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Class Attendance and Students' Evaluations of Teaching: Do No-Shows Bias Course Ratings and Rankings?
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Wolbring, Tobias – Evaluation Review, 2012
Background: Many university departments use students' evaluations of teaching (SET) to compare and rank courses. However, absenteeism from class is often nonrandom and, therefore, SET for different courses might not be comparable. Objective: The present study aims to answer two questions. Are SET positively biased due to absenteeism? Do…
Descriptors: Research Design, Teacher Effectiveness, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Attendance
Exploring Methods to Investigate Sentencing Decisions
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Merrall, Elizabeth L. C.; Dhami, Mandeep K.; Bird, Sheila M. – Evaluation Review, 2010
The determinants of sentencing are of much interest in criminal justice and legal research. Understanding the determinants of sentencing decisions is important for ensuring transparent, consistent, and justifiable sentencing practice that adheres to the goals of sentencing, such as the punishment, rehabilitation, deterrence, and incapacitation of…
Descriptors: Research Design, Research Methodology, Court Litigation, Social Justice
Evaluating with Sense: The Theory-Driven Approach.
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Chen, Huey-Tsyh; Rossi, Peter H. – Evaluation Review, 1983
The use of theoretical models in impact assessment can heighten the power of experimental designs and compensate for some deficiencies of quasi-experimental designs. Theoretical models of implementation processes are examined, arguing that these processes are a major obstacle to fully effective programs. (Author/CM)
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Models, Program Evaluation
Paradigmatic Choices in Evaluation Methodology.
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Heilman, John G. – Evaluation Review, 1980
The choice between experimental research or process-oriented oriented research as the only valid paradigm of evaluation research is rejected. It is argued that there is a middle ground. Suggestions are made for mixing the two approaches to suit particular research settings. (Author/GK)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluative Thinking, Models, Program Evaluation
The American Stop Smoking Intervention Study: Conceptual Framework and Evaluation Design.
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Stillman, Frances; Hartman, Anne; Graubard, Barry; Gilpin, Elizabeth; Chavis, David; Garcia, John; Wun, Lap-Ming; Lynn, William; Manley, Marc – Evaluation Review, 1999
Describes the conceptual design, research framework, evaluation components, and analytic strategies that are guiding the evaluation of a demonstration-research effort, the American Stop Smoking Intervention Study (ASSIST). The ASSIST evaluation is a unique analysis of the relationships among social context, public-health activity, tobacco use, and…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Context Effect, Evaluation Methods, Intervention
Research Designs for Data Banks.
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Roos, Leslie L., Jr.; Nicol, J. Patrick – Evaluation Review, 1981
Criteria for suitable research designs for use with large databases are suggested and analyzed. The advantages and disadvantages of several types of quasi-experimental designs are compared. Examples are taken from the authors' research with data from the Manitoba Health Services Commission. (Author/AL)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Control Groups, Databases, Experimental Groups
A Formative Model to Evaluate Health Services Research.
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Marconi, Katherine M.; Rudzinski, Karen A. – Evaluation Review, 1995
A formative evaluation model is proposed for use by administrators of large health services research grant programs. The model assists in assessing the purpose, methodology, and level of analysis of funded research. It is illustrated through a discussion of HIV/AIDS care. (SLD)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Administrators, Evaluation Methods, Formative Evaluation
Analysis of Performance Gaps in Program Evaluation: A Review of the Gap Reduction Design.
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Lam, Tony C. M. – Evaluation Review, 1992
Use of performance gaps analysis in program evaluation is examined by analyzing and critiquing the gap reduction design as an experimental design and an analytic tool in program outcome evaluation. The example of the Bilingual Education Evaluation System illustrates the contention that disadvantages of the method outweigh its contributions. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Comparative Analysis, Compensatory Education