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Peer reviewedBrown, Robert D.; And Others – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1984
This paper discusses two models that hold promise for helping evaluators understand and cope with different decision contexts: (1) the conflict Model (Janis and Mann, 1977) and the Social Process Model (Vroom and Yago, 1974). Implications and guidelines for using decisionmaking models in evaluation settings are presented. (BS)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Evaluators
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The impact of professional jargon and data-based statements in evaluation reports on audience responses to an evaluation report and an evaluator's recommendations was examined. Subjects read one of four evaluation reports about testing and grading procedures in a school program. The reports varied in the amount of jargon and data used to justify…
Descriptors: Audiences, Communication (Thought Transfer), Credibility, Decision Making
