Evaluating with ValidityAbstract: This book is designed to help individuals interested in the science of evaluation to broaden their understanding of key approaches to evaluation. This book is designed to serve as a detailed taxonomy of modern evaluation and provides an in-depth look at eight basic models of evaluation. Each model is evaluated in terms of its appropriateness and applicability under various situations as well as its relative strengths and weaknesses. Major evaluation approaches discussed include systems analysis, behavioral objectives, decision-making, goal free, art criticism, professional review, quasi-legal, and the case study. The concept of meta-evaluation is introduced as each approach is analyzed. |
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Preface | 11 |
The Major Approaches | 21 |
Assumptions Underlying the Approaches | 45 |
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