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Direct linkSmith, Nick L. – American Journal of Evaluation, 2010
Prior evaluations of evaluation theory have been problematic due in part to confusion about what exactly is being assessed. After drawing distinctions among evaluation theories, models, and approaches, the author examines three aspects of evaluation models and considers how the evaluation of a model depends on which aspect is being examined. The…
Descriptors: Evaluation, Theories, Models, Evaluation Methods
Download full textSmith, Nick L. – 1985
Empirical literature on two types of hearings, and their applicability in evaluating educational programs, is reviewed. An introduction describes the use and nature of hearings and distinguishes adversary hearings, in which two parties argue opposing sides of an issue, from committee hearings, in which a variety of positions are presented to a…
Descriptors: Committees, Evaluation Methods, Hearings, Models
Smith, Nick L.; Murray, Stephen L. – 1974
Results are presented of a survey designed to elicit information from labs and centers on the types of development models that are currently being used in product development efforts and the evaluation strategies or models that have been found to be most compatible with them. The case is made that a great deal of research needs to be conducted on…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Models, Regional Laboratories, Research and Development Centers
Peer reviewedSmith, Nick L. – Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation/La Revue canadienne d'evaluation de programme, 1999
Proposes a framework for characterizing evaluation approaches that consists of the following aspects: context, purpose and social role, phenomena of interest, procedural rules, methods of justification, and sanctions. Illustrates the framework through its application to the debate over the theory and practice of empowerment evaluation. (SLD)
Descriptors: Empowerment, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Models
Peer reviewedSmith, Nick L. – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1991
A framework of contextual variables is described that comprises the context of investigation of any evaluation study. Examples from cross-cultural evaluation are used to illustrate the elements of this framework: (1) setting; (2) topic; and (3) design. The framework is useful for evaluation training and planning. (SLD)
Descriptors: Context Effect, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Influences, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedSmith, Nick L.; Hauer, Diane M. – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1990
Ten evaluation models are examined in terms of their applicability to investigative, emergent design programs: Stake's portrayal, Wolf's adversary, Patton's utilization, Guba's investigative journalism, Scriven's goal-free, Scriven's modus operandi, Eisner's connoisseurial, Stufflebeam's CIPP, Tyler's objective based, and Levin's cost…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Goodness of Fit, Investigations
