Random Assignment in Program Evaluation and Intervention Research: Questions and Answers
NCEE
Author(s):
David Myers and Mark Dynarski, Mathematica Policy Research.
Publication date:
May 2006
Publication number:
NCEE 20035001
Summary
Random Assignment in Program Evaluation and Intervention Research: Questions and Answers What is the purpose of education program evaluation?
The basic purpose of program evaluation research is to test (1) whether education programs help the students they are designed to serve and (2) whether new ideas for education programs still under development are worthy of extension to a wider selection of schools and settings. The term "program" refers to a specific set of education practices or interventions that are thought to have an impact on a given set of education outcomes.
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Random Assignment in Program Evaluation and Intervention Research: Questions and Answers
By:David Myers and Mark Dynarski, Mathematica Policy Research.
