Evaluation Design of the Voucher Program in Chile Education System

Evaluation Design of the Voucher Program in Chile Education System
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Evaluation Design of the Voucher Program in Chile Education System
An evaluation design refers to creating a method or approach to assess the effectiveness, impact, or success of a program, intervention, or policy. It involves identifying the objectives of the evaluation, selecting appropriate methods and data sources, developing data collection tools, and analyzing the data collected. Evaluation design can vary depending on the purpose of the evaluation, the nature of the program or intervention being evaluated, and the available resources. Common types of evaluation designs include pre- and post-test designs, randomized controlled trials, quasi-experimental designs, and case studies (Thabtah et al., 2020). Effective evaluation design is important to ensure that the evaluation is accurate, credible, and provides useful information to stakeholders. A well-designed evaluation can help identify the strengths and weaknesses of programs or interventions, determine what works and does not, and guide decision-making and improvement efforts.
Based on the information provided in the report, an appropriate evaluation design could be a quasi-experimental design that compares students' academic achievement in public schools versus private schools that participate in the voucher program. A quasi-experimental design is a research method used to investigate causal relationships between variables in which participants are not randomly assigned to groups (Maciejewski, 2020). Instead, groups are formed based on pre-existing characteristics or natural occurrences. It lacks the level of control of a true experiment but is useful when ethical or practical concerns prevent a randomized design. The evaluation could use a pre-and post-test design, where students' academic performance is measured before and after participating in the program, which is more cost-effective than other designs. The study's selection of public and private schools should be based on random sampling to reduce selection bias, ensuring the evaluation is correct.
The evaluation could also use control groups to isolate the effect of the voucher program on academic achievement. Data collection methods could include standardized tests, surveys, and interviews with teachers, students, and parents to gather information on their experiences with the voucher program. The data compiled could be evaluated using statistical techniques, such as regression analysis, to determine the contributions of the voucher program on academic achievement and identify any disparities between public and private schools. Generally speaking, the goal of the evaluation design would be to determine the effectiveness of the voucher program in improving access to education and reducing inequality in Chile's education system.
Our interventions
Access to decent education in Chile is a huge issue. Despite educational equity and access efforts, low-income students must improve to great schools. A targeted voucher scheme and an information intervention will be tested to address this issue.
Targeted voucher reforms
The first measure, a targeted voucher scheme, gives low...