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dc.contributor.authorGeldhof, G. John
dc.contributor.authorWarner, Danielle A.
dc.contributor.authorFinders, Jennifer K.
dc.contributor.authorThogmartin, Asia A.
dc.contributor.authorClark, Adam M.
dc.contributor.authorLongway, Kelly A.
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-10T19:50:06Z
dc.date.available2018-10-10T19:50:06Z
dc.date.issued2018-10
dc.identifier.citationGeldhof, G. J., Warner, D. A., Finders, J. K., Thogmartin, A. A., Clark, A., Longway, K. A. (2018). Revisiting the utility of retrospective pre-post designs: The need for mixed-method pilot data.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0149-7189
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2018.05.002
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/630103
dc.description.abstractThe retrospective pre-post design affords many benefits to program staff and, accordingly, has piqued renewed interest among applied program evaluators. In particular, the field has witnessed increasing application of a post-program-only data collection strategy in which only posttest and retrospective pretest data are collected. A post-program-only assessment strategy takes considerably less time than is required for collecting pre-program data and presumably has the added benefit of eliminating the impact of response-shift bias. Response-shift bias occurs when the knowledge, skills, or experiences participants gain through program participation leads them to interpret questionnaire items in a qualitatively different manner at pretest versus posttest. In this article, we discuss the strengths and weaknesses associated with administering retrospective pretest assessments and underscore the importance of thoroughly evaluating any application of a retrospective measurement strategy prior to its broader implementation. We provide a practical illustration of this evaluation process using a mixed-method study that assesses one measure of parenting education program effectiveness—the Parenting Skills Ladder.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.urlhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0149718917302707en_US
dc.rights© 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
dc.subjectRetrospective pretesten_US
dc.subjectResponse shift biasen_US
dc.subjectThentesten_US
dc.subjectParenting educationen_US
dc.subjectParenting skills ladderen_US
dc.titleRevisiting the Utility of Retrospective Pre-Post Designs: The Need for Mixed-Method Pilot Dataen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.contributor.departmentOregon State Universityen_US
dc.contributor.departmentThe University of Arizonaen_US
dc.identifier.journalEvaluation and Program Planningen_US
dc.description.note24 month embargo; available online 9 July 2018en_US
dc.description.collectioninformationThis item from the UA Faculty Publications collection is made available by the University of Arizona with support from the University of Arizona Libraries. If you have questions, please contact us at repository@u.library.arizona.edu.en_US
dc.eprint.versionFinal accepted manuscripten_US


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