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The Applicability of Selected Evaluation Models to Evolving Investigative Designs.
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Smith, Nick L.; Hauer, Diane M. – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1990
Ten evaluation models are examined in terms of their applicability to investigative, emergent design programs: Stake's portrayal, Wolf's adversary, Patton's utilization, Guba's investigative journalism, Scriven's goal-free, Scriven's modus operandi, Eisner's connoisseurial, Stufflebeam's CIPP, Tyler's objective based, and Levin's cost…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Goodness of Fit, Investigations
The Practice of Evaluation Research and the Use of Evaluation Results.
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Van den Berg, G.; Hoeben, W. Th. J. G. – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1984
Lack of use of educational evaluation results in the Netherlands was investigated by analyzing 14 curriculum evaluation studies. Results indicated that rational decision making with a technical (empirical) evaluation approach makes utilization of results most likely. Incremental decision making and a conformative approach make utilization least…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Curriculum Evaluation, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education
Quality of Education and the Evaluation Paradigm.
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De Groot, Adriaan D. – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1984
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…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment, Educational Quality, Educational Research