Evaluation or Research, Research or Evaluation

Malcolm Provus

Educational Technology Vol. 10 (1970) p. 8

An attempt to distinguish between the functions of evaluation and research in the larger context of the problem- solving process. (AA)

Microcomputer Workstations for Evaluation Research

Robert G. Brookshire

Employee Relations Vol. 10, No. 5 (1986) pp. 694–712

This article discusses the hardware and software components of three workstations suitable for evaluation researchers, one for those on a limited budget, one for professional researchers, and one for a research team or department. Prices range from $...

Research and Evaluation in Information Retrieval

S E. Robertson; M Beaulieu

Journal of Documentation Vol. 53, No. 1 (1997) pp. 51–57

Reviews the development of research and evaluation in information retrieval. Highlights include the Cranfield projects concerning recall and precision, the Medlars experiment that focused on relevance, TREC (Text Retrieval Conference), evaluation...

Positioning Evaluation and Research within PT3 Projects

Saul Rockman

Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 12, No. 2 (2004) pp. 155–158

This special issue of JTATE is focused on evaluation and research studies conducted under the PT3 program of the U.S. Department of Education. PT3, Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology, is a program designed to ensure that new teachers...

Topics: Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Educational Technology, Schools, Classrooms

Merging Traditional Evaluation and Research Functions

Janet Rose; Donn Godin

The Charleston County School District's efforts to increase the percentage of students meeting high school graduation requirements at the appropriate age and the percentage of students who graduate within 6 years of entry into grade 9 require a well-...

Current Trends in Evaluation and Research

Gerald Knezek

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 843–844

An Overview of Microcomputers and Evaluation Research

Stuart S. Nagel

Employee Relations Vol. 10, No. 5 (1986) pp. 563–77

This issue discusses the relevance of microcomputers to evaluation research and program evaluation. The relevance of software designed to aid in making decisions, establishing relations through statistical analysis, and gathering information is...

Maryland's Statewide Educational Technology Network: Description & Evaluation. Research & Evaluation Report

Saeed Salehi

Two years of evaluation studies by the Maryland Education Technology Network (METN) are summarized in this report, which analyzes the effectiveness of school-based technology centers. During the first year of evaluation (1987), four questionnaires...

Formative research on a program evaluation model

Lawrence H. Schankman

(2006) pp. 1–249

Program evaluation paradigms historically apply to large-scale social, educational, and health-care entities. Though online academic programs can certainly benefit from existing evaluation theory, they have no model that serves their specific needs...

[Research on Evaluation of Instruction by Telecommunications.]

Peter J. Dirr

Perspectives about evaluating instruction by telecommunications are offered in two related conference presentations, based on the experience of the Annenberg/Corporation for Public Broadcasting Project. The project has two goals: to create high...

An Optimistic Friend: Positive Evaluation Research

Robert Bogdan

Educational Technology Vol. 18, No. 12 (December 1978) pp. 39–40

Proposes an approach to evaluation that counters negative bias, i.e., optimistic evaluation research. Procedures and advantages of this approach are discussed. (RAO)

Response to the evaluation and meta-evaluation

Dustin H. Heuston

International Journal of Educational Research Vol. 27, No. 2 (1997) pp. 175–181

Language: English

Research Practices, Evaluation and Infrastructure in the Digital Environment

John W. Houghton

Australian Academic & Research Libraries Vol. 35, No. 3 (September 2004)

This paper examines changing research practices in the digital environment and draws out implications for research evaluation and the development of research infrastructure. Reviews of the literature, quantitative indicators of research activities...

Formative Evaluation in Educational Computing Research and Development

Ralf Maslowski; Adrie J. Visscher

Journal of Research on Computing in Education Vol. 32, No. 2 (1999) pp. 239–55

Explains the function of formative evaluation and the evaluation techniques that can be used in the various stages of educational computing research and development. Topics include computer software design; selecting evaluation standards; and a...

Bringing Research, Evaluation, and Planning Together with Modern Computer Technology

Glynn Ligon

When a school system chooses to buy into modern computer technology as the way to solve some existing problems and to meet pressing needs, a myriad of new problems and issues are created. However, the new problems are worth solving to allow the...

Using Photo-Interviewing as a Tool for Research and Evaluation

John V. Dempsey; Susan A. Tucker

Educational Technology Vol. 34, No. 4 (1994) pp. 55–62

Examines techniques for using photographic evidence and photo-interviewing in evaluation and research. Reasons for using photo-interviewing are discussed, including prompting recall and acting as stimuli and verifiers of perception; and two examples ...

Educational Research and Evaluation Data Collection Procedures in Second Life

Greg Sherman; Richard Tillies

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2007 (Oct 15, 2007) pp. 7365–7373

This paper describes different methods currently available to obtain and export metric data from Second Life to an external database or webpage for subsequent analysis. Examples of Second Life metric data useful in research and evaluation includes...

A Unified Strategy for System-Wide Research and Evaluation

William J. Webster; Clinton C. Schuhmacher

Educational Technology Vol. 13, No. 5 (1973) pp. 68–72

Discursive Evaluation

Lars Svensson

WebNet World Conference on the WWW and Internet 1999 (1999) pp. 1018–1024

This paper reports on a distance education project where a threaded discussion board was used for interaction amongst students and teachers. The experiences from the first year of the project shows that such a forum can be an important complement...

Topics: Distance Education, Professional Development, Students

The underpinnings of e-learning evaluation and research

Rob Phillips

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2012 (Jun 26, 2012) pp. 61–67

This paper attempts a fundamental analysis of the nature of research into e-learning. It starts by considering the phenomenon of e-learning, arguing that e-learning is an artificial, designed phenomenon, and that research approaches need to consider ...

Research and Evaluation Models for the Study of Interactive Video

Thomas C. Reeves

Journal of Computer-Based Instruction Vol. 13, No. 4 (1986) pp. 102–6

Critiques comparative research and evaluation methods used to assess effectiveness of interactive video and proposes alternative models of research design that go beyond comparative analysis into understanding and control of the effective dimensions ...

Usability Evaluation of a Research Repository and Collaboration Web Site

Tao Zhang; Deborah J. Maron; Christopher C. Charles

Journal of Web Librarianship Vol. 7, No. 1 (2013) pp. 58–82

This article reports results from an empirical usability evaluation of Human-Animal Bond Research Initiative Central as part of the effort to develop an open access research repository and collaboration platform for human-animal bond researchers. By ...

Better Evaluation Designs and Evaluative Research Questions for Educational Technologies

Michael Coe

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2006 (October 2006) pp. 1910–1911

This is an updated work-in-progress report concerning an NSF-funded multi-year research and development project on improved models of evaluation and research for educational technologies. The premise is that the evaluation of educational technology...

Topics: Educational Technology, Evaluation

Research and Evaluation Needs for Distance Education: A Delphi Study

Kay Rockwell; Jack Furgason; David B. Marx

Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration Vol. 3, No. 3 (2000)

Distance educators participated in a Delphi study to identify and rank future research and evaluation needs/issues. The study focused on planning for distance education; structuring decisions required for distance education; the implementation...

Pretest/Posttest Plus Prompts: Tools for Research and Evaluation

Sherry Herron; Tamilselvi Gopal

Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching Vol. 31, No. 2 (April 2012) pp. 175–204

We conducted a series of summer workshops on bioinformatics to increase educators’ knowledge of this new field of inquiry with the assumption that their knowledge will, in turn, impact student achievement. The workshops incorporated experiential...

A Computer Simulation Approach to Teaching Research and Evaluation Skills

LeVerne S. Collet; Nancy L. Shiffler

Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 1, No. 3 (1985) pp. 339–54

A study was conducted to assess effectiveness of a computer simulation which exposed students to three levels of real-life research situations as laboratory experience accompanying graduate level research design course. Simulation effects on...

Design And Evaluation of SimBuilder

Priyanka Gupta; Cheryl Seals; Dale-Marie Wilson

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2006 (October 2006) pp. 205–210

SimBuilder is being developed to act as a curricula aid to teachers. This development effort was to capture requirements to design an environment support teachers in the pursuit of their daily pedagogical goals. SimBuilder will facilitate the...

Topics: Interaction

The Technology Integration and Evaluation (TIE) Research Lab: Innovative Directions in Educational Research

Valerie Irvine; Allyson Hadwin

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2009 (Jun 22, 2009) pp. 181–182

This poster profiles the new $750,000 Technology Integration and Evaluation (TIE) Research Lab at the University of Victoria (Canada), which has been funded by the Canada Foundation for Innovation, British Columbia Knowledge Development Fund, Dell,...

Peformance Indicators and Evaluation Framework

Muhammad Azeem; Prof. Dr. Shahbaz Khan

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) pp. 16–21

Abstract:The study examined,in qualitative paradigm,the usefulness of performance indicators in decision-making by literature review approach. Analysis include all four types of metrics and performance indicators: inputs,outputs,outcomes,and process....

Evaluation, Testing and Learning Assistance

Gwyn Enright

The resurgence of testing and the significance of this trend to learning assistance facilitators and developmental educators are discussed. This increase in testing, particularly as it manifests itself on college and university campuses, reflects a...

Software Evaluation Criteria and Terminology

Diane Belyk; David Feist

International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning Vol. 3, No. 1 (Apr 01, 2002)

Student Self-Evaluation, Teacher Evaluation, and Learner Performance

Zane Olina; Howard J. Sullivan

Educational Technology Research and Development Vol. 52, No. 3 (2003) pp. 5–22

A total of 341 Latvian students and eight teachers participated in this study of student self-evaluation and teacher evaluation. Students completed a 12-lesson teacher-directed instructional program on conducting and writing a report of their own...

Research & evaluation of online systems for teaching & learning

Anne A'Herran

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2000 (2000) p. 1805

Piecemeal adoption of methods of online educational delivery can duplicate effort and waste an institution's resources. Early enthusiasm for online delivery of courses soon fades without strategic initiatives on the institution's part. In August...

Topics: Research Methods, Evaluation

Appreciative Program Evaluation: A Qualitative Action Research Project

Karen E. Norum; Marcy Wells; Michael R. Hoadley; Chris A. Geary

Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association 2002 (April 2002)

What should the curriculum of a graduate program that focuses on education, technology, and society be? What would be the proper balance of skills, theory, and concepts? What should be the difference between such a program in the School of Education ...

The Independent Policy Evaluation

Barry MacDonald; Stronach

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 5, No. 1 (1989) pp. 51–64

Describes a formative evaluation proposal submitted to the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) in the United Kingdom to explore the potential impact of the Information Technology in Education Research (InTer) Program. The philosophies of...

Evaluation of the Girls Research Opportunities in Computing (Girls R.O.C.)

Cesar Morales; Charlotte Owens; Dale Mcgoun; Rhonda Christensen; Gerald Knezek

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 1282–1283

The Department of Computer Science at the University of Louisiana conducted the NSF/Girls R.O.C. program that was a three-week summer residential project during the month of July 2000. Twenty-four middle school girls were recruited within a 90...

Topics: Middle School Education, Computer Sciences, Science, Computers

The role of theory in learning technology evaluation research

Rob Phillips; Gregor Kennedy; Carmel McNaught; Carmel McNaught

Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 28, No. 7 (Jan 01, 2012)

This paper attempts a fundamental analysis of the nature of research into e-learning and the role that theory plays in this. We examine 'research' in broad terms, and the nature of phenomena in general. We identify that e-learning is an artificial...

Language: English

Synthesis of Research on Student Selection Criteria in Formative Evaluation

France Boutin; Chris A. Chinien

Educational Technology Vol. 32, No. 8 (1992) pp. 28–31

Examines the role of students in the formative evaluation of instructional materials and reviews research on criteria for selecting students for the evaluation process. Studies that investigated the following criteria are described: (1) level of...

Evaluation: A Semantic Dilemma

Don L. Morgan

Educational Technology Vol. 11, No. 12 (1971) pp. 46–48

In this article, evaluation theory will be described. Traditional research methodology will serve as a basis for comparison and as a point of departure." (Author/AK)

The Role of Theory in Learning Technology Evaluation Research

Rob Phillips; Gregor Kennedy; Carmel McNaught

Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 28, No. 7 (2012) pp. 1103–1118

This paper attempts a fundamental analysis of the nature of research into e-learning and the role that theory plays in this. We examine "research" in broad terms, and the nature of phenomena in general. We identify that e-learning is an artificial...

Orchestration in Learning Technology Research: Evaluation of a Conceptual Framework

Luis P. Prieto; Yannis Dimitriadis; Juan I. Asensio-Pérez; Chee-Kit Looi

Research in Learning Technology Vol. 23, No. 1 (2015)

The term "orchestrating learning" is being used increasingly often, referring to the coordination activities performed while applying learning technologies to authentic settings. However, there is little consensus about how this notion...

Performing Research in Sociology Classes To Enhance Learning: An Evaluation

Rudy Ray Seward; Ann Sutton Oakes

Two problems are encountered by faculty when teaching introductory social science courses. First, most students are only passive recipients of the information made available to them; second, they seldom appreciate the relevance of this information...

Automated Writing Evaluation: Defining the Classroom Research Agenda

Mark Warschauer; Paige Ware

Language Teaching Research Vol. 10, No. 2 (2006) pp. 157–180

With the advent of English as a global language, the ability to write well in English across diverse settings and for different audiences has become an imperative in second language education programmes throughout the world. Yet the teaching of...

Hybrid vs. Online: Research findings from an elementary evaluation course.

Michael Connell

E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2015 (Oct 19, 2015) pp. 1222–1226

This research compares student data from two instructional modalities used in an undergraduate elementary evaluation course, Assessment and evaluation of children, taught by the same instructor. One modality which was offered was a Hybrid format (n=...

Topics: Other, Assessment, Elementary Education, Evaluation, Implementation Examples & Issues

Teachers’ Evaluation of Research Methodologies for Educational Practice in Japan

Masahiro Nagai; Mikio Shouji; Toshio Mochiduki; Hiroshi Kato

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 968–973

The authors conducted a questionnaire survey on the methodology for educational practice research among school teachers in Japan. Consequently, we concluded that teachers trust the opinions of those close to them rather than the opinions obtained...

Topics: Teachers, Mathematics, Schools, Research Methods

Heuristics Evaluation in Educational Software Evaluation

Hasiah Mohamed Omar; Yau’mee Hayati Mohd Yusof; Norlina Mohd Sabri

Global Learn 2010 (May 17, 2010) pp. 1017–1022

Heuristics Evaluation is commonly used in the evaluation process of websites and system and it has been expended from general interface evaluation to more specific evaluation such as computer games, virtual reality and shared workspace groupware. ...

Research, Development, and Technology

Allison Mudrick

Annual Conference of the National Middle School Association 1996 (1996)

This publication introduces the research, development and technology curriculum at West Sylvan Middle School (Portland, Oregon) and presents the syllabus with selected activities and worksheets. Sample research units on South America, Mexico and...

Learner-Centered Evaluation: Online Collaborative Evaluation Approach

Chih-Hsiung Tu; Cherng-Jyh Yen

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 2357–2363

Online collaborative learning is an effective instructional design to enhance learning and training. The issue of how to evaluate online collaborative learning has been challenging. Traditionally, instructors apply summative evaluation methods to...

Topics: Instructional Design, Evaluation, Collaboration

E-Learning Research and Development: On Evaluation, Learning Performance, and Visual Attention

Marco Rüth

International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) International Conference on E-Learning 2017 (2017)

Digital learning is becoming a prevalent everyday human behavior. Effective digital learning services are integral for educational innovation and constitute competitive advantages for education businesses. Quality management in e-learning research...

Research Windows

Betty Collis

Computing Teacher Vol. 15, No. 6 (1988) pp. 23–24

Summarizes six research studies relating to computers in education. The research areas include the use of computer-generated graphs in critical evaluation and in learning distance and velocity concepts, sex differences in graphing skills, student...