Conveying the Findings of Evaluative Inquiry.

Sadler, D. Royce

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Conveying the Findings of Evaluative Inquiry.

Sadler, D. Royce

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, v2 n2 p53-57 Mar-Apr 1980

Evaluators can convey what Polanyi calls propositional knowledge by explicitly stating technical information. To express the residue left unsaid (ineffable knowledge), skillful use of anecdote, analogy and metaphor is needed. The audience must feel they have shared the evaluator's experience. (CP)

Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Skills, Evaluative Thinking, Evaluators, Information Utilization, Knowledge Level, Perspective Taking, Reports, Writing Skills

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