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Evaluation:

Social science which has not reached its optimal performance, it uses methods and instruments from the social investigation (Carol H. Weiss, 1985).

Research

"A process which examines a program analytically" (Patton, 1987).

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Pseudo-evaluation: To promote a point of view from an object, these are used for self-benefits.

Quasi-valuations: Provides information give support to a judgement about a certain point or object.

True Evaluations: These ones are based on value and merit.

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Is a systematic approach or technique used by researchers to gather, analyze, and interpret data in order to answer a specific research question or investigate a particular phenomenon.

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Interviews, surveys, knowledge and skill tests, observation, analysis of documents content, records, files and examinations of the physical evidence.

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Get better the function system. Also ensure the quality programs in different levels.

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Validity:

Matching correspondence of the information and the reality.

Reliability:

Consistent, has to bring similar results.

Objectivity:

Reduce personal appraisal when making a value judgement.

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Purpose: Improve the system

Function: Social conscience

Use: Results must be public to the audience

Intention: Guide and organize to be taken into account for decision making.

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Integral:

Incorporates all elements and aspects involved in the program or evaluated action.

Participatory:

Links the people involved in the program.

Permanent:

It's done continuously.

Cumulative:

Takes into account previous results to establish the effects on the next one to do.

Self-corrective:

Considers adjust of strategies and instruments for next phases.

Useful:

Takes into account important aspects of what is evaluated (relevancy) and it's opportune.

Efficient:

Maximum efficiency of available human, physical and financial resources.

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Suchman

There is an intrinsic relationship between program planning, its development and the assessment.

Briones

To provide criteria for decision-making, however, this only happens if we have any indication or suspicion of that something is wrong with the program.

Weiss

Evaluate program results in contrast to goals, to judge how the program is progressing to decide next program improvements.

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1. For continuity of the programs.

2. To improve it's functioning

3. To add or delete parts of the program

4. To apply similar programs.

5. To redistribute the resources based on the results from other programs.

6. To accept or deny the approach or theory in which the program is based on.

7. To verify theories or hypotheses

8. To meet the expectations of the population who are involved in the program

9. To avoid undesired results or practices