Program Evaluation In Language Education

Author : R. Kiely,P. Rea-Dickins
Publisher : Springer
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2005-07-26
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780230511224

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Program Evaluation in Language Education by R. Kiely,P. Rea-Dickins Pdf

The authors describe evaluation as a way of understanding and developing language programs: the thematic and background section sets out the decision-making, quality management, and learning functions of evaluation. Case studies illustrate the diversity of evaluation contexts, functions and approaches, documenting the ways in which evaluation processes and outcomes inform and facilitate program development, and contribute to explaining how language and teacher education programs constitute opportunities for learning. The ways in which evaluation practice can be researched and developed to maximize policy, institutional and program effectiveness is included, and a comprehensive set of resources for those commissioning, undertaking or researching language program evaluations concludes the text.

Author : Brian K. Lynch
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1995-11-24
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0521481910

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Language Program Evaluation by Brian K. Lynch Pdf

Although much has been written about the testing and evaluation of language students, few books have dealt with the much broader issue of measuring the success of language programs. Filling a critical gap in the literature of applied linguistics, Language Program Evaluation provides teachers, researchers, and administrators with a complete introduction to both qualitative and quantitative approaches to evaluating the effectiveness of their programs. Through a careful blend of theory, research, and practice, the author presents a testing model that is specifically tailored to the concerns of language education programs and which can be adapted to different contexts and updated as teaching and learning situations evolve. He proposes a shift from purely quantitative studies which consider only end-of-program achievement gains to ones that include an investigation of program process using qualitative, naturalistic methods.

Author : Richard Kiely
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 140364571X

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Program Evaluation in Language Education by Richard Kiely Pdf

Author : Brian K. Lynch
Publisher : Ernst Klett Sprachen GmbH
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Language and languages
ISBN : 3125332141

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Language Program Evaluation by Brian K. Lynch Pdf

Combines qualitative and quantitative approaches to second language program evaluation.

Author : John McE. Davis,John M. Norris,Margaret E. Malone,Todd H. McKay,Young-A Son
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2018-03-01
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781626165410

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Useful Assessment and Evaluation in Language Education by John McE. Davis,John M. Norris,Margaret E. Malone,Todd H. McKay,Young-A Son Pdf

The specific—and varied—ways in which assessment and evaluation can impact learning and teaching have become an important language education research concern, particularly as educators are increasingly called on to implement these processes for improvement, accountability, or curricular development purposes. Useful Assessment and Evaluation in Language Education showcases contemporary research that explores innovative uses of assessment and evaluation in a variety of educational contexts. Divided into three parts, this volume first examines theoretical considerations and practical implementations of assessment conducted for the purpose of enhancing and developing language learning. Part 2 addresses novel assessment development and implementation projects, such as the formative use of task-based assessments, technology-mediated language performance assessment, validation of educational placement tests for immigrant learners, and the use of assessment to help identify neurolinguistic correlates of proficiency. The final section of the book highlights examples of argument-based approaches to assessment and evaluation validation, extending this critical framework to quality assurance efforts in new domains. Adding to research on traditional and conventional uses of testing and evaluation in language education, this volume captures innovative trends in assessment and evaluation practice that explicitly aim to better inform and enhance language teaching and learning.

Author : Pauline Rea Dickins,Kevin Germaine
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2014-06-11
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317884606

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Managing Evaluation and Innovation in Language Teaching by Pauline Rea Dickins,Kevin Germaine Pdf

Managing Evaluation and Innovation in Language Teaching focuses on the connections to be made between evaluation and change in language education with a specific focus on English Language Teaching. The book demonstrates the central importance of evaluation in relation to language projects and programmes, the management of change and innovation, and in improving language teacher development. The introductory chapter provides an overview of the present trends in evaluation as well as offering examples of recent evaluation projects. Subsequent chapters identify contemporary issues in evaluation and their relevance to language teaching, covering a number of cultural and ethnographic studies in evaluation management in different world-wide contexts, as well as drawing insights from other related disciplines. The editors seek to draw attention to the possibilities of inter-disciplinary exchange to inform the reader of current practice, and highlight emerging issues in the expanding field of evaluation in language teaching, especially in ELT. The contemporary nature of the studies presented here will be relevant to both post graduate students following language education programmes as well as to professionals involved in language teaching. It will be of particular interest to those involved in the management of innovation and the evaluation of projects and programmes, such as curriculum developers, Director of Studies, and professionals with a special responsibility for bringing about change in language teaching contexts.

Author : John McE. Davis,Todd H. McKay
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2018-03-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781626165786

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A Guide to Useful Evaluation of Language Programs by John McE. Davis,Todd H. McKay Pdf

Departments and language programs often are asked to evaluate the efficacy of their own programs and make curricular decisions on the basis of evidence. This guide, designed to help language educators meet the needs of program evaluation and assessment often requested by their institutions, provides step-by-step advice to help language educators conduct evaluation and assessment and to show how it can lead to meaningful programmatic decisions and change. With discussions about evaluation planning, advice for selecting data-collection tools, explanations for data analysis, examples based on actual evaluations, and more, this book provides everything you need to complete a successful language program evaluation that will give educators useful data on which to base curricular decisions. This short book is practical and timely and will find an audience in instructors of all languages and all levels.

Author : John Marvin Norris
Publisher : Natl Foreign Lg Resource Ctr
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780980045932

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Toward Useful Program Evaluation in College Foreign Language Education by John Marvin Norris Pdf

This volume reports on innovative, useful evaluation work conducted within U.S. college foreign language programs. Each case is reported by program-internal educators, who walk readers through critical steps, from identifying evaluation uses, users, and questions, to designing methods, interpreting findings, and taking actions.

Author : J. Charles Alderson,Alan Beretta
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1992-02-27
Category : Education
ISBN : 0521422698

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Evaluating Second Language Education by J. Charles Alderson,Alan Beretta Pdf

"Counter Responsibility for planning language teaching programs now carries with it a strong element of accountability. Evaluation of the whole process of course design, development, and implementation is therefore a necessary area of activity for course designers, language planners, and researchers. This book brings together accounts of recent work in this increasingly important field and will be a valuable resource both for those already engaged in evaluation and for those in training. Part One presents a review of the literature, covering past developments in the wider field of educational evaluation, as well as specifically in second language education. Part Two contains a series of eight original case-studies, written by scholars involved in evaluations in widely divergent settings. The focus in each case is on how the evaluator addresses the difficulties central to each study, and the findings are also included. The final Part Three provides practical guidance for evaluators, offering suggestions about how to set up and carry out evaluations in any given setting."--Publisher's website.

Author : Paul Gruba,Mónica S. Cárdenas-Claros,Ruslan Suvorov,Katherine Rick
Publisher : Springer
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-08
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781137514370

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Blended Language Program Evaluation by Paul Gruba,Mónica S. Cárdenas-Claros,Ruslan Suvorov,Katherine Rick Pdf

Advocating an argument-based approach, Blended Language Program Evaluation presents a framework for planning, conducting, and appraising evaluation of blended language learning across three institutional levels, and demonstrates its utility and application in four case studies carried out in diverse international contexts.

Author : John Michael Norris,John M. Norris
Publisher : Language Testing and Evaluation
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Language and languages
ISBN : 3631549466

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Validity Evaluation in Language Assessment by John Michael Norris,John M. Norris Pdf

This book explores the notion of «validity evaluation» as a means for helping educators to ensure the utility and worth of their assessment practices. With a particular focus on foreign language testing, the author challenges assessment traditions and argues for a fundamental reconceptualization of assessments and their validation in language teaching and other educational settings. Following a critical review of test validity standards and methods within educational measurement, the author then proposes a comprehensive alternative approach to validation based upon program evaluation methodology. A report of a multi-year case study completes the volume, providing in-depth analyses of how validity evaluation methods were applied by foreign language educators in meeting the assessment needs of a German program at a US university.

Author : J. Charles Alderson,Alan Beretta
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1992-02-27
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780521410670

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Evaluating Second Language Education by J. Charles Alderson,Alan Beretta Pdf

"Counter Responsibility for planning language teaching programs now carries with it a strong element of accountability. Evaluation of the whole process of course design, development, and implementation is therefore a necessary area of activity for course designers, language planners, and researchers. This book brings together accounts of recent work in this increasingly important field and will be a valuable resource both for those already engaged in evaluation and for those in training. Part One presents a review of the literature, covering past developments in the wider field of educational evaluation, as well as specifically in second language education. Part Two contains a series of eight original case-studies, written by scholars involved in evaluations in widely divergent settings. The focus in each case is on how the evaluator addresses the difficulties central to each study, and the findings are also included. The final Part Three provides practical guidance for evaluators, offering suggestions about how to set up and carry out evaluations in any given setting."--Publisher's website.

Author : Rod Ellis,Peter Skehan,Shaofeng Li,Natsuko Shintani,Craig Lambert
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 435 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2019-10-17
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781108494083

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Task-Based Language Teaching by Rod Ellis,Peter Skehan,Shaofeng Li,Natsuko Shintani,Craig Lambert Pdf

A comprehensive account of the research and practice of task-based language teaching.

Author : Sahbi Hidri,Christine Coombe
Publisher : Springer
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2016-09-27
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783319432342

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Evaluation in Foreign Language Education in the Middle East and North Africa by Sahbi Hidri,Christine Coombe Pdf

This book presents evaluation cases from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) context, investigating the various facets of evaluation in different parts of the MENA region and beyond. In 19 chapters, it explores cases from Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Sudan, Syria, the UAE, Turkey, Iran and Morocco. The book highlights the impact of evaluation on a range of stakeholders, arguing that it has repercussions at the individual, societal, economic, cultural and political levels, that it also has an ethical dimension, and that it is tailored to people’s needs, helping them to remain abreast of the effectiveness and efficiency of programs. Further, the book explores controversial issues concerning different evaluation themes, such as teacher and staff evaluation, assessment practices, text genre analysis evaluation, assessment of productive skills, textbook and ICT evaluation, evaluation of ELT certificates and programs, quality assurance, ESP needs analysis, assessment literacy, and dynamic assessment. It addresses key challenges, such as who the “right people” to implement evaluation are, and the appropriate use of evaluation results to avoid any misuse or harm to any stakeholder. In closing, the book calls for further research venues on the relevance of evaluation, testing and assessment in the MENA context and beyond.

Author : Mardale Dunsworth,Dawn Billings
Publisher : Solution Tree Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781935542926

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Effective Program Evaluation by Mardale Dunsworth,Dawn Billings Pdf

Educators are increasingly coming to realize the importance of making decisions based on reliable, accurate data. This short guide provides a blueprint for evaluating academic programs, practices, or strategies within a simple, effective framework. It includes a step-by-step walkthrough of the program evaluation cycle and an appendix that explains vital concepts and vocabulary in accessible language.