NCJ Number
29697
Journal
JOURNAL OF EXTENSION Volume: 13 Issue: 2 Dated: (MARCH/APRIL 1975) Pages: 31-38
Date Published
1975
Length
8 pages
Annotation
AN EXAMINATION OF THE BASIC REASONS FOR EVALUATING, THE PURPOSES OF EVALUATION, AND THREE DIFFERENT EVALUATION MODELS.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR CONTENDS THAT EVALUATION METHODOLOGY IS CHANGING FROM AN OVER RELIANCE ON THE EXPERIMENTAL MODEL WHICH IS NOT ALWAYS THE MOST FEASIBLE OR BENEFICIAL METHOD, TO OTHER TYPES OF MODELS SUCH AS THE SURVEY OF SUBJECTIVE OPINIONS AND SKILLS LEARNED AND THE GROUP PROCESS MODELS. THE CONTROLLED EXPERIMENTAL MODELS' PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE MANAGEABLE DESIGN CONTROLS AND UNQUESTIONABLY VALID RESULTS, WHEREAS THE OTHER TWO MODELS PROVIDE MORE FOR PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT, VALIDITY FLEXIBILITY AND DIRECT INVOLVEMENT OF THE ACTORS VIA CONSTRUCTIVE DISCUSSIONS. IT IS THE AUTHOR'S OPINION THAT RATHER THAN STRICTLY UTILIZING ONE MODEL, THE THREE MAY BE COMBINED TO YIELD BOUND DATA, A BASIS FOR PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT, AND A LEARNING PROCESS FOR THOSE INVOLVED.