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Turnbull, Barbara – Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation/La Revue canadienne d'evaluation de programme, 1998
A second-order factor analytic model of conceptual, instrumental, and symbolic use of evaluation information was developed and tested with 308 British Columbia school teachers. Results confirm a three-factor structure of conceptual, instrumental, and symbolic use. (SLD)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Utilization, Factor Structure
Trochim, William M. K.; Linton, Rhoda – 1984
Both evaluation and planning typically begin with an attempt to define the conceptual territory of interest; this paper presents an approach to such conceptualization. The term, structured conceptualization, is used to refer to any definable set of procedures which can help a user develop a useful conceptual representation. Structured…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Cluster Grouping, Concept Formation, Evaluation Criteria