Toward a document evaluation methodology: What does research tell us about the validity and reliability of evaluation methods?

Menno de Jong, Peter Jan Schellens

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Abstract

Although the usefulness of evaluating documents has become generally accepted among communication professionals, the supporting research that puts evaluation practices empirically to the test is only beginning to emerge. This article presents an overview of the available research on troubleshooting evaluation methods. Four lines of research are distinguished concerning the validity of evaluation methods, sample composition, sample size, and the implementation of evaluation results during revision
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)242-260
Number of pages19
JournalIEEE transactions on professional communication
Volume43
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2000

Keywords

  • Congruent validity
  • Expert judgments
  • Formative evaluation
  • Human–computer interaction
  • Methodology
  • Predictive validity
  • Reliability
  • Revision
  • Usability testing
  • Validity

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