Chyung (2018) discusses that Stufflebeam and Shinkfield’s (2007) reject the following definition of evaluation – “Determining whether objectives have been achieved.” Which of the following indicates the reason behind their decision to reject the definition?
a. because the objective-based evaluation method developed by Ralph Tyler in the
1930s is now an outdated model
b. because programs with well-defined objectives seldom need to be evaluated
c. because the objectives might be unimportant or not be oriented to the needs of the
intended beneficiaries
d. because it is difficult for external evaluators to evaluate program objectives
c. because the objectives might be unimportant or not be oriented to the needs of the intended beneficiaries
It is not simply because the Tylerian evaluation model is an old model, or because programs with well-defined objectives do not need to be evaluated. The authors are saying that it would be risky to evaluate programs solely based on whether the program objectives have been achieved or not without checking if the objectives are important ones or if they address the stakeholders’ needs.
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