Lesson 11 (slides 1-21) Flashcards
What is the plan called that establishes data collection procedures and hypothosis testing?
Evaluation design AKA research design
What provides structure for the major components of the study?
Evaluation design
- When, from whom, how, and what program procedures and measurements will be applied
Overall, what is evaluation design attempting to address?
CAUSALITY
- Did the intervention/program cause the effects?
What are the three design characteristics for improving causality?
- Comparison/control group similar to the experimental/exposed group
- Measurement of outcome variables before and after the intervention
- Minimal threats to internal and external validity
EVALUATION DESIGN NOTATION
R
Random assignment of an evaluation study participant (or unit) to a group
EVALUATION DESIGN NOTATION
E
Experimental (intervention or treatment) group
What does E1, E2, E3, …..En indicate?
Indicates planned exposure of the group to different intervention procedures.
EVALUATION DESIGN NOTATION
C
Control (equivalent) group established only by random assignment
- Indicates NO exposure to an intervention or exposure to a minimum or standard intervention procedures
EVALUATION DESIGN NOTATION
C
Comparison group established through any other method other than randomization
EVALUATION DESIGN NOTATION
X
Intervention procedures applied to an E (experimental) group
What does X1, X2, X3, …..Xn indicate?
Indicates an intervention consisting of multiple, different approaches
EVALUATION DESIGN NOTATION
O
An observation or measurement to collect data.
Including:
- Tests
- Interviews
- Visual or audio ratings, or
- Record interviews
What does O1, O2, O3,….. indicate?
Indicates multiple measurements at different times
EVALUATION DESIGN NOTATION
T
Time when an observation, assignment to a group, or application of intervention procedures has occured.
What does T1, T2,T3,…. Tn indicate?
Indicates repeated observations
EVALUATION DESIGN NOTATION
n
Number of participants (sample)
- Could be in the E, C, or C group