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Evaluating the Assessment: Sources of Evidence for Quality Assurance
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Birenbaum, Menucha – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 2007
High quality assessment practice is expected to yield valid and useful score-based interpretations about what the examinees know and are able to do with respect to a defined target domain. Given this assertion, the article presents a framework based on the "unified view of validity," advanced by Cronbach and Messick over two decades ago, to assist…
Descriptors: Quality Control, Student Evaluation, Validity, Evaluation Methods
The Context of Investigations in Cross-Cultural Evaluations.
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Smith, Nick L. – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1991
A framework of contextual variables is described that comprises the context of investigation of any evaluation study. Examples from cross-cultural evaluation are used to illustrate the elements of this framework: (1) setting; (2) topic; and (3) design. The framework is useful for evaluation training and planning. (SLD)
Descriptors: Context Effect, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Influences, Evaluation Methods
Aspects of the Organizational and Political Context of School Evaluation in Four European Countries.
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Scheerens, Jaap; van Amelsvoort, H. W. C. Gonnie; Donoughue, Carol – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1999
Presents results of a study of the organizational and political context of internal and external school evaluation in four European countries, focusing on evaluation methods and the role of the inspectorate. Also presents a comparative analysis of four cases of school self-evaluation at the elementary level in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Context Effect, Educational Assessment, Elementary Education
Consequences of Researcher Involvement in Participatory Evaluation.
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Cousins, J. Bradley – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1996
Participant observations and key informant interviews were used in three case studies, each case corresponding to a different degree of researcher involvement in a Canadian school district's participatory evaluation. The contextual differences observed are discussed, and the usefulness of the approach to studying evaluation methods is described.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Context Effect, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods