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Formative Evaluation

Formative Evaluation is a type of evaluation in instructional design that is conducted systematically during the design, development, or early implementation of instruction to collect and analyze data for revising instructional materials and processes so as to improve their effectiveness and efficiency before final implementation.

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A General Inductive Approach for Analyzing Qualitative Evaluation Data

David R. Thomas · American Journal of Evaluation · 2006 · 10.7K citations

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Fourth-Generation Evaluation

Anne Neufeld, Alan Ryan · Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation · 1988 · 6K citations

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Toward a Conceptual Framework for Mixed-Method Evaluation Designs

Jennifer C. Greene, Valerie J. Caracelli, Wendy F. Graham · Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis · 1989 · 5.3K citations

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Index Construction with Formative Indicators: An Alternative to Scale Development

Adamantios Diamantopoulos, Heidi Winklhofer · Journal of Marketing Research · 2001 · 4.6K citations

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Qualitative Evaluation Methods

David S. Cordray, Michael Quinn Patton · Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis · 1981 · 4.2K citations

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Authors

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  1. MS
    Michael Scriven

    Claremont Graduate University, United States

    28 publications · 2.6K citations

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  2. JA
    Jean A. King

    University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, United States

    15 publications · 1K citations

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  3. MC
    Marvin C. Alkin

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    18 publications · 847 citations

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  4. DL
    Daniel L. Stufflebeam

    Western Michigan University, United States

    16 publications · 1K citations

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  5. MQ
    Michael Quinn Patton

    Union Institute & University, United States

    15 publications · 6.2K citations

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Institutions

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  1. Western Michigan University

    Kalamazoo, United States

    23 h-index

    52 publications

    2.3K citations

  2. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    21 h-index

    40 publications

    2K citations

  3. Claremont Graduate University

    Claremont, United States

    19 h-index

    40 publications

    2.1K citations

  4. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    18 h-index

    52 publications

    2.6K citations

  5. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    18 h-index

    39 publications

    1.2K citations

  6. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    16 h-index

    29 publications

    1.3K citations

  7. University of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, United States

    15 h-index

    28 publications

    1.2K citations

  8. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    15 h-index

    27 publications

    749 citations

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  1. American Journal of Evaluation

    AJE · 129 publications · 17.7K citations

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  2. Evaluation and Program Planning

    95 publications · 5.4K citations

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  3. Evaluation Practice

    53 publications · 3.4K citations

    31

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  4. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education

    44 publications · 2.4K citations

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  5. New Directions for Evaluation

    64 publications · 3.5K citations

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