Comparative Analysis of Evaluation Approaches
Scanned from Worthen and Sanders.
Slide 1: Comparative Analysis
| Objectives- Oriented | Management Oriented | Consumer Oriented | Expertise Oriented | Adversary-Oriented | Naturalistic and Participant Oriented | |
| 1. Some Proponents |
Tyler |
Stufflebeam |
Scriven Komoski |
Eisner Accreditation Groups |
Wold Owens Leving Kourilsky |
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| 2. Purpose of evaluation | Determining the extent to which objectives are met. | Providing useful information to aid in making decisions. | Providing information about educational products to aid decisions about educational purchases or adoptions. | Providing professional judgment of quality | Providing a balanced examination of all sides of controversial issues or highlighting both strengths and weaknesses or a program. | |
| 3. Distinguishing characteristics | Specifying measurable objectives, using objective instruments to gather data, looking for discrepancies between objectives and performance. | Serving rational decision making, evaluating at all stages of program development. | Using criterion checklist to analyze products, product testing, informing consumers. | Basing judgement on individual knowledge and experience, use of consensus standards, team / site visitations. | Use of public hearing, use of opposing points of view, decision based on arguments heard during proceedings. |