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Thomas, Thomas C.; Muller, Jurgen – 1972
Policy implications stemming from empirical analyses that evaluate national federal compensatory programs are clouded because negative findings could be due to either the nature of the educational process or the inadequacy of the data collection and analysis technique. This paper constructs a framework within which the separate effects of each are…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Educational Policy
Download full textWellisch, Jean – 1974
The serious problems faced in the ESAA (Emergency School Aid Act) data collection effort (magnitude of the data to be collected, many kinds of respondents, and sensitivity of much of the data) are discussed. Procedures for overcoming obstacles are described. These include limiting collection to essential data, tailoring instruments to respondents,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Data Collection, Educational Assessment
Peer reviewedTrochim, William M.K. – Evaluation Review, 1982
Meta-analysis of Title I program evaluations shows the norm-referenced model overestimates positive effectiveness; while the regression-discontinuity design underestimates it. Potential biases include residual regression artifacts, attrition and time-of-testing problems in the norm-referenced design, and assignment, measurement, and data…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
DeVito, Pasquale J. – 1976
The purpose of this paper is to outline and explain the evaluation system used by the Rhode Island Department of Education to measure the effectiveness of compensatory education programs. An exposition of how relevant background, program and financial information is collected is presented. In addition, a delineation is made of the methods…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Compensatory Education, Data Collection, Program Effectiveness
St. Pierre, Robert G.; Proper, Elizabeth C. – 1976
A general interest in attrition, or loss of units from a study, stems in part from the observation that the infrequency of attention to attrition exacerbates problems of data interpretation. As a substudy of the national evaluation of Project Follow Through, the potential biasing effects of attrition of subjects from the sites were investigated.…
Descriptors: Analysis of Covariance, Attrition (Research Studies), Compensatory Education, Data Collection
Horst, Donald P.; Tallmadge, G. Kasten – 1976
The orientation of this report is that of identifying educational projects which can be considered clearly exemplary. The largest section consists of a 22-step procedure for validating the effectiveness of educational projects using existing evaluation data. It is not intended as a guide for conducting evaluations but rather for interpreting data…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Control Groups
