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Peer reviewedLewy, Arieh – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1977
Stake's concept of responsive evaluation is designed to provide various decision makers with the kind of information desired and in the form most helpful for making decisions. Compared with formal research procedures, this approach has both advantages and disadvantages. It may also provide a valuable supplement to formal evaluation. (CTM)
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Decision Making, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedSmith, Mary Lee; Glass, Gene V. – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1978
Judgmental Policy Analysis was used to form models representing the judgmental policies of 73 educational personnel as they rated 16 programs in which characteristics were varied. Although the judges varied in criteria used and in consistency, the results illustrate potential uses of a methodology for studying the judgmental evaluative process.…
Descriptors: Bias, Decision Making, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedWilliams, Mark – College and University, 1978
A study was conducted at a school of social work to determine the effectiveness of student decisions compared to faculty admissions decisions. Faculty predicted the performance of applicants they rated more successfully than did students. Clearly-determined admission criteria are needed to predict student performance. (SW)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Comparative Analysis, Decision Making, Evaluation Criteria
Thurlow, Martha L.; And Others – Journal of the Division for Early Childhood, 1987
A nationwide survey of preschool programs (N=178) serving handicapped children revealed that approximately half had formal written exit criteria, the most common of which was chronological age. Other factors included formal test results, team staffing decisions, and the child's developmental skill level. Formal written exit criteria differed…
Descriptors: Age Grade Placement, Chronological Age, Decision Making, Disabilities
Peer reviewedTergan, Sigmar-Olaf – Innovations in Education and Training International, 1998
Reviews strengths and weaknesses of check lists for the evaluation of computer software and outlines consequences for their practical application. Suggests an approach based on an instructional design model and a comprehensive framework to cope with problems of validity and predictive power of software evaluation. Discusses prospects of the…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Computer Software Evaluation
Download full textHerman, Joan L. – 1990
This study analyzes the ways in which school boards assess and utilize evaluation data and their attitudes toward testing. Interviews with 27 school board members from 10 districts indicate that board members tend to rely on informal working knowledge over formal information, and on district administrators' judgments. Findings suggest that simple…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, Boards of Education, Data Interpretation
Bortnick, Barrie D.; And Others – 1976
Four experiential learning programs that are in the early stages of development are described. The report from the Consortium of the California State University and Colleges details the efforts of a traditional, decentralized system to introduce flexibility into the use of examinations for crediting prior learning. A description of a large,…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Credits, College Faculty, College Students
