Evaluation Theorists
Terms
Foundational Roots
Approaches
Odds & Ends
100
He promoted theory-driven evaluation.
Who is Peter Rossi?
100
It is a process by which an evaluator determines whether there is a need for a program, and if so, what program services are most appropriate.
What is a needs assessment?
100
One of the most important purposes of evaluation.
What is accountability?
100
This type of evaluation starts with identification of the intended users of the information and it focuses not on the needs of the decision-makers, but on the utilization of the results.
What is utilization focused evaluation?
100
Acronym for Context Evaluation, Input Evaluation, Process Evaluation, and Product Evaluation.
What is CIPP?
200
He advocates for goal free evaluation and considers evaluation as the science of valuing.
Who is Michael Scriven?
200
He is credited with coining the words summative and formative evaluation.
Who is Michael Scriven?
200
Three types of accountability.
What is goal accountability, process accountability, and outcome accountability?
200
This type of evaluation encourages self-determination rather than dependency among the recipients of the evaluation. Program participants essentially conduct their own evaluations.
What is empowerment evaluation?
200
A book that describes standards by which evaluators should conduct their work.
What is The Program Evaluation Standards?
300
He is well known for the development of the CIPP theory of evaluation.
Who is Daniel Stufflebeam?
300
He is best known for case studies in evaluation.
Who is Robert Stake?
300
The nature of knowledge.
What is epistemology?
300
This type of evaluation requires the evaluator to become part of the program’s design and management team.
What is developmental evaluation?
300
The four domains of The Program Evaluation Standards.
What is utility, feasibility, propriety, and accuracy?
400
He is best known for utilization-focused evaluation.
Who is Michael Quinn Patton?
400
It is a representation of the theory behind a program.
What is a logic model?
400
Three broad epistemological areas of thinking in program evaluation.
What is post positivism, constructivism, and pragmatism?
400
This type of evaluation requires evaluators to collaborate with decision makers and primary users.
What is practical participatory evaluation?
400
A primary element in whether or not evaluation findings will be used.
What is the “personal factor” (i.e., the identification of people who have a stake in the evaluation and care about the evaluation findings)?
500
She is best known for applying appreciative inquiry as a way to frame evaluations.
Who is Hallie Preskill?
500
Founders of Fourth Generation Evaluation.
Who is Guba and Lincoln?
500
The paradigm that influences the thinking of the use branch of the evaluation theory tree.
What is pragmatism?
500
Originally designed for use in schools by teachers, administrators, students, and parents, it facilitates both internal and external evaluations, thereby assisting with decision making both within and outside of an organization.
What is school-based evaluation (Nevo, 1993)?
500
Two types of evaluation use.
What is process use and use of findings?
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