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Learning from Cluster Randomized Trials in Education: An Assessment of the Capacity of Studies to Determine "What Works," "For Whom," and "Under What Conditions"
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Spybrook, Jessaca; Zhang, Qi; Kelcey, Ben; Dong, Nianbo – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2020
Over the past 15 years, we have seen an increase in the use of cluster randomized trials (CRTs) to test the efficacy of educational interventions. These studies are often designed with the goal of determining whether a program works, or answering the what works question. Recently, the goals of these studies expanded to include for whom and under…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Educational Research, Program Effectiveness, Intervention
The Yale Child Welfare Research Program: Implications for Social Policy.
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Rescorla, Leslie A.; Zigler, Edward – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1981
The goals, methods, and long- and short-term effects of a comprehensive intervention project are described. Included is a discussion of the social policy implications, particularly that intervention programs should provide quality services and options responsive to the needs of the individuals. (Author/GK)
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Intervention, Policy Formation, Program Effectiveness
Parent Education in the 1970s.
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Clarke-Stewart, K. Alison – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1981
Evidence of the need and market for parent education is offered. Social reform and scientific understanding of parental childrearing are discussed, and the need for systematic study of parent education programs in advancing the quest for knowledge about the best environments for children's growth is argued. (Author/GK)
Descriptors: Intervention, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Education, Program Effectiveness
Bilingual Education: Some Perplexing Observations.
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Tucker, G. Richard – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1979
The position is taken that the effectiveness of bilingual education programs has not been adequately researched or evaluated. The lack of appropriate critical, empirical, or longitudinal studies is attributed to several factors. (MH)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Needs, Program Effectiveness
Evaluating Effectiveness: A Comparison of Federal Expectations and Local Capabilities for Evaluation among Federally Funded Model Demonstration Programs.
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DeStefano, Lizanne – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1992
Citing the signaling and charged use distinction, examines federal expectations and need for evaluation data and extent of local capabilities to meet those expectations when secondary/transition model demonstration projects, funded by the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services, were obligated to improve amount, quality, and use of…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Demonstration Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
The Effect of Test Selection on Title I Project Impact.
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Jaeger, 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
Comparing and Contrasting the National Research Council Report "On Evaluating Curricular Effectiveness" with the What Works Clearinghouse Approach
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Confrey, Jere – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2006
This article summarizes the findings of the National Research Council (NRC) report "On Evaluating Curricular Effectiveness" and examines the reviews in middle grades mathematics undertaken by the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC). The NRC report reviewed and assessed 147 key evaluations of 13 National Science Foundation-supported K-12 mathematics…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Quasiexperimental Design, Content Analysis