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Applying the "Evaluation Standards" in a Different Social Context.
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Nevo, David – Evaluation and Program Planning: An International Journal, 1984
This paper points out issues to consider when applying the "Standards for Evaluation of Educational Programs, Projects and Materials in a different social context." Differences in the American and Israeli educational systems and perceptions of evaluation illustrate some limitations. Principles that do have general applicability are…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Environment, Educational Methods, Elementary Secondary Education
Applicability of Standards for Evaluation of Educational Programs Projects and Materials in an International Setting: Qualitative Research.
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Dockrell, W. B. – Evaluation and Program Planning: An International Journal, 1984
This article responds to the "Standards for Evaluation of Educational Programs, Projects and Materials" by addressing three issues in qualitative research: (1) data quality; (2) data verification; and (3) collusion between evaluators and their sponsors. To be of maximum international value, the standards report needs more emphasis on…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Evaluation Standards: Comments from Israel.
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Lewy, Arieh – Evaluation and Program Planning: An International Journal, 1984
The lack of overriding rationale and theoretical anchors in "Standards for the Evaluation of Educational Programs, Projects and Materials" creates difficulties when adapting the standards to local situations. The limitations of the book's treatment of ethical considerations, evaluation, utilization, and research management procedures for…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethics, Evaluation Methods
Some Limitations of the "Standards."
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Raven, John – Evaluation and Program Planning: An International Journal, 1984
While technically accurate, the "Standards for Evaluation of Educational Programs, Projects and Materials" embodies unrealistic and untenable assumptions about policy, its implementation, its development, and the evaluator's role. Three educational evaluation studies in the United Kingdom and Pakistan are used to illustrate the author's…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Political and Organizational Preconditions for Application of the Standards for Educational Evaluation: The "Standards for Educational Evaluation" Seen in a Wider Perspective in Relation to Policy Making and Organization.
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Scheerens, Jaap; Van Seventer, Chris W. – Evaluation and Program Planning: An International Journal, 1984
The "Standards for Evaluation of Educational Programs, Projects and Materials" focuses on contextual influences at the individual research project level. Macro-level political and organizational factors can be preconditions for applying the standards at project level. A study of Dutch educational evaluation research is used to illustrate…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries
Practical Problems Associated with Programme Evaluation in Third World Countries.
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Ross, Abraham S. – Evaluation and Program Planning: An International Journal, 1984
Problems in conducting program evaluation in third world countries can be divided into four interrelated categories: those associated with design, personnel, time, and budget. Some of the problems in each of these areas are considered and suggestions for dealing with them are presented. (Author)
Descriptors: Cost Estimates, Developing Nations, Evaluation Methods, Evaluators
Evaluation and Social Policy: Some Reflections on Ideas and Institutions.
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Klein, Rudolf – Evaluation and Program Planning: An International Journal, 1982
Evaluation as a meta-activity is a process which assumes that the definition of problems is itself problematic. In evaluation as a technical activity, agreed criteria are applied to agreed policy problems. This distinction has important implications for the role of universities and research funding. (Author/CM)
Descriptors: Evaluation, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs
Applicability of Standards for Evaluations of Educational Programs, Projects and Materials in an International Setting.
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Marklund, Sixten – Evaluation and Program Planning: An International Journal, 1984
While the "Standards for Evaluations of Educational Programs, Projects and Materials" provides a good checklist of prerequisites, such standards do not guarantee indisputable outcomes. Reanalysis of reading comprehension and mathematics mean achievement data from an international evaluation study illustrates how political bias can…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Book Reviews, Data Interpretation, Educational Assessment