Open AccessTHE CRITERION PROBLEM IN THE EVALUATION OF INSTRUCTION: ASSESSING POSSIBLE, NOT JUST INTENDED OUTCOMES 1
Author(s) -
Messick Samuel
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
ets research bulletin series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2333-8504
pISSN - 0424-6144
DOI - 10.1002/j.2333-8504.1969.tb00765.x
Subject(s) - diversity (politics) , cognition , psychology , cognitive style , mathematics education , computer science , cognitive psychology , sociology , neuroscience , anthropology
This paper discusses cognitive styles and affective reactions as two major classes of criterion variables that should be taken into account in the evaluation of instruction. These variables are emphasized because of their bearing upon questions that stem from particular views about the diversity of human performance and the role of values in educational research.