The purposes of this study were to determine any relationship between (a) the title of the evaluator and the sample population's responses on evaluation utilization; and (b) the style and consistency of the evaluation report and the sample population's responses on evaluation utilization. / Assessment of the evaluation report was concerned with the completeness, the documentation of results, the appropriateness for the target population, the interpretation of results, the language used, and the objectivity of the report. Assessment of the evaluator/report writer was concerned with thoroughness, self-confidence, knowledge of evaluation, credibility, knowledge of bilingual education, practicality, persuasiveness, and objectivity. / The subjects of the study were Title VII bilingual education teachers and administrators. The total sample consisted of 144 subjects selected from bilingual programs in five states (Florida, North Carolina, Illinois, Massachusetts, and New York). / A 21-item questionnaire divided into four sections was used to collect data. The first Part of the questionnaire asked for background information, the second part assessed the respondent's acceptance of the evaluation report's recommendations, the third part elicited respondent's reaction to nine characteristics of the evaluation report writer, and the fourth part used a scale to record the respondent's reaction to six characteristics of the evaluation report. / The amount of jargon and data-based statements included in the evaluation reports did influence the reader's ratings of the evaluation reports. Bilingual teachers gave very high ratings to consistently jargon-free and data-free reports while bilingual program administrators gave high ratings to jargon loaded and data loaded reports. These findings have very clear implications for the evaluator who wishes to have his evaluation reports widely accepted. Most importantly, the audience for the report should be carefully considered. Technical reports would be well received by administrators but less so by teachers. Reports free of evaluation jargon and statistical information would be well received by teachers and also administrators. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 47-01, Section: A, page: 0073. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1985.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75733 |
| Contributors | MANTZANAS, THEOPHILOS., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 206 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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