Is Your Accountability System Working the Way It Should?
Few states evaluate their systems to see if they’re working well. We examined one state’s consistency in identifying the right schools for support.
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A 10-Step Guide for Incorporating Program Evaluation Into the Design of Educational Interventions
We explain how to incorporate program evaluation in education after you have organized your program to connect it to your evaluation.
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But How Do We Know It’s Working?
Program evaluation can demonstrate the desired outcomes of educational initiatives, programs, and other “things” are coming to fruition.
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Program Evaluations Under COVID-19
A Guest Post by the Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation Juan D’Brot and the Center are pleased to host this post prepared by Juan with contributions from his […]
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Connecting Measurement, Research, and Evaluation
An Educational Perspective Last fall, Senior Associate Juan D’Brot was elected to the executive committee of the Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation, formed in 1975 as a coalition of […]
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Theories of Action Aren’t Enough: An Argument for Logic Models
A Practical Application of the Need to Fill the Gap Between Theories of Action and the Implementation and Evaluation of a New Program or System If you’ve ever worked with […]
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The Need for Program Evaluation to Support Accountability Implementation
How Summer Grilling Illustrates the Differences Between Formative and Summative Evaluation When I last discussed the need for program evaluation to support accountability implementation, I used the unwelcome issue of car trouble […]
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The Burden of Proof: A Call for Validation Plans and Evidence in Educational Programs
Why Evaluation of Educational System Designs is Critical to Measuring Effectiveness and Results Educational policy makers, program designers, and intervention developers typically identify a problem and propose a solution to […]
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The Need for Program Evaluation to Support Accountability Implementation
Even the Best Designs Still Have a Burden of Proof Accountability systems are supposed to incentivize behavior that promotes equity in educational opportunity and leads to positive student outcomes. But […]
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