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ERIC Number: EJ346462
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Beyond Decision-Oriented Evaluation.
Scheerens, Jaap
International Journal of Educational Research, v11 n1 p105-14 1987
The value and limitations of conceptualizing evaluation as a decision-oriented research and appraisal activity is discussed. The decisional contexts of evaluation projects is examined in terms of a comparison between two models of organization decision making. Certain remedies for problems arising from attempts to enhance decisional relevance of evaluation are analyzed. (Author/JAZ)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems, Evaluation Utilization, Models, Organizational Objectives, Program Evaluation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Note: Theme issue with title "Educational Evaluation: The State of the Field."