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Peer reviewedPatton, Michael Quinn – Evaluation Practice, 1996
Areas of evaluation are identified in which the formative/summative distinction appears inadequate: (1) knowledge-generating evaluations aimed at conceptual use; (2) developmental evaluation; and (3) use of evaluation to support intervention or empower participants. An argument is also made for the effectiveness of feedback that cannot be…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Feedback, Formative Evaluation
Condon, Sandra M.; DeVore, Gary – Camping Magazine, 1996
Camp White Eagle (Illinois) developed an evaluation process to assess the positive effects of its wilderness adventure program on adjudicated adolescents. Discusses aspects of the evaluation process applicable to other camps: reviewing program elements, formulating questions, choosing the design, developing measurements, collecting data,…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Camping, Data Collection, Delinquent Rehabilitation
Peer reviewedCheadle, Allen; And Others – Evaluation Review, 1995
A survey of 43 high school principals about the usefulness of feedback reports generated through the evaluation of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation's Community Health Promotion Grants Program suggests that principals found the reports very valuable in a number of ways, especially in designing and implementing programs. (SLD)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adolescents, Community Programs, Evaluation Utilization
Peer reviewedChambers, Fred – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1994
The purpose of evaluation in education projects is explored, through examples from English Language Teaching aid projects in developing countries. The distinction between formative and summative evaluation is conceptualized in terms of purpose rather than temporality, and the role of evaluation in program improvement is stressed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Federal Aid
Download full textParent, Sydney B.; Williams, David D. – 1996
The Brigham Young University-Public School Partnership is cited as a good example of collaborative efforts in the National Network for Educational Renewal because of the length and nature of its history, which encompasses partnerships with five school districts. During the Partnership's 13-year history, informal evaluations had been conducted but…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College School Cooperation, Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedSnart, Fern; MacKay, Al – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2001
Revision of the Bachelor of Education program at the University of Alberta (Canada) and results of an initial formative evaluation of one program component--students' first school placement--are described. Program revisions based on continual student and teacher feedback obtained from ongoing formative evaluation enabled positive program…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Evaluation Utilization, Feedback
2002
This document contains four papers from a symposium on cost analysis, evaluation, and feedback in human resource development. "Training Evaluation with 360-Degree Feedback" (Froukje A. Jellema) reports on a quasi-experimental study that examined the effectiveness of 360-degree feedback in evaluating the training received by nurses in a…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Behavior Change, Cost Effectiveness, Definitions
