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Criteria for Evaluation

Author(s):
Beaton, Albert E.
Publication Year:
1969
Report Number:
RM-69-09
Source:
ETS Research Memorandum
Document Type:
Report
Page Count:
7
Subject/Key Words:
Educational Benefits, Educational Policy, Educational Research, Program Evaluation, Public Schools

Abstract

The problems of arriving at criteria for evaluation of education in the U.S., specifically the problem of accommodating the different values and expectations of many different evaluators, is considered. The author supports "the notion of local goals" with the federal government providing guidelines for, and evaluation of, the performance of those goals. He also notes certain "universals," like the 3 R's and socialization, and certain national needs, like skilled workers and teachers, that should be addressed both nationally and locally.

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