Causal modelling in evaluation research

✍ Scribed by Adolf Winteler

• Book ID: 104645778
• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1983
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 403 KB
• Volume: 12
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0018-1560
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00154427

✦ Synopsis

Recent developments in the field of causal analysis make it possible to test theoretically or empirically based models. The study reported applies the method of path analysis to the problem of predicting the achievement, the drop out rate and satisfaction of university students. Besides providing explanations of the problems investigated the technique indicates what remedial measures might be used.