Evaluation Method

An Evaluation Method is a method that specifies evaluation processes to perform evaluation tasks.

• AKA: Assessment Method, Evaluation Approach, Evaluation Technique.
• Context:
  • Input: Evaluation Criteria
    • optional: Evaluation Metrics
    • optional: Evaluation Parameters
  • Output: Evaluation Result
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  • It can (typically) follow Evaluation Protocols
  • It can (typically) use Evaluation Metrics
  • It can (typically) generate Evaluation Scores
  • It can (often) require Evaluation Tools
  • It can (often) include Evaluation Guidelines
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  • It can range from being a Simple Evaluation Method to being a Complex Evaluation Method, depending on its evaluation complexity level
  • It can range from being a Quantitative Evaluation Method to being a Qualitative Evaluation Method, depending on its evaluation approach type
  • It can range from being a Manual Evaluation Method to being an Automated Evaluation Method, depending on its evaluation automation level
  • It can range from being a Domain-Specific Evaluation Method to being a General-Purpose Evaluation Method, depending on its evaluation domain scope
  • It can range from being a Single-Metric Method to being a Multi-Metric Method, depending on its evaluation metric scope
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  • It can be implemented by an Evaluation System.
  • It can have Evaluation Steps (for process control)
  • It can be used by an Evaluator (for assessment)
  • It can follow Evaluation Standards (for consistency)
  • It can produce Evaluation Documentation (for reference)
  • It can support Quality Control (through systematic assessment)
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• Examples:
  • Research Evaluation Methods, such as:
    • Case Study for qualitative research
    • Experiment Tasks for empirical study
    • Pilot Experiments for preliminary testing
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  • Educational Evaluation Methods, such as:
    • Educational Assessments for learning evaluation
    • Transformative Assessments for student development
    • Rubric Assessments for performance criteria
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  • Quality Management Methods, such as:
    • Conformance Testing for standard compliance
    • Quality Control Methods for process assessment
    • Project Appraisals for outcome evaluation
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  • Economic Evaluation Methods, such as:
    • Cost-Benefit Analysis for value assessment
    • Economic Impact Analysis for outcome evaluation
    • Feasibility Study for viability assessment
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  • Medical Evaluation Methods, such as:
    • Medical Assessment Tools for health evaluation
    • Electronic Patient-Reported Outcomes for health monitoring
    • Clinical Assessment Methods for patient evaluation
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  • Research Methods, such as:
    • Policy Analysis for program evaluation
    • Most Significant Change Technique for impact assessment
    • Goal-Free Evaluation for unbiased assessment
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  • Technical Evaluation Methods, such as:
    • BLEU Score Method for translation evaluation
    • Program Evaluation and Review Technique for project assessment
    • Event Correlation for system analysis
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • Data Collection Methods, which gather but don't evaluate data
  • Analysis Methods, which examine but don't assess results
  • Implementation Methods, which execute but don't evaluate processes
• See: Assessment Method, Testing Method, Validation Method, Measurement Method, Analysis Method, Case Study Task, Experiment Task.

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References

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Evaluation_methods

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