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The 1970s, in particular, were an important time in the evolution of evaluation research as an independent branch of study. With this growing independence, evaluation was emerging as an independent profession related to, but quite distinct from, its forebears of research and testing (Madaus & Stufflebeam, 2000). Various activities were taking place in the 1970s and 1980s that characterized evaluation’s independence as a profession. These included a growth in evaluation scholarship, the establishment of professional societies in evaluation, development of evaluation standards and codes of conduct, and an increase in graduate training and professional development.