Applied Strategies For Curriculum Evaluation

Author : Ronald S. Brandt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Education
ISBN : MINN:31951000484277A

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Applied Strategies for Curriculum Evaluation by Ronald S. Brandt Pdf

Evaluation of a middle school humanities program is the focus of this report. It explains how to identify information needs and set priorities, how to obtain information from a variety of sources, and what to do with the data collected in terms of formulating recommendations for the school board. The variety of evaluation approaches presented are geared toward supplying alternatives for program planners. Some of the questions raised include: (1) how the findings of the evaluation plan will be presented; (2) what decisions will be made considering the data, and who makes those decisions; (3) what benefits are produced by the program; (4) what relationship exists between what was planned and what is to be implemented; and (5) whether the learning experiences of this program displaces others of higher priority. Chapters by W. James Popham, Deborah G. Bonnet, Robert E. Stake and James A Pearsol, Michael Scriven, Elliot W. Eisner, William J. Webster, Blain R. Worthen, and Henry M. Brickell are included. (Author/GK)

Author : Robert McCormick,Mary James
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780429845093

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Curriculum Evaluation in Schools by Robert McCormick,Mary James Pdf

Originally published in 1983 and as a second edition in 1988. An attempt is made in this book to disentangle some of the professional, ethical, political, theoretical and practical issues involved in curriculum evaluation. This book present evidence concerning a number of evaluation strategies and techniques, drawing on experience in several countries, including the UK, Australia and the US, to debate the potential of insider and outsider approaches to evaluation, and combinations of the two. It also offers a practical source book for those wishing to plan and conduct curriculum evaluations. Finally, it considers the crucial question of how evaluation can influence curriculum action and, thereby, teaching and learning.

Author : Allan A. Glatthorn,Floyd Boschee,Bruce M. Whitehead
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 553 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781412992190

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Curriculum Leadership by Allan A. Glatthorn,Floyd Boschee,Bruce M. Whitehead Pdf

Curriculum Leadership: Strategies for Development and Implementation, Third Edition is a one-of-a-kind resource written for educational leaders, teachers, and administrators. Responding to the need for globally connected classrooms and innovative leadership, this unique text provides a rich and inclusive foundation of curriculum. The authors draw upon a wide range of research and experience to provide readers with creative, up-to-date curriculum strategies and ideas. In sharing innovative programs, learning experiences, and new approaches, they build a solid connection for curriculum development from theory to practice, helping future leaders in education meet the global challenges of our time.

Author : Michael Bamberger,Jim Rugh,Linda Mabry
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 713 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2011-11-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781452258843

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RealWorld Evaluation by Michael Bamberger,Jim Rugh,Linda Mabry Pdf

This book addresses the challenges of conducting program evaluations in real-world contexts where evaluators and the agencies face budget and time constraints and where critical data is missing. The book is organized around a seven-step model developed by the authors, which has been tested and refined in workshops. Vignettes and case studies—representing evaluations from a variety of geographic regions and sectors—demonstrate adaptive possibilities for small projects with budgets of a few thousand dollars to large-scale, long-term evaluations. The text incorporates quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-method designs and this Second Edition reflects important developments in the field over the last five years.

Author : Robert E. Stake
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2003-10-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781483303710

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Standards-Based and Responsive Evaluation by Robert E. Stake Pdf

The book begins with the main strategic choices an evaluator needs to make between approaches: quantitatively,by explicating criteria, needs, standards, and performances, or qualitatively, by studying the activity, aspirations, problems, and accomplishments of the participants and critical observers. After reading the text, students will have a better appreciation of evaluation as a process that needs to be custom-fit to the situation. Throughout the book, Stake presents evaluation as a series of choices for the reader: - To remain independent or to join with program staff or stakeholders - To value personal experience as evidence or to shun it as biased - To aid development formatively or to assess the existing program summatively - To use issues, goals, gains, efficiency, or problem solving as the key conceptual structure - To invest small or large in trying out and validating data-gathering procedures - To support the standards and ethical codes of professional associations

Author : Robert D. Tennyson,Ronald O. Anderson
Publisher : Educational Technology
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Computer software
ISBN : 0877782288

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Evaluation and Educational Technology by Robert D. Tennyson,Ronald O. Anderson Pdf

This text has been developed over four editions with one aim: to make the subject of economics exciting, relevant and as clear to understand as possible.

Author : T. Kellaghan,D.L. Stufflebeam
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 1050 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789401003094

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International Handbook of Educational Evaluation by T. Kellaghan,D.L. Stufflebeam Pdf

Thomas Kellaghan Educational Research Centre, St. Patrick's College, Dublin, Ireland Daniel L. Stufflebeam The Evaluation Center, Western Michigan University, Ml, USA Lori A. Wingate The Evaluation Center, Western Michigan University, Ml, USA Educational evaluation encompasses a wide array of activities, including student assessment, measurement, testing, program evaluation, school personnel evalua tion, school accreditation, and curriculum evaluation. It occurs at all levels of education systems, from the individual student evaluations carried out by class room teachers, to evaluations of schools and districts, to district-wide program evaluations, to national assessments, to cross-national comparisons of student achievement. As in any area of scholarship and practice, the field is constantly evolving, as a result of advances in theory, methodology, and technology; increasing globalization; emerging needs and pressures; and cross-fertilization from other disciplines. The beginning of a new century would seem an appropriate time to provide a portrait of the current state of the theory and practice of educational evaluation across the globe. It is the purpose of this handbook to attempt to do this, to sketch the international landscape of educational evaluation - its conceptual izations, practice, methodology, and background, and the functions it serves. The book's 43 chapters, grouped in 10 sections, provide detailed accounts of major components of the educational evaluation enterprise. Together, they provide a panoramic view of an evolving field.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Education
ISBN : MINN:30000010540304

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Resources in Education by Anonim Pdf

Author : Marc T. Braverman,Norman A. Constantine,Jana Kay Slater
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2004-07-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780787975968

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Foundations and Evaluation by Marc T. Braverman,Norman A. Constantine,Jana Kay Slater Pdf

"Gathered together in this unique book on evaluation and effectivefoundation practice are the experienced-based perspectives andmeasured insights of both seasoned practitioners and keyphilanthropic thought leaders. Foundations and Evaluation isa substantial think piece for grantmakers of any size." —Dorothy S. Ridings, president and CEO, Council onFoundations "Foundations and Evaluation explores the intersectionbetween organizational effectiveness and evaluation anddemonstrates the need for commitment to evaluation throughout thefoundation. . . . A good read for both newcomers to evaluation andthose with more experience, written by some of the most highlyrespected leaders in the field." —Kathleen P. Enright, executive director, Grantmakersfor Effective Organizations

Author : Blaine R. Worthen,Karl R. White
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789401174206

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Evaluating Educational and Social Programs by Blaine R. Worthen,Karl R. White Pdf

During the past two decades, evaluation has come to play an increasingly important role in the operation of educational and social programs by national, state, and local agencies. Mandates by federal funding agencies that programs they sponsored be evaluated gave impetus to use of evaluation. Realization that evaluation plays a pivotal role in assuring program quality and effectiveness has maintained the use of evaluation even where mandates have been relaxed. With increased use --indeed institutionalization --of evaluation in many community, state, and national agencies, evaluation has matured as a profession, and new evaluation approaches have been developed to aid in program planning, implementation, monitoring, and improvement. Much has been written about various philosophical and theoretical orientations to evaluation, its relationship to program management, appropriate roles evaluation might play, new and sometimes esoteric evaluation methods, and particular evaluation techniques. Useful as these writings are, relatively little has been written about simple but enormously important activities which comprise much of the day-to-day work of the program evaluator. This book is focused on some of these more practical aspects that largely determine the extent to which evaluation will prove helpful.

Author : William J. Gephart,Jerry B. Ayers
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789400926752

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Teacher Education Evaluation by William J. Gephart,Jerry B. Ayers Pdf

In an age that dictates accountability and verifiability of educational programs, institutions of higher education are called on to justify their programs. To meet these demands, there is a need for improved methods for the evaluation of teacher education programs. More importantly, there is a need for the development of methods and procedures to conduct continuous and on-going evaluation that can aid the process of program improvement. Many institutions have had difficulties in developing and implementing satisfactory systems for conducting needed evaluation. In recent years the standards for the approval of teacher education programs in all of the states were strengthened as were the standards for approval by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). These revised standards put even more emphasis on accountability and the need for both summative and formative evaluation in a teacher education program. Tennessee Technological University has long been recognized as an institution with an exemplary project in program evaluation. As a result, in 1986, the state of Tennessee established at Tennessee Technological University, a Center for Teacher Education Evaluation. The Center began work in July 1986, on the development of models and systems for conducting teacher education program evaluation. To most, teacher education program evaluation is simple and straightforward. Evaluation includes a set of options, a set of criteria, data collection and interpretation, x and then use in meeting accountability needs.

Author : Mary F. Berney,Jerry B. Ayers
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789400921993

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Evaluating Preparation Programs for School Leaders and Teachers in Specialty Areas by Mary F. Berney,Jerry B. Ayers Pdf

Author : William Cooley,William Bickel
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789400942271

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Decision-Oriented Educational Research by William Cooley,William Bickel Pdf

Decision-Oriented Educational Research considers a form of educational research that is designed to be directly relevant to the current information requirements of those who are shaping educational policy or managing edu cational systems. It was written for those who plan to conduct such research, as well as for policy makers and educational administrators who might have such research conducted for them. The book is divided into three main parts. Part I is background. Chapter 1 describes some of the basic themes that are woven throughout subsequent chapters on decision-oriented research. These themes include the impor tance of taking a systems view of educational research; of understanding the nature of decision and policy processes and how these influence system re search; of integrating research activities into the larger system's processes; of the role of management in the research process; of researchers and managers sharing a sense of educational purposes; and of emphasizing system improvement as a basic goal of research process. Chapter 2 is a discussion of the background of the research activities that form the bases of this book. Our collaboration with the Pittsburgh public school system is described, as are the methods and structure we used to build the case histories of our work with the district. Part II, encompassing chapters 3 through 9, addresses basic generaliza tions about decision-oriented educational research that we have derived from our experiences.

Author : Sandra Mathison
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0761926097

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Encyclopedia of Evaluation by Sandra Mathison Pdf

The 'Encyclopedia of Evaluation' recognises the growth of evaluation around the world & highlights all the major contributions to the field. There are over 400 entries organised alphabetically.

Author : Taylor, David,Balloch, Susan
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2005-01-19
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781861346056

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The Politics of Evaluation by Taylor, David,Balloch, Susan Pdf

Evaluation has become a central tool in the development of contemporary social policy. Its widespread popularity is based on the need to provide evidence of the effectiveness of policies and programmes. This book sees evaluation as an inherently political activity, as much about forms of governance as scientific practice. Using a wide range of examples from neighbourhood renewal, health and social care and other aspects of social policy, it relates practical issues in evaluation design to their political contexts. With contributions from leading academics and evaluation practitioners, the book considers key issues in the politics of evaluation including: governance and evaluation; participatory evaluation; partnerships and evaluation; and learning from evaluation. The politics of evaluation is important reading for academics, social researchers, policy makers, service providers and professionals across the public services as well as professional evaluators. It will be a valuable resource for students on a range of social science and professional courses and those concerned with recent developments in social research methodology.