Re: Political turf problems

[CH <hoffmanc@crl.com>]

> WE might be helped in thinking about evaluation by the distinction 
> between summative and formative evaluation. Summative evaluation comes at 
> the end, as if it were the final judgement. Formative evaluation occurs 
> while lthere is still time to make changes, to alter course. It does not 
> judge the overall worth of something but rather points out strengths and 
> weaknesses so that improvement can be made before the final verdict.

Just can't help wondering:
1. improvement in whose eyes and according to whose standards.

2. Does not pointing out strengths and weaknesses to generate improvement 
suggest that in some way the "overall worth" was considered first?  Is 
not the pointing out of w. and s. modifying that "overall worth"?  or 
will is it all worthless?