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Some Comments on the Massachusetts WIC Evaluation.

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Rush, David – American Journal of Public Health, 1984

Comments on an article by Kotelchuck and colleagues concerning the benefits of WIC participation on pregnancy outcomes. Raises methodological considerations, especially the effects of duration of WIC participation and benefits, and the problem of matching study subjects with controls. (GC)

Descriptors: Nutrition, Prenatal Influences, Program Evaluation, Research Methodology

Overview of a Policy Evaluation Design for Determining the Effectiveness of a State Minimum Competency Policy.

Hartman, Allan S. – 1980

A program is described for the evaluation of the basic skills policy of the State Board of Education in Massachusetts. The 1978 policy of the Board is to take effect in 1980-81 and will require annual assessment of student skills at three grade levels in all schools in five curriculum areas, but leaves the setting of standards to local option.…

Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Assessment, Educational Policy, Educational Testing