The term meta-evaluation—referring to the “evaluation of evaluations”—has been in the evaluation lexicon for a half-century. Despite this longevity, research on meta-evaluation is sparse and even more so for internal formative types of meta-evaluation. This exploratory study builds on our understanding of meta-evaluative methods by exploring evaluators’ approaches to ensuring quality practice. A sample of practitioners was drawn from the American Evaluation Association membership and invited to share their quality assurance practices through an online survey. Respondents reported using a variety of tools to ensure quality in their practice, including published and unpublished standards, principles and guidelines, and processes involving stakeholder engagement at various stages of evaluation. A distinction was identified between an intrinsic, merit-focused perspective on quality that is more or less controlled by the evaluator and an extrinsic, worth-focused perspective on quality primarily informed by key stakeholders of the evaluation.

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内部形成性元评估：确保评估实践的质量

元评价一词——指的是“评价的评价”——已经在评价词典中出现了半个世纪。尽管有这么长的时间，但对元评估的研究很少，对于内部形成类型的元评估更是如此。通过探索评估者确保质量实践的方法，这项探索性研究建立在我们对元评估方法的理解之上。从美国评估协会会员中抽取了一个从业者样本，并邀请他们通过在线调查分享他们的质量保证实践。受访者报告使用各种工具来确保其实践质量，包括已发布和未发布的标准、原则和指南，以及涉及利益相关者在不同评估阶段参与的流程。内在的、