Assessment is a crucial and essential component of successful instruction and learning. As a result, teachers must examine their actions in the classroom through a process of reflective practices (self-observation and self-evaluation) and think about why they do it and if it works. This essay examines the reflective practices of Ghanaian teacher…

The TIMSS 2011 International Database includes data for all questionnaires administered as part of the TIMSS 2011 assessment. This supplement contains the international version of the TIMSS 2011 background questionnaires and curriculum questionnaires in the following 10 sections: (1) Fourth Grade Student Questionnaire; (2) Fourth Grade Home…

The primary purpose of this curriculum research project was to devise an instrument that would reveal general information about the philosophy, objectives, and curriculum of a school without requiring in-depth analysis of any particular subject-matter area. The instrument presented here was developed through a group-process consensus approach by…

An instrument for analyzing curriculum materials based on the constructs of opportunity, motivation, structure, and instructional events, is presented. A series of questions designed to guide the evaluator through the process are offered and a selection chart for instructional products is included. (RAO)

Described is an evaluation instrument designed for individual or group use for assessing an overall science curricula. Specific items within seven broad topics (foundations for local planning; curriculum; teaching-learning; staff; facilities, equipment, and materials; evaluation; and finances) are scaled zero (totally lacking) to four (excellent).…

This document summarizes the Public Community and Technical College Institutional Effectiveness Process sponsored by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. The Institutional Effectiveness (IE) process was implemented in response to the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act, which stipulates that public institutions of…

As a means of assisting school districts in their appraisal of kindergarten through grade twelve writing programs, a brief list of questions concerning the major areas that form the nucleus of a balanced program is presented in the form of a rating scale. The questions cover the following areas: (1) background for a writing program, (2) overall…

A model for evaluating the effectiveness of graduate programs is proposed. It is emphasized that the primary purpose of this model is to provide graduate program administrators with data that will aid program assessment and curricular improvement. Examples of five forms useful in gathering data are appended. (MM)

The Kentucky Department of Education has developed the merit rating as a means of providing special recognition to middle school and high school curricular areas that are of superior quality. When a school wishes an area of the curriculum to be considered for a merit rating, the principal requests an evaluation; an evaluation team is selected and…

A brief list of questions is offered as a checklist for local school districts who have developed a language arts curriculum plan and who want to appraise their work. The questions elicit information on curriculum design, key components and elements of the curriculum plan, teacher role, continuity, sequence, flexibility, implementation, and…

In recent years, institutions of higher education have come under increasing pressure to integrate the formal teaching of ethics in their already unwieldy curricula. Evaluating a departments success in providing students with an appropriate introduction to ethical issues is important. Feedback about institutional effectiveness can help instructors…

This document presents the purpose, scope, timeline, and steps involved in the academic program review process and the format of the Program Review Report at San Antonio College (Texas). Academic review examines the qualitative and quantitative elements of instructional programs. The review process assists in determining the continuing validity of…

Presents a matrix that can be used by accreditation team members to gather, organize, analyze, and report descriptive and evaluative information about instructional support components, teacher observations/interviews, and curriculum evaluation. (DMM)

This document is designed to assist schools in planning, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating mathematics programs. Eighteen elements are listed which are viewed to be basic to an effective program. The elements are grouped into evaluation areas that focus on administrative coordination, the mathematics teacher, instruction, the curriculum…

This report is an evaluation of the Integrated Science Program for undergraduate students at Northwestern University. Four aspects of the program were investigated: (1) history and development, (2) curriculum, (3) effect on students' attitudes and behaviors, and (4) the impact of the program on students' careers. Recommendations for future action…