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Peer reviewedSmith, John K. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1983
The historical development of current controversy over the use of quantitative or qualitative approaches in evaluation is traced. (Author/PN)
Descriptors: Classification, Educational History, Evaluation Needs, Evaluators
Goodrich, Thelma Jean – Evaluation Quarterly, 1978
Evaluators need new strategies that will support their commitment to science and at the same time preserve the objectivity of the evaluation. The article discusses three strategies, dealing with: philosophical foundations, the subjectivity of the "objects" of the studies, and the subjectivity of the observer. (Author/GDC)
Descriptors: Credibility, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs, Evaluators
Download full textSmith, Nick L.; St. John, Mark – 1985
The Research on Evaluation Program's National Advisory Panel recommended that a means of matching evaluation methods with evaluation purposes be developed and that it include a guide to major Program publications. Practitioners in the field have also requested support on how to approach the evaluation design process to permit the incorporation of…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs
Alkin, Marvin C. – 1978
This speech concerns the dimensions of context-oriented evaluation and begins with a discussion of the differences between measurement, research, statistical methodology, and evaluation. Decision-oriented evaluation is described as a process in which the evaluator has, as a major concern, the responsibility to determine likely decisions prior to…
Descriptors: Context Clues, Decision Making, Educational Assessment, Educational Testing
Fletcher, Jerry L. – 1978
Questions are raised about the future of research and development evaluation. Without a set of overarching policy questions or theoretical questions, evaluation data are simply not cumulative and cannot be organized into any data base. Education has never been a data-based enterprise. The meaning of evaluation should be broadened to include the…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Databases, Educational Assessment, Educational Research
Ball, Samuel – 1979
The activities of Educational Testing Service (ETS) in evaluating educational programs are described. Program evaluations are categorized as needs assessment, formative evaluation, or summative evaluation. Three classic efforts which illustrate the range of ETS' participation are the Pennsylvania Goals Study (1965), the Coleman Report--Equality of…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Educational Assessment, Educational Programs, Educational Research
Levitan, Sar A.; Wurzburg, Gregory K. – 1979
This study of the federal government's evaluation of social programs indicates that it is virtually impossible to establish a bias-free, valid, and reliable system of inquiry to determine the effects of social programs. Divided into five chapters, the document examines the aspirations and limitations of evaluations, methodology, evaluation in the…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs, Evaluators, Federal Programs
