The importance of fostering individual and institutional improvement as the basis of personnel evaluation is discussed. Attributes of a sound evaluation system are described, and a generalized model of evaluation is presented that addresses improvement for both the organization and the employee. (SLD)

The fundamental assumptions of evaluation are recognition of the multiple realities or truths, and importance of rationality. The major roles of evaluation are critical examination, clarification, and facilitation of change. Finally, the evaluator should be aware that political, human, economic, and legal influences on an evaluation relate…

Although "quality of education" issues are currently popular in educational evaluation, the author argues for an empirically resolvable evaluation paradigm: Given the target population, program goals, and boundary conditions, how do educational treatments compare in terms of learning effects? Agreement on pre-set specifications and the…