As significance testing comes under increasing criticism, some researchers are turning to other indices to evaluate their findings. Included among the alternative options are the interpretation of effect size estimates and the evaluation of sample specificity (invariance testing). Using a hypothetical data set of 64 cases and two predictor…

Descriptive statements of evaluation practices by principals were studied concerning normative expectations and J. Dewey's general logic of experience. Focus was on describing what principals think and do in terms of evaluation as a step toward bringing evaluation specialists and educational practitioners into a closer working relationship. Four…

Attempts to demonstrate how the general logic of experience of J. Dewey helps explain the epistemological underpinnings of the evaluative perceptions and professional judgments of six principals. Descriptive statements of these principals reflect normative expectations and structural constraints combined with idiosyncrasies and discretionary…