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The Importance of Category Systems in Evaluation Theory: a Personal Viewpoint.
Alkin, Marvin C.; Ellett, Frederick S., Jr. – CEDR Quarterly, 1979
Classification or category systems are important for defining and introducing new concepts, such as decision management/facilitative v judgmental evaluations. Furthermore, category systems can lead to a reexamination or restatement of views of evaluation. (CP)
Descriptors: Classification, Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs
Goal-Free Evaluation: Philosophical and Ethical Aspects of Michael Scriven's Model.
Irvine, Jane F. – CEDR Quarterly, 1979
Scriven advocates a philosophical shift from the pseudoscientific doctrine of the traditional social sciences. He substitutes a key evaluation checklist--encompassing needs assessment, comparative value, and assessment of overall value; and suggests that evaluators use this checklist. Theoretically, the grounding of evaluation in judging and…
Descriptors: Editorials, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs, Evaluators
Evaluation of Administrators.
Ryan, Edmund G. – CEDR Quarterly, 1979
Guidelines are presented for the evaluation of college administrators: (1) purposes of the evaluation; (2) approaches to evaluation; (3) criteria for evaluation; (4) participants or evaluators in the process; and (5) evaluation results and use of results. (GDC)
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, College Administration, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Consideration for an Evaluation Program of Instructional Quality.
Brandenburg, Dale C.; And Others – CEDR Quarterly, 1979
Five methods of faculty evaluation used at the University of Illinois are described: student evaluations--including questionnaires; written comments, and group interviews; self-evaluation; and evaluation by colleagues. (GDC)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs