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Peer reviewedGersten, Russell – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1984
Conclusion about site-specific determinants of educational outcomes of the controversial longitudinal evaluation of the Follow Through programs (1976) are challenged again by reexamining the Direct Instruction model data. Reanalysis confirms earlier critiques and supports more recent research funding on the relationship between types of…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Mathematics Achievement
Peer reviewedBarber, Larry W.; Bullock, Terry – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1980
The evaluation of the reading programs in the Eugene, Oregon, public schools is described. Emphasis is placed on the eclectic approach to reading in the district prior to the evaluation and on the effect of using staff members as evaluators in their own district. (CTM)
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Program Evaluation
Peer reviewedHanushek, Eric A. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1999
Reviews Tennessee's Project Student/Teacher Achievement Ratio (STAR) and puts the results in the context of other nonexperimental evidence about class size. Nonexperimental evidence does not support any achievement gains attributable to class-size reduction, and empirical evidence from STAR has design and implementation flaws that cast doubt on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Educational Research, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedHanson, Ralph A.; Schutz, Richard E. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1986
The use of standardized achievement tests as the primary criterion measures in the evaluation of basic skills programs has been criticized. In a comparative study of three types of tests, this article examines the major issue behind this criticism. (Author/JAZ)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedJaeger, Richard M. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1979
A liberal interpretation of Section 151 of Public Law 93-380, to implement effective local evaluation of Title I programs, is supported. Weaknesses are cited: (1) nationwide impact data, (2) unsound aggregation of Title I achievement gains, and (3) lack of consideration of alternative evaluation methods. (MH)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Compensatory Education, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedHouse, Ernest R. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1979
A detailed and critical analysis of the evaluation of the Follow Through program is presented. The history, critical decisions, and politics of the evaluation are examined. (JKS)
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Cost Effectiveness, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Policy
