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Decision-Oriented Educational Research / by William W. Cooley, William E. Bickel.

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Decision-Oriented Educational Research considers a form of educational research that is designed to be directly relevant to the current information requirements of those who are shaping educational policy or managing edu cational systems. It was written for those who plan to conduct such research, a...

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Main Author: Cooley, William W.
Other Authors: Bickel, William E.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 1986.
Series:Evaluation in education and human services.
Subjects:
Education.
Educational tests and measurements.
Table of Contents:
  • I Background
  • 1 Educational Research and Educational Systems
  • 2 The Pittsburgh Experience
  • II Generalizations About Decision-Oriented Educational Research
  • 3 Client Orientation
  • 4 The Importance of Being Methodologically Eclectic
  • 5 Monitoring Indicators and Tailoring Practice
  • 6 Computer-Based Information Systems
  • 7 Program Documentation
  • 8 Understanding Achievement Test Results
  • 9 Utilization and the Role of the Dissemination Process
  • 10 Summary, Conclusions, and Implications
  • III The Case Histories
  • Case History 1 Elementary School Achievement Study
  • Case History 2 Achievement Implications of Grade Reorganization
  • Case History 3 Evaluation of Project Pass
  • Case History 4 A District-Wide Needs Assessment
  • Case History 5 Documenting the Development of a School Improvement Program
  • Case History 6 Title I Program for Secondary Students
  • Case History 7 Middle-School Needs Assessment
  • Case History 8 Computer-Based Information Systems
  • Case History 9 Documenting the Development of a Secondary Teacher Center
  • Case History 10 The Use of Achievement Test Results in Personnel Evaluation
  • Case History 11 Selection of a New Reading Program
  • References.

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