ERIC Number: ED545097
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Apr
Pages: 50
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-
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Understanding Variation in Treatment Effects in Education Impact Evaluations: An Overview of Quantitative Methods. NCEE 2014-4017
Schochet, Peter Z.; Puma, Mike; Deke, John
National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance
This report summarizes the complex research literature on quantitative methods for assessing how impacts of educational interventions on instructional practices and student learning differ across students, educators, and schools. It also provides technical guidance about the use and interpretation of these methods. The research topics addressed include: subgroup (moderator) analyses based on study participants' characteristics measured "before" the intervention is implemented; subgroup analyses based on study participants' experiences, mediators, and outcomes measured "after" program implementation; and impact estimation when treatment effects vary. The focus is on randomized controlled trials, but the methods are also applicable to quasi-experimental designs. [This report was prepared for the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) by Decision Information Resources, Inc. under Contract ED-IES-12-C-0057, Analytic Technical Assistance and Development.]
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Educational Research, Intervention, Evaluation Research, Program Effectiveness, Effect Size, Participant Characteristics, Sampling, Computation, Literature Reviews, Program Evaluation, Educational Methods, Outcome Measures, Quasiexperimental Design, Influences, Context Effect, Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Teacher Characteristics, Student Characteristics, Generalization, Regression (Statistics), Scoring, Structural Equation Models, Causal Models, Scores, Academic Achievement, Validity, Pretests Posttests
National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance. Available from: ED Pubs. P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Tel: 877-433-7827; Web site: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (ED)
IES Funded: Yes
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IES Publication: http://ies.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=NCEE20144017