Sentences with phrase «program evaluation designs»

Conducting ongoing program evaluation designed by a leading mentoring researcher and analyzed by an independent evaluation expert

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In the 1960s, experts designed special education and training programs intended to enhance the skills of the poor, but evaluations found that they had only limited impact.

Such consultation may occur at many levels: consultation to pastors concerning problem clients with whom they are working; consultation to a pastor and the church administration regarding human relation problems in the congregation; consultation to groups or programs in a congregation that are designed to assist people in the church; consultation to a local, regional, or denominational administration in regard to evaluation of religious candidates, human relations problems in the administration, or denominational programming related to mental health issues; consultation to a group of churches who sponsor a joint community program.

Design, implement, and collaborate with external researchers to carry out evaluation and impact assessment research for Rainforest Alliance's agriculture sustainability certification programs as well as broader research on the effectiveness of strategies to conserve forests, promote the sustainability of production systems, and improve human wellbeing in the context of agriculture and forestry landscapes and supply chains.

A national evaluation of parenting programs in Sweden: The short - term effects using an RCT effectiveness design.

designing and strengthening evaluations of promising programs and evaluations being done as part of competitive grant projects;

This evaluation, mandated by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (P.L. 111 - 148), is designed to build knowledge for policymakers and practitioners about the effectiveness of the MIECHV program in improving outcomes for at - risk children and families.

This information is designed to help residency program directors and faculty incorporate breastfeeding education into existing curriculum through implementation and evaluation strategies, useful tools, and other trusted resources.

Results published in the American Journal of Public Health were based on evaluation data from Legacy for ChildrenTM, a public health intervention program designed to improve child outcomes by promoting positive parenting among low - income mothers of infants and young children.

Speaking at a High Level Side Event of the United Nations High Level Meeting on HIV and AIDS, in New York, Mrs Mahama said: «By now, we should all agree that actively engaging adolescents in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of HIV policies, services and programs, is the way to go».

Progressive Redesign Opportunity Schools of Excellence (PROSE), created under the new UFT - DOE contract, gives schools flexibility in designing their schedules, programming, teacher evaluation systems and other aspects of their school environments so that they are able to implement innovative school improvement strategies.

After an object is designed in a commercial CAD program, it is sent to a cloud platform where multiple geometric evaluations and simulations are run at the same time.

This series of webinars is designed to provide foundational information on program evaluation for human rights organizations.

While the study, published in JAMA Psychiatry, was designed as a preliminary evaluation of the program, the results suggest that comprehensive MAT treatment in jails and prisons, with linkage to treatment in the community after release, is a promising strategy for rapidly addressing the opioid epidemic nationwide, the researchers say.

In my most recent position, as a senior manager in clinical research, I design and manage Phase IV clinical evaluation programs for large general practitioner audiences within very short timelines.

I got a new laboratory of research in bioinformatics and computational chemistry, in which we develop mostly studies in drug design and in silico evaluation of environmental pollutants, and I also proposed a new master program in Bioinformatics.

The main focus of my research program is on design and preclinical evaluation of novel therapeutic strategies for treatment of metastatic cancers, including breast cancer and melanoma.

Dr. Bullock is also the Founding Director and Principal Consultant of the International Science & Education Alliance, an organization devoted to exceptional research, program evaluation, assessment design, strategic planning and capacity building to support equity, programmatic diversity and scientific integrity, and promote effective leadership, decision - making and social change.

A new program designed to improve primary school children's attention and memory has produced significant improvements in maths and spelling, according to an evaluation of a pilot program in thirteen classes across six schools.

Every discussion of education policy, program design, implementation and evaluation on instruction, teacher policies and education, or school governance focuses on improving educational outcomes for young people and ensuring that all learners have access to a high - quality education relevant to the 21st century.

The program development and evaluation effort should be overseen by an independent, objective group of experts who will not only provide technical support, but will also ensure that the design, implementation, and interpretation of the work is scientifically sound as well as useful to educators and policymakers.

At first glance our findings seem inconsistent with evaluations of Chicago's program ending social promotion, to our knowledge the only similarly designed retention policy to be evaluated using comparable methods.

The purpose of this project is to perform the evaluation portion of a randomized control trial designed to assess the impact of The Match School Foundation, Inc.'s teacher training program for novice teachers on outcomes such as achievement growth of teachers» students, principal ratings, and retention with the ultimate goal of improving K - 12 education.

Similarly, that the LEA must design its own teacher evaluation system is too prescriptive, as it implies a one - size - fits - all evaluation system for all of the schools and programs in its domain.

For instance, the $ 9 million Longitudinal Evaluation of School Change and Performance was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of the current Title I program.

Yet continual monitoring and rigorous, well - designed evaluations are critical to the success of any eLearning program (iNACOL, 2008).

Programs can design their own or use previously developed evaluation models.

Well - designed and implemented evaluations inform eLearning policymakers, planners, funders, and implementers about the strengths and weaknesses of programs and indicate what assumptions, inputs, and activities should change and how.

Furthermore, the program may have been designed with no stated goals or objectives against which it can be measured, or the evaluation may have been designed after the program began.

The method used to evaluate the D.C. voucher program — a randomized control trial (RCT)-- is considered the «gold standard» of evaluation design.

This strand is designed for students with a strong interest in policy, program development and evaluation as well as educational research or to gain experience in research in preparation for doctoral study.

Topics explored in the Prevention Research Strand include program design and evaluation and research methods and data analysis.

Prior to attending HGSE, Afolabi worked for five years as a research analyst for Policy Studies Associates, where he conducted research and evaluation on programs and policies designed to improve the lives of youth.

In an analysis of the program, political scientist William Howell wrote that RttT encouraged applicants to develop «common core state standards,» design a teacher evaluation plan based in part on the performance of their students, ensure «successful conditions for high - performing charter schools,» and numerous other reforms (see «Results of President Obama's Race to the Top,» research, Fall 2015).

Holland's course is designed to familiarize students with planning, reading, and applying program evaluations.

Internal validity is the degree to which the design and analysis of an evaluation of a program's impact can support causal conclusions about whether the program worked.

Past evaluations of voucher programs have not been able to take full advantage of a random - assignment research design.

The Build San Francisco Institute (Build SF) partnered with Rockman Et Al, a firm that designs and conducts evaluations and research for education - related organizations, to develop a system for assessing the degree to which the Build SF students acquire and master a range of 21st - century skills during their program mentorships.

Currently, she is the principal investigator of an experimental evaluation of the 4Rs Program — a universal school - based intervention designed to integrate social - emotional learning and literacy development — funded by National Institute of Mental Health, the Institute for Education Sciences at the U.S. Department of Education, as well as by the William T. Grant Foundation.

Sixteen evaluations of eight programs in Charlotte, North Carolina; Dayton and Toledo, Ohio; D.C.; Louisiana; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and New York City used «gold standard» experimental designs.

Phil Smith is a high school teacher and a consultant on sustainability education, community consultation, program design and evaluation for schools, local councils and state government agencies.

SEDL provides a continuum of services to develop the capacity of educators to evaluate school improvement efforts, including using evaluation designs, methods, and analyses to help plan and implement programs, policies, and practices.

Mathematica is designing an evaluation framework and pilot data system that would enhance the National Science Foundation's ability to monitor the Research Experiences for Undergraduates program and to conduct evaluations with increasing level of rigor in the future.

The program develops skills in needs assessment, designing instruction, and evaluation of instructional content.

This design report describes the B3 study, a rigorous evaluation of new program approaches to support low - income fathers in working toward economic stability and improved relationships with their children.

She leads a number of studies that evaluate education programs using rigorous econometric methods, including randomized control trials, propensity score matching methods, and other quasi-experimental evaluation designs.

In order to realize those goals, the NSTA supports the forging of collective bargaining agreements designed to guarantee substitute teachers development and training programs, improved wages and health benefits, a fair evaluation and grievance process, and the right to full unbiased consideration for contractual employment.

In contrast, as the program being evaluated becomes closer to universal pre-k for four - year - olds and the evaluation design is an RCT, the outcomes beyond the pre-k year diminish to nothing.

I will often get emails from practitioners who come here, and they say, Kay, I'm trying to think about implementing a new teacher evaluation program, or I'm thinking about designing a new aspect for my charter school.

The SEP3 Toolkit begins with a guide that lays out a set of design principles to which all effective program evaluation systems should adhere, and introduces a model program evaluation process.