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Patton, Michael Quinn – American Journal of Evaluation, 2021
In 2004, Robert Stake published a provocative article that asked: "How Far Dare an Evaluator Go Toward Saving the World?" This question raises the issue of what role evaluators' values play in the conduct of evaluations. Following review of Stake's premises, I present value statements from a diverse group of 40 evaluators working with…
Descriptors: Evaluators, Role, Advocacy, Values
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Ginsberg, Alice E. – American Journal of Evaluation, 2022
This article presents a new tool called Critical Evaluation Capital (CEC) designed to address issues of equity and social justice in program evaluation. CEC is grounded in the tenants of critical race theory and inspired by Yosso's work on community cultural wealth which raises critical issues of positionality and access. CEC is a system for…
Descriptors: Critical Race Theory, Social Justice, Program Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
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España, Cristina; Soosaar, Reet – Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 2022
The implementation of the European Union's Erasmus Plus (E+) Program has resulted in the possibility of joint initiatives across-borders led by teachers of English as a Foreign Language (EFL), who can bring classroom practice closer to education as a key area for employability and prepare students for work and communication in multicultural and…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Active Learning, Student Projects, English (Second Language)
Texas Education Agency, 2016
The Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS) fulfills federal requirements for assessing the English language proficiency of English language learners (ELLs) in kindergarten through grade 12 in four language domains: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. TELPAS assesses students in alignment with the Texas English…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Language Proficiency, Language Skills, English Language Learners
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Cherasaro, Trudy L.; Brodersen, R. Marc; Yanoski, David C.; Welp, Laura C.; Reale, Marianne L. – Regional Educational Laboratory Central, 2015
This report presents a survey tool, developed by REL Central at Marzano Research, designed to gather information from teachers about their perceptions of and responses to evaluator feedback. District or state administrators can use this survey to systematically collect teacher perceptions on five key aspects of evaluation feedback: (1) feedback…
Descriptors: Teacher Surveys, Evaluators, Teacher Attitudes, Feedback (Response)
Fetters, Jenni – Center on Great Teachers and Leaders, 2013
High-quality training is a crucial investment in establishing and maintaining implementation fidelity as well as building educators' trust in the new process. Training approaches for educator evaluation vary both in format (i.e., how it's delivered) and content (i.e., what is provided). Train-the-trainer sessions, online professional learning…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Administrator Evaluation, Leadership Training, Training Methods
Marsh, David D.; And Others – 1981
The Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation, under the direction of Daniel Stuffelbeam, completed standards for the practice of evaluation. Little is known about the extent of congruence between evaluation practice and the ideal as represented by the standards. The purpose of the study was to obtain information regarding how…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluators, Program Evaluation
Goldman, Elizabeth; Adler, C. Ralph – National Institute for Literacy, 2006
This guide begins with a story about a second to third grade reader named Jason. The story is written from the perspective of Jason's mother, and models ways his mother helps him and his brother expand their basic reading skills now that they have grown beyond early reading. One way is providing a special reading chair where Jason can comfortably…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Scientific Research, Evaluators, Reading Instruction
DeBruin, Jerome E. – 1983
Two student teacher evaluation methods used by the University of Toledo are the Classroom Observation Keyed for Effectiveness Research Instrument (COKER) and the Teacher Performance Assessment Instrument (TPAI). The COKER is an objectively administered low inference system for recording teacher and student interactions in the classroom. (The form…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Evaluators
Cook, Daniel W.; Cooper, Paul G. – 1978
This training text is designed to introduce program evaluation concepts and terminology to beginning program evaluators for state-federal vocational rehabilitation programs. Taking a research approach, the text covers the principles underlying program evaluation, and is geared to give the reader a basic understanding of how these principles can be…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Data Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Evaluators
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Dowdeswell, W. H.; Good, H. M. – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 1979
The first stage of an evaluation and academic management project to be carried out at Bath University is presented. Included are the background to course evaluation, a proposed model, the development and testing of the model in the context of an innovative biology course at Queen's University, and the transferability of the model to other courses.…
Descriptors: Biology, Case Studies, College Instruction, Course Evaluation
Dereshiwsky, Mary I. – 1993
Classroom teachers have the best possible vantage point for constructing locally appropriate surveys and tests; the fact is, however, that teachers tend to rely on nationally mass-produced and marketed test packages. The purpose of this paper is to present a procedure for developing and refining teacher-made surveys and tests, which would be valid…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Evaluators
DuBois, Donald W. – OSSC Bulletin, 1980
Oregon Senate Bill 354 has required each school district in Oregon to develop a teacher evaluation plan that would include job descriptions, performance standards, observations, postevaluation, and a written program of assistance, if needed. The Beginning Teacher Evaluation Study (BTES) has drawn some conclusions about teacher effectiveness that…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Classroom Observation Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Van Tilburg, Emmalou; Archer, Thomas M. – 1986
Demand for accountability and effective programming by the Ohio Cooperative Extension Service (OCES) led to identification of the need for a set of skills and knowledge for extension faculty related to program development through evaluation. This paper describes the training of OCES field faculty in program evaluation skills to be used within a…
Descriptors: Adults, Advisory Committees, Attitude Change, Attitude Measures