Evaluation: Improving Practice, Influencing Policy

This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction What Is Evaluation? Definitions: Evaluation, Assessment and Appraisal Purposes of Evaluation Conceptual Models in Evaluation Evaluation or Research? Formative and Summative Evaluation Sources of Evaluation Evidence Evaluation Methods Designing Questionnaires for Evaluation Evaluation Results: Implementation and Influence Pitfalls in Educational Evaluation Conclusion Examples of Evaluations in Medical Education References