Assessing the Validity of Qualitative Data.

Kennedy, Mary M.

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Publication Date: 1984

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Assessing the Validity of Qualitative Data.

Kennedy, Mary M.

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, v6 n4 p367-77 Win 1984

A study of school district uses of evaluation and test data is used to illustrate the variety of ambiguities that can appear in qualitative data. Rules of evidence to distinguish valid and potentially nonvalid testimony are proposed. Uses of testimony in evaluation are discussed. (BS)

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Research Methodology, Research Problems, School Districts, Test Use, Validity

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Language: English

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