The Use of Qualitative Forms of Evaluation for Improving Educational Practice.

Eisner, Elliot W.

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Publication Date: 1979

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The Use of Qualitative Forms of Evaluation for Improving Educational Practice.

Eisner, Elliot W.

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, v1 n6 p11-19 Nov-Dec 1979

Non-quantifiable knowledge, involving sensory information, conceptualization, and imagination, is discussed in relation to educational evalution. Evaluation is discussed in terms of educational connoisseurship, or the art of appreciation; and educational criticism, which informs, interprets, and appraises. (MH)

Descriptors: Concept Formation, Critical Thinking, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement, Eidetic Imagery, Evaluation Methods, Formative Evaluation, Imagination, Information Utilization, Knowledge Level, Sensory Experience, Values, Visualization

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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