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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
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.

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