My take on the situation in evaluation at the moment, in particular in program evaluation which is the kind most of us do, is that were in good shape along one dimensionlevel of sophistication of our collective technical skill repertoire with an im. The logic and methodology of checklists michael scriven western michigan university june 2000 revised october 2005 and december 2007 the humble checklist, while no one would deny its utility in evaluation and elsewhere, is usually. This model focuses the evaluation on the educational outcomes anh, 2018. Pdf designing a simulation for student evaluation using. The logic and methodology of checklists michael scriven. Rittels argumentative model of design and planning, the insight that the information that should guide decisionmaking in other words, evaluation of choices is distributed in the population of potentially affected people, and is elicited in the. He is brilliant and one of the smartest people i have met, including buckminster fuller and gregory bateson. Indeed, this article stood for many years as the foundation for. Tylers model 1949 goal free evaluation 1973 michael scriven the evaluator functions as an unbiased observer scrivens main contribution was to redirect the attention of evaluators and administrators to the importance of unintended effects roles of curriculum evaluation. October 10, 2014 legitimate evaluation checklist evaluator frank. With emergent assessment, assessment is structured using effects rather than learning outcomes. Similar to an erdos number, a scriven number describes a persons degree of separation from dr. The least theory that practice requires, american journal of evaluation. Types of evaluation and types of evaluator michael scriven.
Michael scriven is a distinguished professor at the school of behavioral and organizational sciences at claremont graduate university. Models of curriculum evaluation university of kwazulunatal. During the 1960s in a class on marxism he argued against the revolution. If you have the pills, then you can take the pills, if you take the pills, then headache will go away. Alkin shows how theories are related to one another, especially in terms of how new theories build on existing ideas. Stufflebeams ipp evaluation model defining evaluation. The golden standard evaluation reference text now in its second edition, evaluation theory, models, and applications is the vital text on evaluation models, perfect for classroom use as a textbook, and as a professional evaluation reference. Doc curriculum evaluation models prince okyere academia. Further, the design and conduct of any particular study involves a good deal of localized conceptualization. Designing a simulation for student evaluation using scrivens key evaluation checklist. The kec, which has gone through many revisions, is described in the evaluation thesaurus 1991, pp.
I did love michael scrivens analysis in his 20 keynote to the australasian evaluation society in brisbane, where he remarked that the academic theorists are always considered the high priests of any discipline. Armed with skills in obtaining pertinent and accurate information and with a deeply reasoned view of ethics and the common good, the evaluator should help professionals to produce products and services that are of high quality and of great use to consumers. An evaluation theory tree deals with obtaining generalizability, or knowledge construction, as shadish, cook, and leviton 1991 refer to it. The distinction between mws and its application in evaluation is an important one, but finding accessible writing on this topic is difficult. Evaluating and improving criminal justice training final report september 2007 submitted to national institute of justice prepared by kelly bradley edward connors institute for. The book begins with an overview of the evaluation field and program evaluation standards, and proceeds to cover the most widely used evaluation.
Conceptualizations that guide evaluation work must keep pace with the growth of theory and practice in the field. Michael scriven goals are only a subset of anticipated effects intended effects effects. Reviewing the overarching domains of evaluation theory. Irvine the origins of and rationale for goalfree evaluation michael scriven became a central figure in the field of evaluation in 1967 with the publication of the methodology of evaluation. Curriculum evaluation models by christian daroni on prezi. Evaluating and improving criminal justice training final report september 2007 submitted to national institute of justice prepared by kelly bradley edward connors institute for law and justice. Traces are what evaluators left behinddiscoveries, records, trackswhich made marks on the profession of program evaluation. Goal free evaluation model goal free evaluation was developed by michael scriven in 1972.
A s promised in the preface,this books approach is to give you a barebones, nutsandbolts guide about how to do an evaluation. Designing a simulation for student evaluation using scrivens. Kirkpatricks model of learning evaluation has been used for more than 50 years. His research fields include evaluation, philosophy of science, and computers. The research team measured the effects of formative assessment on learning outcomes and found a mean effect size of 0. Initially inspired by the work of michael scriven 1967, the valuing branch firmly establishes the vital role of the evaluator in valuing. Michael scriven, a renowned evaluator for decades, developed the key evaluation checklist kec to guide evaluators in planning and implementing an inquiry that is a legitimate program evaluation. Types of evaluation and types of evaluator michael. The logic of evaluation is a seminal contribution to the field as it gets at the core of what makes evaluation unique as compared to, say, researchevaluation allows us to make evaluative claims. Goalfree model, transaction model, decisionmaking model. Written by one of the leaders in evaluation, evaluation thesaurus, fourth edition, provides readers with a quick analysis of the leading concepts, positions, acronyms, processes, techniques, and checklists in the field of evaluation.
Scrivens key evaluation checklist transformative evaluation. Formative evaluation is evaluation designed, done, and in tended to support the process of improvement, and normally commissioned or done by, and delivered to, someone who can make improvements. Goalfree evaluation often shortened to gfe is any evaluation in which the evaluator conducts the evaluation without particular knowledge of or reference to stated or predetermined goals and objectives. Apr 02, 2017 goal free evaluation model goal free evaluation was developed by michael scriven in 1972. Michael scriven on rethinking all of evaluation genuine. Michael scriven holds the unique scriven number of 0 while any persons publishing directly with him hold a scriven number of 1. His 50 years of teaching have been in departments of mathematics, philosophy, psychology, the history and philosophy of science, law, evaluation, and education. The book begins with an overview of the evaluation field and program evaluation standards, and proceeds to cover the most widely used evaluation approaches. This model honors the idea that you may bias your assessment by. This external evaluation model typically consists of an independent evaluator who is intentionally screened from the programs stated goals and objectives in hopes of reducing potential goal.
It is an evaluation where the evaluator conducts the evaluation. Jan 20, 2016 this article provides a quick overview of 4 evaluation models youll find most useful. Philosophical and ethical aspects of michael scrivens model jane f. Scriven has written or edited books, periodicals, and articles in the areas of philosophy and psychology, word processing, turbine engines, artificial intelligence, critical.
The model encourages us to evaluate learning on four levels. The goal free model was developed by scriven in 1972. Containing nearly 2000 entries, michael scriven s thesaurus offers professionals and students a guide for understanding the relation of evaluation to the doctrine of valuefree social science, ways to integrate the parts of multidimensional evaluations into an overall rating, the realities of evaluation consulting, and techniques for the use. A wider perspective of theorists views and influences, second edition, provides a contemporary examination of evaluation theories and traces their evolution. The debate that followed resulted in a bipartite reconceptual ization of educational evaluation, and the coining of the terms formative and summative evaluation by michael. An evaluation of michael scrivens minimalist theory. Alkins theory distinction a prescriptive model a set of rules, prescriptions, prohibitions, and guiding frameworks that specify what a good or proper evaluation is and how evaluation should be done alkins theory distinction. Now in its second edition, evaluation theory, models, and applications is the vital text on evaluation models, perfect for classroom use as a textbook, and as a professional evaluation reference. The conceptualization of evaluation can never be a onetime activity nor can any conceptualization be static. The methodology of evaluation social science education. Comments on a plenary address at the annual meeting of the american evaluation association by michael scriven, minimalist theory. I studied under michael scriven at uc berkeley and was fortunate for it.
Here are scriven s 1991 definitions of formative and summative evaluation. According to this model, evaluation should always begin with level one, and then, as time and budget allows, should move. Michael scriven took honors degrees in mathematics and then in the philosophy of mathematical logic at the university of melbourne, and his doctorate in philosophy at oxford. Emergent assessment is a model based on michael scrivens 1967 goal free evaluation model. My take on the situation in evaluation at the moment, in particular in program evaluation which is the kind most of us do, is that were in good shape along one dimensionlevel of sophistication of our collective technical skill repertoire with an important exceptionand in very bad shape in the other dimension of a discipline. Goalfree evaluation is not a comprehensive standalone evaluation model, but rather a perspective or position concerning an evaluators goal orientation throughout an evaluation. He argues that context ultimately ascribes to evaluation activities their formative or summative function, and clarifies areas of agreement and disagreement with authors chen.
Goalfree evaluation is not a comprehensive standalone evaluation model. Also in 2004, ruizprimo and furtak measured the effect of three formative assessment strategieseliciting, recognizing, and using informationin the science classroom. Designing a simulation for student evaluation using scrivens key evaluation checklist article pdf available in clinical simulation in nursing 62 march 2010 with 279 reads how we measure. The proper role of the evaluator, according to michael scriven, is that of enlightened surrogate consumer. Scriven 1967, stake 1967, suchman 1967, alkin 1969, guba 1969, 2 this monograph is a condensed and updated version of a manuscript prepared for the western michigan university evaluation centers occasional paper series. Scriven 1991 claims gfe is methodologically neutral, which means that it can be used or adapted for use with several other evaluation approaches.
Evaluation theory, models, and applications, 2nd edition wiley. Scriven through published collaborations directly with him or with others who have collaborated with him. Containing nearly 2000 entries, michael scrivens thesaurus offers professionals and students a guide for understanding the relation of evaluation to the doctrine. It helps identify what is necessary to achieve desired outcomes in a planning mode and serves to. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. In response to the previous papers, scriven defends the formative summative dichotomy as one reasonable way of several possible ways to classify evaluation activities. Clarify the meaning of specific evaluation approaches and. Michael scriven took honors degrees in mathematics and then in the philosophy of mathematical logic at the university of melbourne. Evaluation theory, models, and applications, 2nd edition. In other words, program goals are not the criteria on which the evaluation is based. Apr 20, 2010 michael scriven on rethinking all of evaluation posted by michael scriven on april 20th, 2010 jane posted the first draft of my proposed workshop for the summer institute at claremont graduate university, where i suggest its time to reconceptualize evaluation from the ground up. Educational evaluation and policy analysis, v1 n2 p6672 marapr 1979 an interview with michael scriven describes his thoughts and contributions to educational evaluation, the evolution of his career, and his current concerns and projects.
496 1393 640 417 124 663 177 178 419 167 1490 628 1024 762 743 808 108 813 427 169 657 357 896 1229 351 1482 1402 317 840 268 761 956 508 1479 1459 1190 174 1186 684 99 1195 1045 119 632 83 963 585 530 437 396 1299