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Showing 1 to 20 of 29 for “"Evaluation theory"”.
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Methods to evaluate lightweight software process assessment methods based on evaluation theory and engineering design principles
… success. This thesis presents and discusses the evaluation of lightweight SPA methods. The evaluation is two-fold: evaluating the SPA methods design using a top-down approach and based on engineering viewpoints and evaluating the success of SPA methods using a bottom-up approach. The evaluation …
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The Effects of Competition and Perceived Pressure on Performance of a Visual Scanning Task: A Test of Cognitive Evaluation Theory
<p>Cognitive Evaluation Theory was developed by Deci & Ryan, (1985) to explain factors that affect intrinsic motivation. This study was done to test this theory by having volunteers engage in direct and indirect competition while working on a simple task in a time-pressured environment. …
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Re-examining the implications of systems thinking for evaluation
… on the implications of this trend for the evaluation field. This thesis examines this borrowing to identify over-arching implications for evaluation theory and practice. The first paper reviews inter-disciplinary literature on systems thinking and complexity science with regards to …
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Evaluation from Both Sides Now: Towards an Epistemology of Evaluation Practice
<p>Throughout its history, the evaluation field has developed numerous theories. These theories, or evaluation theory as they are collectively known, are integral to the knowledge of the discipline and represent the field’s collective understanding of how evaluation can and should be practiced. …
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Self-determination and perceived competence as antecedents for participants dropping out of sport
… in competitive sport activities using cognitive evaluation theory. Deci and Ryan (1985) argue that changes to self-determination and perceived competence generate comparative changes in motivation. This approach provided a theoretical framework for exploring why some people choose to continue …
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An Empirical Examination And Metaevaluation Of The Impact Evaluation Process
… examines the Guerra-Lopez (2007a) Impact Evaluation Process (IEP), which is a prescriptive program evaluation model. Since there is no generally accepted process for arriving at final judgments about the usefulness, appropriateness, effectiveness, reliability, and validity of evaluation …
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Adaptive Evaluation for Systems in Rapid Change or Sustained Transition: Innovations and Applications Generated from a Community-Based Diabetes Prevention Program during the COVID-19 Pandemic
<p>Program evaluation is a key part of the life cycle of public health and prevention science projects. But in complex environments or evolving situations, existing evaluation theory faces challenges in successful practical application. Process evaluation can track changes as a program runs, but …
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Design, Development, and Testing of a Conformal Power Control Interface for Thrust Vectoring Aircraft
… to designing and building the RTI, a new evaluation theory has been proposed known as the Design Principle Hierarchy (DPH). The DPH provides a method for evaluating power control inceptors and similar interfaces.</p>
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The Relation of Fitness Assessment Feedback to Intrinsic Motivation and Physical Activity Among College Students
… and autonomy from the self determination theory (SDT) and cognitive evaluation theory (CET). Approximately 140 undergraduate students enrolled in a personal health course participated in a fitness assessment and were periodically surveyed to measure competency, autonomy, intrinsic …
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Thinking Outside of the Box When the Box Is Missing: Examining the Curvilinear Relation Between Role Ambiguity and Creativity
… role ambiguity on creativity. Based on cognitive evaluation theory, a curvilinear relation between role ambiguity and creativity was hypothesized. Tolerance of ambiguity was hypothesized to act as a moderator on the linkage between role ambiguity and creativity, with a moderate amount of role …
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The Effect of Feedback Style on Feedback Seeking Behaviors: an Examination of Perceived Competence
… and performance. Deci and Ryan's cognitive evaluation theory suggests that intrinsic motivation may be an important mediator between feedback style and FSB in that feedback style impacts an individuals desire for mastery of his or her environment which is related to feedback seeking in …
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Organisational evaluation : a complementarist approach
… a complementarist approach to organisational evaluation. It is argued that as each of the popular models in organisational evaluation theory have different strengths and weaknesses, they all have some validity and, taken together, represent a complementary set.The thesis will be divided into …
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EXPLORING RACIAL DIFFERENCES IN INDIVIDUAL AND STRUCTURAL ATTRIBUTIONS, SELF-EVALUATIONS AND PERCEPTIONS OF INCOME FAIRNESS
Background: Using the self-evaluation theory of legitimation (Della Fave, 1980; Shepelak, 1987; Shepelak and Alwin, 1986; Stolte, 1983, 1987) and the work of Matthew O. Hunt (1996, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007; Hunt et al., 2000; Hunt and Wilson, 2009; Merolla, Hunt and Serpe, 2011), this study sought to …
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A case study of a school district new principal mentoring program
In an effort to learn more about evaluation theory and practice, particularly the tensions and benefits of integrating two different evaluation approaches, this study was a critical reflection of the issues and tensions related to blending program theory evaluation and constructivist evaluation …
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Theory Building Through Praxis Discourse: A Theory- And Practice-Informed Model of Transformative Participatory Evaluation
<p>Stakeholder participation in evaluation, where the evaluator engages stakeholders in the process, is prevalent in evaluation practice and is an important focus of evaluation research. Cousins and Whitmore proposed a bifurcation of participatory evaluation into the two streams of transformative …
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The effectiveness of the University of Namibia Oshakati campus Science Foundation programme in preparing students for degree programmes
… the SFP. This model is informed by the programme evaluation theory and incorporates the teaching and learning strategies that were reportedly effective. It is hoped that by using this model, the SFP could become more efficient and effective in preparing students for tertiary education in …
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Putting (programme) theory into practice, the use of programme theory in programme evaluation practice in small third sector organisations. Current practice and future improvements
The theory-practice gaps in the field of evaluation demand evaluation. Research on evaluation aims to address these gaps. Specifically, this thesis focuses on the use of programme theory in the context of programme evaluation practice in small third sector organisations. In this context, social …
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Conduct of a meta review of programme evaluations : a case study of the SEARCH Program
… case study that critically examines the evaluations that were undertaken as part of a continuing professional development (CPD) programme for health care professionals. The case is the SEARCH Program, an innovative CPD programme, which was designed to promote the implementation of …
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The role of education and hands-on training in emergency preparedness and response
… adapted from Kirkpatrick's learning and training evaluation theory was designed, pilot tested, and validated. Correlation from the pilot study showed high internal reliability (>0.70 Cronbach's alpha) for the reaction, learning, and behavior construct. The results construct showed an insufficient …
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The changing role of evaluation in urban regeneration: a review of the extent to which learning takes places between successive regeneration initiatives in England
… the 30 year period researched for this thesis, evaluations and the reports arising from evaluation efforts have been the prime documented sources of learning and potential learning transfer. This thesis reports and analyses a sample of evaluation reports over that period and shows how evaluation …
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