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| Schnoes, Connie | 1 |
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Peer reviewedDivorski, S.; Scheirer, M. A. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2001
Identified methods that six federal agencies reported using to verify and validate performance data used in complying with the requirements of the Government Performance and Results Act. Developed a framework containing four major approaches to assessing and improving data quality. (SLD)
Descriptors: Data Collection, Evaluation Methods, Federal Government, Performance Based Assessment
Peer reviewedMurphy-Berman, Virginia; Schnoes, Connie; Chambers, Jeff M. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2000
Presents an early stage evaluation model that was used to provide a framework to assess the effectiveness of three comprehensive community initiative projects that were put in place in Nebraska in 1996. Discusses challenges of evaluating these broadbased initiatives and pitfalls in using result-based performance evaluation. (SLD)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Programs, Evaluation Methods, Models
Peer reviewedCozzens, Susan E. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1997
Reviews the state of the art in performance measures and assessment processes in program evaluation before the passage of the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA), and discusses difficulties in fitting these practices into the GPRA format. Presents a simple logic model for evaluating research programs. (SLD)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems, Knowledge Level, Measurement Techniques
