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MENTAL MODEL · M6546

CIPP

CIPP
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

American scholar Stufflebeam, D.L. proposed the CIPP model in 1967 after reflecting on Tyler's behavioral objective model. The CIPP evaluation model is composed of the first letters of four evaluation activities: (1) Context evaluation, (2) Input evaluation, (3) Process evaluation, and (4) Product evaluation. These four types of evaluation provide information for different aspects of decision-making, so the CIPP model is also called the decision-oriented evaluation model. Four dimensions: - C (Context): Back...

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- Origin: proposed by the American scholar Stufflebeam (D.L. Stufflebeam) in 1967. - Impetus: it was formulated on the basis of a reflection on Tyler's behavioral-objectives model. - Result: the CIPP model was put forward as an evaluation framework.

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Same as the CIPP model - decision-oriented evaluation, with four dimensions (Context/Input/Process/Product) providing information for each stage of decision-making.

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