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Figure 12.1
Performance levels of hypothetical program
12.4 The coexistence of RCT and
dissemination of results
Consider the following scenario. G is the training and
qualifying process, exemplifi ed in a particular training
program and including training materials, training “scripts,”
etc. Through an appropriate channel such as the study
monitoring committee, the program manager has discovered
a credible RCT evaluation report indicating that some aspect
of G was tending to increase the quantity of rework. Suppose
this aspect was the hour in the shift (i.e., whether the training
event occurs early in the shift or late). Suppose further that
the manager would be held accountable for the increase of
rework. Then the manager might react to the report and
implement a programmatic change from G to G*. An
example of such a change would be mandating that all
training programs be offered early in a shift. Then the output,
rather than being x would be x*.
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