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D-Index
48
Citations
15057
World Ranking
3060
National Ranking
1485

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Educational Research Association

Overview

Michael Scriven is affiliated with Claremont Graduate University in the United States. The research work is primarily disseminated through publications in recognized academic venues.

Recent papers authored by Scriven include:

  • Student Ratings Offer Useful Input to Teacher Evaluations, 2020, Scholarworks (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
  • The Nature of Evaluation Part I: Relation to Psychology, 2020, Scholarworks (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
  • The Nature of Evaluation Part II: Training, 2020, Scholarworks (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
  • The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Thinking in Higher Education, edited by Martin Davies and Ronald Barnett, 2024, Inquiry Critical Thinking Across the Disciplines

Publication venues where Scriven's work frequently appears include:

  • Scholarworks (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
  • Inquiry Critical Thinking Across the Disciplines

Michael Scriven's contributions cover topics related to evaluation methods and critical thinking, as reflected in their recent academic output.

Their research has garnered attention in the academic community, with citation counts reaching over 60 for some articles. This underlines the influence of their work on educational evaluation and critical thinking studies.

Michael Scriven was recognized as a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association in 2008.

Best Publications

  • Minnesota studies in the philosophy of science

    Herbert Feigl;Michael Scriven

  • Evaluation thesaurus, 4th ed.

    Michael Scriven

  • Evaluation Models: Viewpoints on Educational and Human Services Evaluation

    George F. Madaus;Michael Scriven;Daniel L. Stufflebeam

  • Perspectives of curriculum evaluation

    Ralph Winfred Tyler;Robert M. Gagné;Michael Scriven

  • Prose and Cons about Goal-Free Evaluation:

    Michael Scriven

  • Critical Thinking: Its Definition and Assessment

    Alec Fisher;Michael John Scriven

  • Beyond Formative and Summative Evaluation

    Michael Scriven

  • Types of Evaluation and Types of Evaluator

    Michael Scriven

  • Strategies for Managing Evaluation Anxiety: Toward a Psychology of Program Evaluation

    Stewart I. Donaldson;Laura E. Gooler;Michael Scriven

  • The foundations of science and the concepts of psychology and psychoanalysis

    Herbert Feigl;Michael Scriven

  • The Logic of Evaluation

    Michael Scriven

  • The Philosophy of Science.

    Michael Scriven;Stephen Toulmin

  • A Summative Evaluation of RCT Methodology: & An Alternative Approach to Causal Research.

    Michael Scriven

  • Explanations, predictions, and laws

    Michael Scriven

  • Hard-Won Lessons in Program Evaluation

    Michael Scriven

  • An Introduction to Meta-Evaluation.

    Michael Scriven

  • Evaluating Social Programs and Problems: Visions for the New Millennium

    Stewart I. Donaldson;Michael Scriven

  • Concepts, theories and the mind-body problem

    S. F. Barker;Herbert Feigl;Michael Scriven;Grover Maxwell

  • Duties of the Teacher.

    Michael Scriven

  • Contemporary Thinking About Causation in Evaluation: A Dialogue With Tom Cook and Michael Scriven:

    Thomas D. Cook;Michael Scriven;Chris L. S. Coryn;Stephanie D. H. Evergreen

  • THE LOGIC AND METHODOLOGY OF CHECKLISTS

    Michael Scriven

  • Frontiers of Science and Philosophy

    Unknown

  • Analytical Philosophy of History

    Michael Scriven;A. C. Danto

Frequent Co-Authors

John Hattie
John Hattie University of Melbourne
Paul E. Meehl
Paul E. Meehl University of Minnesota
Karl H. Pribram
Karl H. Pribram Georgetown University
Douglas Walton
Douglas Walton University of Windsor
Thomas D. Cook
Thomas D. Cook University of Wisconsin–Madison

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