Evaluation Part 2: Alternative Conceptions of Change

(It is recommended that you read the first three articles in the order listed)

• [GROUP 3] Golembiewski, R.T., Billingsley, K. & Yeager, Samuel. (1976). Measuring change and persistence in human affairs: Types of change generated by OD designs. Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 12, 133-157.
• [GROUP 2] Taylor, P.J., Russ-Eft, D.F., Taylor, H. (2009). Gilding the outcome by tarnishing the past: Inflationary biases in retrospective pretests. American Journal of Evaluation, 30, 31-43.
• [GROUP 1] Craig, S.B., Palus, C.J., & Rogolsky, S. (2000, April). Measuring change retrospectively: An examination based on item response theory. In J. Martineau (chair) Measuring Behavioral Change: Methodological Considerations. Symposium presented at the annual conference of the Society for Industrial-Organizational Psychology in New Orleans, Louisiana.
• [GROUP 4] Preskill, H. (1994). Evaluation's role in enhancing organizational learning. Evaluation and Program Planning, 17, 291-297.

Optional Supplemental Reading (not required)

• Conroy, D.E., & Coatsworth, J.D. (2004). The effects of coach training on fear of failure in youth swimmers: A latent growth curve analysis from a randomized controlled trial. Applied Developmental Psychology, 25, 193-214.
• Lam, T.C.M., & Bengo, P. (2003). A comparison of three retrospective self-reporting methods of measuring change in instructional practice. American Journal of Evaluation, 24, 65-80.