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Evaluation: Who Needs It? Who Cares?
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Alkin, Marvin C. – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1975
For purposes of categorizing those things that perhaps determine the extent to which evaluation findings will be utilized, four sets of factors are considered in this paper: (1) the decision maker/decision process, (2) the program and social context, (3) the nature of the evaluator , and (4) the evaluation process/evaluation report. (Author/RC)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Evaluation, Evaluation Needs, Information Needs
Egon Guba: My Views on Evaluation after Reading the New Rhetoric.
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Lindheim, Elaine – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1979
Evaluation as a process of obtaining and providing useful information for making educational decisions is discussed with reference to the concepts expressed in "The New Rhetoric: A Treatise on Argumentation." The need for the evaluator to know the approaches, interests, and values of the decision maker is discussed. (CTM)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Assessment, Evaluation, Evaluation Needs
Evaluation in Context: Information Use in Elementary School Decision Making.
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Alkin, Marvin C.; Stecher, Brian – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1983
The User Interview Survey examined patterns of information use among elementary school decision makers. The goal was a better understanding of the mix of evaluation and other information inputs into program decisions. The study results are reported, and their implications for improving evaluation utilization at the local level are discussed. (BW)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Elementary Education, Evaluation Utilization, Information Utilization
User-Focused Evaluation: A Caribbean Example.
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Henderson, Thomas H.; And Others – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1983
This paper explores the implications of "user-focused evaluation" by examining the information utilization dynamics of the evaluation of the Caribbean Agricultural Extension Project. (BW)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Extension Education
Forms of Communicated Knowledge and Their Effects on Australian Teachers.
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Owen, John M. – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1983
The use of educational knowledge derived from research and evaluation by Australian teachers was studied. Information was diffused in written and verbal form. Most teachers seemed to prefer acquiring knowledge in interactive situations rather than reading journals. Results suggested better ways to disseminate research and evaluation knowledge.…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation, Foreign Countries
British Columbia Learning Assessment Program.
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Rogers, W. Todd – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1979
The British Columbia Learning Assessment Program is a province-wide program designed to aid in decision-making processes about curriculum revisions; preservice teacher education and in-service programs; resource allocations; and future research needs; and to inform various publics of educational attainment. The article provides an overview of the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education
A Descriptive Assessment of the Effect of Evaluations on Instruction.
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Barnette, J. Jackson; Thompson, John C., III – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1979
A survey examined secondary school teachers' perceptions of the effects of program, student, and teacher evaluations on instructional improvement. Results indicated that student evaluation was most effective in influencing teachers to revise their instruction. Teacher and program evaluations appeared to be ineffective as change agents. (MH)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Evaluation Methods, Information Utilization, Instructional Improvement
Auditing a Large-Scale Evaluation: The Quality of Evaluative Information for the Assessment of Program Impact and for Decision-Making.
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Burstein, Leigh; And Others – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1977
Activities of the California State Department of Education related to the Early Childhood Education Program were audited, specifically: (1) overall data management and processing; (2) information quality for the evaluation of program impact; (3) treatment of standardized test data; and (4) procedures for expansion funding and termination. (CP)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Processing, Evaluation Methods, Information Utilization
Perceptions of School Principals about their Engagement in Evaluation on the Basis of Student Data.
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Glasman, Naftaly S. – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1985
Elementary school principals rated attitudes and behaviors concerning the utilization of student achievement data: (1) commitment to influencing student achievement; (2) control in utilizing student achievement data; (3) use of data to evaluate programs and teachers; (4) effectiveness and accountability in use of data; and (5) principals' own…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Responsibility
Statewide Assessment in California.
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Carlson, Dale – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1979
The evolution of the California Assessment Program from its legislative origins in 1961 is discussed. The following topics are included: history; analysis and reporting of results; program impact; program assessment; and future changes in emphasis. (MH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Change Strategies, Educational Assessment