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Fetterman, David – New Directions for Evaluation, 2003
Discusses the concept of process use as an important distinction between the evaluation theories of E. House and D. Fetterman, thus helping to explain the discordant results of C. Christie for these two theories. (SLD)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluators, Theories, Theory Practice Relationship

Christie, Christina A. – New Directions for Evaluation, 2003
Makes summary comments on the empirical study of evaluation theory and practice. Research has indicated that the statistical fit between theorists' and everyday evaluators' practice is weak, and the approaches used by everyday evaluators are not easily aligned with constructs assumed to be the theoretical terrain. (SLD)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluators, Theories, Theory Practice Relationship
ERIC Clearinghouse on Handicapped and Gifted Children, Reston, VA. – 1987
The one-page abstract summarizes "Brain Research: Implications for the Education of Exceptional Children," an ERIC Computer Search Reprint containing bibliographic information and abstracts of 115 documents. Citations are described in five sections: learning disabilities, autism, other learning handicaps, assessment techniques, and instructional…
Descriptors: Autism, Brain, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Evaluation Methods

Morris, Michael; Schwandt, Thomas A.; Bonnet, Deborah G. – American Journal of Evaluation, 1998
In the evaluation scenario presented, that of a mentoring program matching high school juniors and seventh graders, the external evaluator is asked for impact information before enough time has elapsed to provide really meaningful data. The commentators, T. A. Schwandt and D. G. Bonnet, take different approaches to what the evaluator should do.…
Descriptors: Ethics, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems, Evaluation Utilization