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Oregon Evaluators Week: Avoiding Bias and Maintaining Objectivity by Kristi Manseth and Regina Wheeler

Hello! We are Dr. Kristi Manseth and Regina Wheeler, Portland-based evaluators working for Pacific Research and Evaluation (PRE).   The Oregon Legislature enacted House Bill 3499 (HB 3499) in 2015 to develop and implement a statewide education plan for English Learners (EL) in the K-12 education system. Forty Oregon school districts were identified in Spring …

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RTD TIG Week: Bias – it’s my favorite four-letter word by Di Cross

My name is Di Cross from Clarivate Analytics. We conduct evaluations of scientific research funded by government agencies, non-profits, academic institutions or industry. I cringe when I hear mention of ‘unbiased analysis’. What an oversimplification to state that an analysis (or evaluation) is unbiased! Everyone carries their own biases. Some exist as part of our …

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Memorial Week: Mel Mark on Remembering Donald T. Campbell (1916–1996), Pioneer in Evaluation Methodology

This is part of a series remembering and honoring evaluation pioneers leading up to Memorial Day in the USA on May 30. My name is Mel Mark, a former AEA President and former editor of the American Journal of Evaluation. Don Campbell used pithy phrases to communicate complex philosophical or methodological issues. My favorite was: …

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WMU Week: Tammi Phillippe on Personal Lenses and Bias

Hello from beautiful Kalamazoo, Michigan. My name is Tammi Phillippe. I am a student in my first official evaluation course. Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo is home to the Evaluation Café where Dr. Rodney Hopson, AEA President Elect, recently gave a talk titled, Evaluation and the Public Good: Toward Whose Good, Whose Benefit and to …

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Eun Kyeng Baek and SeriaShia Chatters on the Risks in Internal Evaluation

Hello everyone! Our names are Eun Kyeng Baek and SeriaShia Chatters. We are an evaluation team and doctoral students from the University of South Florida. We have served as internal and external evaluators in program evaluations in university settings. Additionally, we have experience in the development and administration of evaluation tools. Serving as an internal …

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