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Wolf, Rebecca; Morrison, Jennifer; Inns, Amanda; Slavin, Robert; Risman, Kelsey – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2020
Rigorous evidence of program effectiveness has become increasingly important with the 2015 passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). One question that has not yet been fully explored is whether program evaluations carried out or commissioned by developers produce larger effect sizes than evaluations conducted by independent third parties.…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Effect Size, Sample Size
Hora, Matthew T.; Millar, Susan B.; Arrigoni, Jessica; Kretchmar, Kerry – Wisconsin Center for Education Research (NJ1), 2009
This paper describes the analysis of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Math and Science Partnership (MSP) program's January 2008 Learning Network Conference (LNC). This study focuses on the methodologies used by the MSP community to generate evidence and seeks to understand topics of interest to the 320 LNC participants. The data set for this…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Science Education, Evidence, Educational Research
Chase, Clinton I. – 1968
This report describes a 1-week institute designed to upgrade research and evaluation skills of persons associated with PL 89-10 Title I and Title III projects. The institute's objectives were to illustrate and provide experience in: (1) operationalizing objectives of instructional programs; (2) designing projects with appropriate controls to allow…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Educational Researchers, Evaluation Methods, Institutes (Training Programs)
Hill, Robert E., Jr. – 1966
This report describes and evaluates the Advanced Educational Research Institute held from June 20 through August 12, 1966. The primary objective of the institute was the further development and extension of the research competencies of the trainees. The 23 participants were primarily faculty members in institutions of higher education across the…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Educational Researchers, Fellowships, Institutes (Training Programs)
Hallam, Kenneth J. – 1967
The 1966-67 Towson Undergraduate Research Training Program consisted of: (1) three 4-credit hour courses in the basic concepts of measurement, experimental design, and data analysis; (2) a 4-credit hour course in the research literature of education; (3) a 6-credit hour research practicum in the summer session; and (4) a colloquium series,…
Descriptors: College Programs, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Educational Research
Oakes, Jeannie; And Others – 1985
A curriculum project is described which illustrates the use of collaborative inquiry, a cooperative effort between university researchers and educational practitioners. Four tenets of collaborative inquiry are outlined. (1) Researchers and school practitioners work together on all phases of the effort. (2) The effort is focused on real world as…
Descriptors: Action Research, Change Strategies, College School Cooperation, Cooperative Programs