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Peer reviewedGoodson, Barbara D.; Layzer, Jean I.; St. Pierre, Robert G.; Bernstein, Lawrence S. – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2000
Responds to Gilliam et al.'s critique of evaluation of the Comprehensive Child Development Program (CCDP). Restates the policy implications of the study and comments on the design of the intervention and the evaluation. Concludes with remarks on how evaluation and research should be used to help low-income families. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Family Programs, Home Visits, Low Income Groups
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Direct linkRobinson, Paul W.; Robinson, Michael P. W.; Dunn, Todd W. – Canadian Journal of Counselling, 2003
In response to Dinkmeyer, McKay, and Dinkmeyer Jr.'s (1990) claim that individuals were incorrectly reporting Systematic Training for Effective Parenting (STEP) as being ineffective and recent claims of STEP being ineffective (e.g., Taylor & Biglan, 1998), the purpose of this article was to review the research and statements made about STEP's…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Child Rearing, Program Effectiveness, Validity
Yun, John T. – Education and the Public Interest Center, 2008
A new report published by the Manhattan Institute for Education Policy, "The Effect of Special Education Vouchers on Public School Achievement: Evidence from Florida's McKay Scholarship Program," attempts to examine the complex issue of how competition introduced through school vouchers affects student outcomes in public schools. The…
Descriptors: Evidence, Research Design, Public Schools, Academic Achievement
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Health, Education, and Human Services Div. – 1997
Although an extensive body of literature exists on Head Start, only a small part of this literature is program impact research. The body of existing research is inadequate in size, quality, and comparability for use in drawing conclusions about the impact of Head Start in any area in which Head Start provides services. This report from the General…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Quality, Educational Research, Outcomes of Education
Schonberger, Ann K. – 1985
A review of the literature is presented on developmental mathematics courses in two- and four-year colleges and universities. The paper is organized within the categories of status studies, placement, program evaluation, class management, student characteristics, and thought processes. Highlights of the report include: (1) an average of 2.0…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Processes, Educational Research, Postsecondary Education
Chaikind, Stephen; Sullivan, Helen – 1986
This paper reviews the following studies on the cost-effectiveness of the Chapter 1 compensatory education program: (1) Sustaining Effects Study; (2) Tallmadge Study; (3) the Kiesling Study for Rand; (4) Instructional Dimensions Study; (5) Response to Educational Needs Project Cost-Effectiveness Study; (6) Educational Testing Service/Ragosta…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Cost Effectiveness, Federal Programs, Program Budgeting
Cohen, Arthur M.; And Others – 1988
The Urban Community Colleges Transfer Opportunities Program (UCCTOP) was initiated in 1983 to stimulate the transfer of minority students from community colleges to universities. Collecting data on the effects of the UCCTOP activities proved to be one of the most difficult aspects of the project as community colleges typically do not have reliable…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Data Collection, Minority Groups
Hunt, Sally N.; Mann, Mary Beth – 1988
A research project was conducted to determine the effects of the Parenthood Education semester course on Louisiana students' knowledge of parenting and child development and their attitudes toward children and parenting. Data were collected from 563 high school students in 16 randomly selected schools through their home economics teachers, using…
Descriptors: High Schools, Home Economics, Outcomes of Education, Parenthood Education
Smith, Jean Burr – 1983
Following a discussion of various methods of evaluating the effectiveness of developmental programs, this paper presents a research design for the evaluation of a developmental math program. First, the paper examines the objectives and benefits of conducting formative and summative program evaluations. The paper then identifies the single group…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Evaluation Methods, Formative Evaluation, Mathematics Anxiety
Page-Valin, L.; And Others – 1977
In its evaluation of the effectiveness of driver education as taught in secondary and commercial schools, this report (1) investigates the objectives of driver education, (2) determines what is presently known about its effectiveness through a review of previous evaluative research, (3) discusses what driver education is likely/unlikely to…
Descriptors: Driver Education, Evaluation Criteria, Literature Reviews, Program Effectiveness
McCombs, Barbara L.; Dobrovolny, Jacqueline L. – 1980
In the area of aptitude-treatment interaction (ATI) research, an outcome variable which has received relatively little attention is differential student learning times, or students' relative learning efficiency on one treatment as opposed to another. Although it has been argued that learning times are not appropriate variables for evaluating…
Descriptors: Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Audiovisual Communications, Computer Assisted Instruction, Individual Differences
Bassi, Laurie J. – 1980
A study was conducted to develop a theoretical framework for unbiased estimation of the dynamic net impact of Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) programs on participants' earnings. (The possibility of selectivity bias arises from the non-random nature of participation in the program. That is, if participation is a function of…
Descriptors: Adults, Employment Programs, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Needs
FOX, DAVID J. – 1967
EVALUATING PROGRAMS FOR THE DISADVANTAGED IS DIFFICULT BECAUSE THERE IS NO CLEAR THEORETICAL OR OPERATIONAL DEFINITION OF THE TERM "DISADVANTAGED." THE PROLIFERATION OF SCHOOL PROGRAMS ALSO CREATES EVALUATION PROBLEMS, FOR OFTEN EVALUATION TAKES PLACE BEFORE THE PROGRAM IS EITHER FULLY IMPLEMENTED OR HAS FUNCTIONED FOR A SUFFICIENT PERIOD OF TIME.…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Programs, Educational Research, Educational Researchers
Brown, Robert D. – 1971
Several problems that an evaluator of an experimental college has to face and resolve are considered. These include: (1) the purpose of the evaluation and the role of the evaluator, (2) the utility of a research design model, (3) the specificity of program goals before the evaluation is planned, and (4) the appropriateness of standardized or local…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Research, Evaluation Methods, Experimental Colleges
Peer reviewedBrowning, Phillip; Irvin, Larry K. – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 1981
A review of research on vocational rehabilitation of the mentally retarded shows that many programs have been successful in placing clients. Evaluation methods are reviewed and vocational training methods in different states are described. Research shows that relevant evaluation, training, and placement can succeed. (JAC)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Job Placement, Job Training, Literature Reviews
