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Peer reviewedHarris, Thomas E.; Smith, Robert M. – Journal of the American Forensic Association, 1973
Descriptors: Debate, Educational Objectives, Extracurricular Activities, Intercollegiate Cooperation
Gresh, Bernard – Cogito - Knowledge and Action in Adult Education, 1971
Focuses on the issue of program evaluation in relation to the adult education agency in the context of the social system analysis set forth in the Knox agency essay (1967). (Author/DR)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Educational Programs, Evaluation
Direct linkHouse, Ernest R. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1982
Different approaches to evaluation are described: systems analysis, behavioral objectives, professional review, and case study. For an evaluation system to operate, it must be perceived as being fair; the legitimacy of evaluation is dependent on the issue of fairness. (MLW)
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Case Studies, College Programs, Decision Making
Rossi, Robert J.; McLaughlin, Donald H. – Evaluation Quarterly, 1979
Establishing evaluation objectives requires formal, frequent, and extensive interaction among program evaluators and administrators to obtain from administrators the information necessary to make the most effective choices in planning and carrying out evaluations. Three techniques are described that can be used to ensure that this interaction is…
Descriptors: Administrators, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making, Evaluation Needs
Peer reviewedWatson, Ken, Ed.; And Others – Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation/La Revue canadienne d'evaluation de programme, 1997
The seven articles in this edition show that cost-benefit analysis is emerging from the confusion of the 1980s and is probably going to become the central tool of program evaluation in the future. The modern approach involves incorporating probability distributions into the cost-benefit analysis. None of the articles are specifically…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Economic Impact, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries
Adams, Pam; Townsend, David – International Electronic Journal for Leadership in Learning, 2006
An invitation to explore innovative practices in program and system evaluation in a medium-sized school jurisdiction of approximately 11,000 students has resulted in a model with generative characteristics. This paper will describe the process, and several of the outcomes, when a generative evaluation approach is used to assess the effectiveness…
Descriptors: Systems Analysis, Program Evaluation, School Effectiveness, Evaluation Methods
Hamdan, Mohamed Zaid – 1986
A systematic methodology is proposed for the evaluation of curriculum. Four domains are identified, including the evaluation of: (1) curriculum planning; (2) curriculum development; (3) curriculum implementation; and (4) curriculum effects. Evaluating curriculum planning must include determining the legality of the curriculum and must consider the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Assessment, Educational Planning
Download full textEducational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. – 1969
The 1969 Invitational Conference on Testing Problems had as its theme "Toward a Theory of Achievement Measurement." Papers presented in Session I, The Nature of Educational Achievement, were: (1) "Concepts of Achievement and Proficiency" by William E. Coffman; (2) "The Functions and Uses of Educational Measurement" by Winton H. Manning; (3)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Achievement Tests, Conference Reports
Roderer, Nancy K.; Goshen, Carolyn J. – 1983
Based on analysis of the current system and comparison with existing and possible alternatives, this report evaluates the effectiveness of the Indiana library cooperative network, a de facto network based on the activities of individual libraries, Area Library Services Authorities (ALSAs), the Indiana Cooperative Library Services Authority…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Guidelines, Information Services, Library Cooperation
Orr, William T., Jr. – Florida Educational Research and Development Council Research Bulletin, 1985
Program advisory committees in vocational education have traditionally been charged with the responsibility of evaluating programs for the purpose of keeping them up to date with business and industry practices and current technology. Rapid technological development and accountability requirements have led to state mandates that the advisory…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Evaluation Methods, Models, Postsecondary Education
Gow, Doris T. – 1978
This manual is for the training of linking agents between Education R&D and schools and for training teachers in the process of intrinsic analysis of curriculum materials. Intrinsic analysis means analysis of the instruction or process through examination of the materials, or artifacts, including teacher and student materials, developer's…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Instructional Design, Instructional Materials, Linking Agents
Nagle, John M.; And Others – 1976
The School Planning, Evaluation, and Communication System (SPECS) is an overall design for districtwide program assessment and development. It is both a way of interrelating planning and evaluation of individual programs and a way of comparing the outcomes of all district programs with the district's community-defined educational goals. Component…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Guides
Newton, Robert D. – 1976
Planning-programming-budgeting systems (PPBS) have been looked on by public-sector organizations as a mechanism to improve the decision process in resource allocation. PPBS requires (1) selecting the overall long-range objectives of the organization and the systematic analysis of various courses of action leading to their attainment; (2) deciding…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Budgeting, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Economics
Pruitt, Gary K.; Dieterly, Duncan L. – 1975
The results of a study to evaluate the potential life-cycle costs and cost savings that could be realized by applying the Digital Avionics Information System (DAIS) concept to future avionic systems were presented. The tasks evaluated included selection of program elements for costing, selection of DAIS installation potential, definition of a…
Descriptors: Aerospace Industry, Aviation Technology, Cost Effectiveness, Information Systems
McGowan, Francis A.; McGowan, Francis A., II – 1972
The author combined cost-benefit analysis with systems analysis, using the Optner model, to analyze the vocational education program in Danbury, Connecticut (a demonstration city), in 1969-70 and 1970-71. Background information on the community and the program's development are related; the analysis is presented in summary, illustrated by figures,…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Educational Research, High Schools, Input Output Analysis
