Enhancing the Possibility of Success by Measuring the Probability of Failure in an Educational Program.

Brookhart, Susan M.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ543843

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Publication Date: 1997

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Enhancing the Possibility of Success by Measuring the Probability of Failure in an Educational Program.

Brookhart, Susan M.; And Others

Evaluation and Program Planning, v20 n1 p17-25 Feb 1997

Process Analysis is described as a method for identifying and measuring the probability of events that could cause the failure of a program, resulting in a cause-and-effect tree structure of events. The method is illustrated through the evaluation of a pilot instructional program at an elementary school. (SLD)

Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Education, Failure, Identification, Measurement Techniques, Pilot Projects, Probability, Program Evaluation, Success

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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