Evaluator education programs have developed to help support the growth of professional evaluators and improve evaluation practice. Empirical research has described where and how evaluation is taught at the graduate level of education, but little is known about the undergraduate level. This study empirically explores how, if at all, evaluation is taught at the undergraduate level by systematically analyzing the publicly available curricula of the top 40 public and top 40 private universities in the United States. Findings demonstrate that 470 evaluation-specific and associated courses were offered across public colleges and universities (335 courses offered) and private colleges (135 courses offered). However, among these 470 courses, the extent to which evaluation is taught varies from a specific method of systematic inquiry to a tool used for assessment or judgment, or minor topic within a broader subject. Implications for the field are discussed.

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美国本科课程中评价存在的实证检验

评估员教育计划的发展旨在帮助支持专业评估员的成长并改进评估实践。实证研究已经描述了在研究生教育阶段教授评估的地点和方式，但对本科阶段知之甚少。本研究通过系统分析美国排名前 40 位的公立大学和排名前 40 位的私立大学的公开课程，实证地探讨了如何在本科阶段教授评估（如果有的话）。调查结果表明，公立学院和大学（提供 335 门课程）和私立学院（提供 135 门课程）提供了 470 门特定于评估的课程和相关课程。然而，在这 470 门课程中，教授评估的程度从系统探究的特定方法到用于评估或判断的工具，或更广泛学科中的次要主题。对该领域的影响进行了讨论。