Concepedia

Theory-based evaluation

Carol Taylor Fitz‐Gibbon, Lynn Lyons Morris

Evaluation Practice · 1996 · 76 citations · 10 references

Concepts

EngineeringProgram AnalysisEvaluation MeasureSoftware TestingDesignDesired EffectsOrganization TheoryTheory-based EvaluationSoftware EngineeringProgram FeaturesEvaluation StrategyEvaluation MethodologyEvaluation TechniqueTheory BuildingSoftware DesignProgram Evaluation

Abstract

A theory-based evaluation of a program is one in which the selection of program features to evaluate is determined by an explicit conceptualization of the program in terms of a theory, a theory which attempts to explain how the program produces the desired effects.

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