game.
Miller, C. M. L.; Parlett, M. – 1974
Evaluation plays an important role in the academic career of students and instructors. It is a concept that is repeated throughout the academic year and one that determines future roles and placement of students. This report is a summary of the findings of the first two years of a five-year research study of evaluation conducted at Edinburgh…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Competitive Selection, Evaluation Methods, Grades (Scholastic)
Selection to Pre-Employment Trades Based Courses. Working Paper 5.
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Mageean, Pauline – 1985
This paper looks at the selection of students in Australia for trades-based prevocational or pre-apprenticeship courses. Selections for two types of courses are considered in the paper: (1) pre-apprenticeship courses that focus on a particular trade area and usually lead to credit in only one apprenticeship course; and (2) prevocational courses…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Admission (School)