| In a 90 minute Roundtable session, the first
rotation uses the first 45 minutes and the second rotation uses the last 45 minutes.
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| Roundtable Rotation I:
Choices of Research and Development (R&D) Evaluation Approaches in Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Institutes: We Reap What We Sow? |
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Roundtable Presentation 254 to be held in SAN JACINTO on Thursday, Nov 11, 10:55 AM to 12:25 PM
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Sponsored by the Research on Evaluation TIG
and the Pre-K - 12 Educational Evaluation TIG
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| Presenter(s):
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| Xiaoxi Xiao, Chinese Academy of Sciences, xiaoxiaoxi@casipm.ac.cn
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| Changhai Zhou, Chinese Academy of Sciences, chzhou@cashq.ac.cn
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| Tao Dai, Chinese Academy of Sciences, daitao@casipm.ac.cn
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| Abstract:
What kind of R&D evaluation approaches to choose is one major decision for research institute’s manager, which reflects the managers’ orientation for the institutes in the future. Then one question arises: will the institute develop according to the orientation? Or as the saying says, we reap what we sow?
We chose institute A and B from CAS as two cases. The two institutes were initially both founded on basic researches. But in recent decades, evaluation approaches of the two institutes differentiated gradually, and application orientation and pure basic researches orientation was formed in institute A and B respectively. In this empirical study, firstly we retrospectively identify the management orientations reflected in the evaluation approaches and the major achievements for two institutes by methods of experts’ seminar, text coding, and historical analysis; then, we conduct the correlation analysis between the orientations and achievements to explore the above question.
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| Roundtable Rotation II:
Producing Evidence of Effectiveness Data in the Real World of Early Childhood Education |
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Roundtable Presentation 254 to be held in SAN JACINTO on Thursday, Nov 11, 10:55 AM to 12:25 PM
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Sponsored by the Research on Evaluation TIG
and the Pre-K - 12 Educational Evaluation TIG
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| Presenter(s):
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| Cindy Lin, HighScope Educational Research Foundation, clin@highscope.org
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| Marijata Daniel-Echols, HighScope Educational Research Foundation, mdaniel-echols@highscope.org
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| Abstract:
In this session, the presenters will lead a discussion on “How can early childhood education program evaluators balance the demand for data about what works with real world issues within the field that present challenges to study design and data analysis?” Current policy focuses on investments in education has increased funding in early childhood education. As part of these new and increased funding streams is a requirement to collect information on the evidence of improvements in children’s school readiness. During the roundtable session, the presenters will use 15 years of experience evaluating Michigan’s state funded preschool program for at-risk four year olds to discuss the evaluation design and data analysis challenges to producing accountability data for early childhood programs. Current work using both Regression Discontinuity design and a quasi-experimental design and two-level hierarchical linear modeling from a statewide random sample of programs will be the basis of the discussion.
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