I. Introduction A. We evaluate using the information available to us, which is often incomplete and nearly always without a clear picture of implication and consequence. B. The field of evaluation is rooted in ____________________, having been born out of necessity for ______________. II. The Evolution of Evaluation A. Early Evaluation i. Evaluation as a profession is new, but evaluation activities began long ago ii. Evaluation is an imperfect process used by humans to make decisions B. Before and During the 1800s i. In China, the Chan dynasty began testing staff before they were hired a. France and Britain would adopt this practice two thousand years later ii. Andr-Michel Guerry's study of how education relates to crime is one of the earliest examples of evaluation in social policy