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Williams, Tracy Rundstrom – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2009
Judging from the recent surge in research on outcomes assessment, many study abroad offices rely on quantitative surveys and measures to collect student outcomes data. This paper presents a multidimensional, qualitative approach to data collection. This approach makes qualitative data easy to collect and encourages students to reflect and…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Program Effectiveness, Study Abroad, Program Evaluation
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Grizzle, Gloria A.; Witte, Ann D. – Evaluation Review, 1984
Utilizing social judgment theory, a method for eliciting opinions about the relative importance of multiple objectives, a model was developed to evaluate the performance of public agencies and programs. The model was then applied to the problem of establishing relative weights for six performance dimensions for a public agency. (Author/EGS)
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Evaluative Thinking, Judgment Analysis Technique
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Trochim, Wilham M. K. – Evaluation Review, 1985
Two quasiexperimental designs--nonequivalent dependent variable and reversed treatment designs--illustrate pattern matching logic as a basis for evaluation, examining college health services. Three pattern matches are significant: (1) program pattern match indicates implementation; (2) measurement match assesses test validity; and (3) effect…
Descriptors: Cluster Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Hypothesis Testing
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Wehmeyer, Michael L.; Garner, Nancy; Yeager, Danna; Lawrence, Margaret – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2006
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act requires that States provide a free, appropriate public education to children with disabilities residing within that state between the ages of 3 and 21. The ages of 18 to 21 constitute a unique time for students with disabilities whose peers have left public schools for postsecondary education or…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Special Education, Individualized Transition Plans, Educational Indicators