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Peer reviewedWorthen, Blaine – Evaluation Practice, 1995
It is argued that reports of evaluation activities often leave much to be desired because they fail to portray the real trial-and-error processes of the research study and do not report on the logic in use at the time of the inquiry. (SLD)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Evaluation Methods, Experiments, Logic
Peer reviewedMcCullough, James – Evaluation Practice, 1992
Assessing results of grants programs is illustrated with evaluation activities of the National Science Foundation and other federal agencies. Methods considered are ex-ante peer review of proposed work, ex-post peer review of completed work, publications-based methods, and "look-back" methods tracing contributions of past work and…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Federal Programs, Grants, Measurement Techniques
Peer reviewedWaller, Patricia F. – Evaluation Practice, 1992
Evaluation issues pertaining to the Intelligent Vehicle Highway System are discussed. Transportation is an area that clearly illustrates how technology is outrunning social science. Those responsible for the evaluation of programs and options must assume responsibility for spelling out the destructive consequences of focusing only on technology.…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Futures (of Society), Motor Vehicles, Policy Formation
