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- Maximum variation sample [1%] by btbarch, 2007-11-06 13:11
- A maximum variation sample is a purposefully selected sample of persons or settings that represent a wide range of experience related to the phenomenon of ...
- Analysis of Variance [1%] by btbarch, 2007-11-05 12:43
- Analysis of Variance is a statistical test for assessing whether the means of more than two groups are equal. ANOVA is an extension of the 2-independent ...
- Informed consent [1%] by btbarch, 2007-09-24 06:47
- In research practice, informed consent is a legal condition entered into by a person who agrees or “gives consent” to participate in a study based on ...
- Typical case sample [1%] by btbarch, 2007-09-19 18:38
- Typical case sampling is a type of purposeful sampling in which, “subjects are selected who are likely to behave as most of their counterparts would.” ...
- Summative evaluation [1%] by btbarch, 2007-09-19 18:37
- Summative evaluation is evaluation designed is to evaluate the effectiveness of a program or activity based on the original objectives or for a variety of ...
- Statistical significance [1%] by btbarch, 2007-09-19 18:37
- A result is called "statistically significant" if it is unlikely to have occurred by chance. This term is often used to describe differences, for example ...
- Standard deviation [1%] by btbarch, 2007-09-19 18:37
- A standard deviation is a statistical measure of the spread or variability in a distribution of scores. “It is a measure of the average amount the scores ...
- Snowball sample [1%] by btbarch, 2007-09-19 18:36
- A snowball sample is a purposive sample selected by relying on previously identified group members to identify other members of the same population. As new ...
- Skills [1%] by btbarch, 2007-09-19 18:35
- Two important domains of skills relevant to environmental education include cognitive skills and affective skills. “In environmental education, two sets of ...
- Retrospective pre-test [1%] by btbarch, 2007-09-19 18:34
- A retrospective pretest is given after the program ends, rather than before the program. Typically in conjunction with the posttest, the participant is asked ...
- Retention test [1%] by btbarch, 2007-09-19 18:33
- A retention test is a test that is administered not immediately, but some time period after a program or activity has ended, to determine how well an outcome ...
- Regression analysis [1%] by btbarch, 2007-09-19 18:32
- Regression analysis is a statistical tool used to investigate relationships between one dependent variable and one or more independent variables. In ...
- Random assignment [1%] by btbarch, 2007-09-19 18:32
- Random assignment is an experimental design technique used to assign participants to different treatment and control groups such that each individual in each ...
- R squared [1%] by btbarch, 2007-09-19 18:31
- In statistics, R2 tells you what proportion of the variability in the dependent variable (the outcome) is explained by an independent variable (often, the ...
- Quasi-experimental design [1%] by btbarch, 2007-09-18 11:47
- In evaluation research, quasi-experimental design studies are different from experimental design studies in that participants are not randomly assigned to ...
- Quantitative data [1%] by btbarch, 2007-09-18 11:46
- Quantitative data is data that is measured, analyzed, summarized, or presented in numerical form. For example, quantitative evaluation methods can be used to ...
- Qualitative data [1%] by btbarch, 2007-09-18 11:46
- Qualitative data consists of any information that is collected that is not numerical. Types of sources of qualitative data include interviews, observations, ...
- Purposeful sample [1%] by btbarch, 2007-09-18 11:45
- Purposeful sampling is a non-random method of sampling where the researcher selects “information-rich cases for study in depth. Information-rich cases are ...
- Pretest [1%] by btbarch, 2007-09-18 11:43
- In program evaluation, a pretest is a test or measurement administered before the program or activities begin. The results of a pretest can later be compared ...
- Power analysis [1%] by btbarch, 2007-09-18 11:43
- In statistics, power is defined as the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis (i.e., there is no effect), when the alternative hypothesis (i.e., there is ...
- Posttest [1%] by btbarch, 2007-09-18 11:42
- In program evaluation, a posttest is a test or measurement administered after services or activities have ended. Posttest results are often compared with ...
- Participatory evaluation [1%] by btbarch, 2007-09-18 11:41
- Participatory evaluation is a bottom-up approach to evaluation that is controlled either partially or fully by interested program participants, staff, board ...
- Objective [1%] by btbarch, 2007-09-18 11:40
- An objective is a specific and measurable result that can be reached to accomplish a particular goal. Several examples of objectives for an education program ...
- Nonformal Education [1%] by btbarch, 2007-09-18 11:39
- Formal, nonformal and informal education are not completely distinct entities. However, notwithstanding some aspects of overlap, nonformal education often ...
- Needs assessment [1%] by btbarch, 2007-09-18 11:39
- A needs assessment is an analysis approach typically conducted in the initial stages of planning to determine the need for a project or program by considering ...
- Multiple treatment groups [1%] by btbarch, 2007-09-18 11:38
- When evaluators are interested in the effects of different components of a complex program, or in the effects that a program has on different groups of ...
- Mixed Methods Research [1%] by btbarch, 2007-09-18 11:38
- Mixed methods research is an approach for conducting social science research that combines different types of research. Generally, quantitative and ...
- Logic model [1%] by btbarch, 2007-09-18 11:36
- A logic model is a graphic representation of the linkages between program goals, resources, activities, and expected outcomes. Logic models illustrate the ...
- Knowledge [1%] by btbarch, 2007-09-17 17:06
- Environmental educators are typically interested in four domains of environmental knowledge including: - “Knowledge in the natural sciences, including ...
- Key incident analysis [1%] by btbarch, 2007-09-17 17:05
- In key incident analysis, multiple examples of major events are recorded and reflected upon to draw conclusions. Key incidents can be gathered in different ...
