What is quantitative evaluation?

Quantitative evaluation is an assessment process that answers the question, "How much did we do?"

Here are some examples of quantitative evaluations in several areas of literacy:

• Numbers of students, classes, and materials produced

  • How many people were in the target group?
  • How many started the course? How many completed the course? How many dropped out?
  • How many schools were started? How many are still operating?
  • How many books were produced?

• Student performance

  • Test scores
  • Reading, writing, and numeracy skills

• Costs

  • In relation to number of students, books, and teachers
  • Program costs

• What is qualitative evaluation?

• Concept module: quantitative evaluation
• In overview module: Glossary (Literacy): Q
• In modular book: Glossary of literacy terms
• In document collection: Reference materials
• In bookshelf: Literacy

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