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标题：Assessing Program Outcomes: Rationale and Benefits of Posttest-then-Retrospective-Pretest Designs
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作者：James P. Marshall ; Brian J. Higginbotham ; Victor W. Harris 等
期刊名称：Journal of Youth Development
电子版ISSN：2325-4017
出版年度：2007
卷号：2
期号：1
页码：118-123
DOI：10.5195/JYD.2007.366
出版社：University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
摘要：The importance of program evaluation for decision making, accountability, and sustainability is examined in this article. Pros and cons of traditional pretest-posttest and posttest-then-retrospective-pretest methodologies are discussed. A case study of Utah’s 4-H mentoring program using a posttest-then-retrospective-pretest design is presented. Furthermore, it is argued that the posttest-then-retrospective-pretest design is a valid, efficient, and cost-effective way to assess program outcomes and impacts.