Measuring Program Outcomes: Using Retrospective Pretest Methodology.

Pratt, Clara C.; McGuigan, William M.; Katsev, Aphra R.

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ERIC Number: EJ627420

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Publication Date: 2000

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Measuring Program Outcomes: Using Retrospective Pretest Methodology.

Pratt, Clara C.; McGuigan, William M.; Katsev, Aphra R.

American Journal of Evaluation, v21 n3 p341-49 Fall 2000

Used longitudinal data from 307 mothers of firstborn infants participating in a home-visitation, child abuse prevention program in a retrospective pretest methodology. Results shows that when response shift bias was present, the retrospective pretest methodology produced a more legitimate assessment of program outcomes than did the traditional pretest-posttest methodology. (SLD)

Descriptors: Child Abuse, Home Visits, Longitudinal Studies, Measurement Techniques, Mothers, Pretests Posttests, Prevention, Research Methodology, Statistical Bias

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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