EVALUATION BIAS AND ITS CONTROL (FROM EVALUATION STUDIES REVIEW ANNUAL, V 1, 1976 BY GENE V GLASS - SEE NCJ-38147)

• NCJ Number: 38149
• Author(s): M SCRIVEN
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 21 pages
• Corporate Author: Sage Publications, Inc
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

IN THIS PAPER, THE AUTHOR CONSIDERS SOME ASPECTS OF THE PROBLEM OF OBTAINING UNBIASED INFORMATION IN THE AREAS OF PROGRAM AND PRODUCT EVALUATION.

Abstract

SOURCES OF BIAS IN EVALUATION AND THE PREVENTIVE MEASURES FOR THEM ARE REVIEWED. A SET OF GUIDELINES FOR ESTABLISHING THE OUTLINES OF A BROAD EVALUATION SYSTEM ARE PROVIDED, BASED ON RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INDEPENDENT FEEDBACK IN EVALUATION AND REGULAR REVIEW OF THE INDEPENDENCE.