Evaluating Programs to Increase Student Achievement

Evaluating Programs to Increase Student Achievement
Author: Martin H. Jason
Publisher: Corwin Press
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2008-03-27
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1452211426

This updated edition on evaluating the effectiveness of school programs provides an expanded needs-assessment section, additional methods for data analysis, and tools for communicating program results.

The Practice of Health Program Evaluation

The Practice of Health Program Evaluation
Author: David Grembowski
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2015-09-16
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1483376397

Reflecting the latest developments in the field, the Second Edition provides readers with effective methods for evaluating health programs, policies, and health care systems, offering expert guidance for collaborating with stakeholders involved in the process. Author David Grembowski explores evaluation as a three-act play: Act I shows evaluators how to work with decision makers and other groups to identify the questions they want answered; Act II covers selecting appropriate evaluation designs and methods to answer the questions and reveal insights about the program’s impacts, cost-effectiveness, and implementation; and Act III discusses making use of the findings. Packed with relevant examples and detailed explanations, the book offers a step-by-step approach that fully prepares readers to apply research methods in the practice of health program evaluation.

Evaluating AIDS Prevention Programs

Evaluating AIDS Prevention Programs
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 391
Release: 1991-02-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 030904281X

With insightful discussion of program evaluation and the efforts of the Centers for Disease Control, this book presents a set of clear-cut recommendations to help ensure that the substantial resources devoted to the fight against AIDS will be used most effectively. This expanded edition of Evaluating AIDS Prevention Programs covers evaluation strategies and outcome measurements, including a realistic review of the factors that make evaluation of AIDS programs particularly difficult. Randomized field experiments are examined, focusing on the use of alternative treatments rather than placebo controls. The book also reviews nonexperimental techniques, including a critical examination of evaluation methods that are observational rather than experimentalâ€"a necessity when randomized experiments are infeasible.

Internal Evaluation

Internal Evaluation
Author: Arnold J. Love
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 174
Release: 1991-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780803932012

This text provides an introduction to the theory and practice of internal evaluation. It presents the stages of internal evaluation growth, ways of identifying users' needs and selecting appropriate evaluation methods.