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Direct linkRichmond, Melissa K.; Pampel, Fred C.; Zarcula, Flavia; Howey, Virginia; McChesney, Brenda – Research on Social Work Practice, 2017
Purpose: Family support programs commonly use self-sufficiency matrices (SSMs) to measure family outcomes, however, validation research on SSMs is sparse. This study examined the reliability of the Colorado Family Support Assessment 2.0 (CFSA 2.0) to measure family self-reliance across 14 domains (e.g., employment). Methods: Ten written case…
Descriptors: Reliability, Family Programs, Case Studies, Correlation
Download full textBorko, Hilda; Stecher, Brian M. – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2006
This report presents findings from two investigations of the use of classroom artifacts to measure the presence of reform-oriented teaching practices in middle-school science classes. It complements previous research on the use of artifacts to describe reform-oriented teaching practices in mathematics. In both studies, ratings based on collections…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Science Instruction, Investigations, Mathematics
Borko, Hilda; Kuffner, Karin L.; Arnold, Suzanne C.; Creighton, Laura; Stecher, Brian M.; Martinez, Felipe; Barnes, Dionne; Gilbert, Mary Lou – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2007
It is important to be able to describe instructional practices accurately in order to support research on "what works" in education and professional development as a basis for efforts to improve practice. This report describes a project to develop procedures for characterizing classroom practices in mathematics and science on the …
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Scoring, Field Studies, Educational Change
Lewis, Anne C. – School Administrator, 1996
Conflicting policy decisions, scaling difficulties, teacher resistance, and mediocre results are slowing adoption of authentic student-evaluation measures. With more conservative state leadership, California and Arizona rejected performance assessment, and other states have followed. Despite various setbacks, new assessments are becoming the norm.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Alternative Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Performance Based Assessment
