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ks..The dimeasidni of educational evaluation Include:conceptualization'and technology of evaluation. The methods have been,drawnjroM.-the.areaof-educational end ptychological_researchThe:AechniqUitSof-evaluatiOn needtto'-serve'the_information needs. of ' _ clients-,,,addresstha,;entralvelUe issues, deal with- situational ritiljtie14.,_meet-reqiirements of-probity,.and satisfy needs for _-re.04iy.--,-Nany,researcheri-have develoPed new methodology. There is la teadiAo:.,alert eVaIuatorsto the availability of new techniques. They-shOtAd-:be entoutaged.to:try out and report the results of new. lianiquaS;-as well as developing new methods. The methodology must TfitTthii-lielidatid. education. The application of evaluation was:identified as a problem area because there.is often insufficient-staff and resourdies toimplament.systematic evaluation. There is an '-inability to prevent.-corruptio'by political forces. Most of an institution's-evaluation efforts tend to be committed to satisfying _;.eiternairequirements for Avaluation.while ignoring internally based.needs,.. Professional support.for evaluators has strengthened and. there lias.,been'subitantial progress in the professionalization of ' 4..,...educational evaluators. ' The analysis of educational evaluatioh. illustrates the-need to imprOve research', training, and financial-n support for ' this professio. IDINH). 9