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Approaches for Combining Multiple Measures of Teacher Performance: Reliability, Validity, and Implications for Evaluation Policy
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Martínez, José Felipe; Schweig, Jonathan; Goldschmidt, Pete – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2016
A key question facing teacher evaluation systems is how to combine multiple measures of complex constructs into composite indicators of performance. We use data from the Measures of Effective Teaching (MET) study to investigate the measurement properties of composite indicators obtained under various conjunctive, disjunctive (or complementary),…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Outcome Measures, Evaluation Methods, Educational Policy
Data Analysis Strategies for Mixed-Method Evaluation Designs.
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Caracelli, Valerie J.; Greene, Jennifer C. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1993
The following four integrative data analysis strategies for mixed-method evaluation designs are derived from and illustrated by empirical practice: (1) data transformation; (2) typology development; (3) extreme case analysis; and (4) data consolidation and merging. Use of these methods to realize the full potential of mixed-method approaches is…
Descriptors: Classification, Data Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Program Design
Validity of an Evaluator Typology.
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Thompson, Bruce – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1980
Meltsner classified evaluators as technicians, politicians, entrepreneurs, or pretenders, based upon differing expectations norms, training, and motivations. This role-perception study of evaluators in a large urban school district supported Meltsner, although few technicians or politicians emerged. (CP)
Descriptors: Classification, Evaluation Methods, Evaluative Thinking, Evaluators
The Case for Participatory Evaluation.
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Cousins, J. Bradley; Earl, Lorna M. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1992
A participatory model in evaluation is presented as an extension of the stakeholder-based model focusing on the increased participation of primary users. Twenty-six empirical studies that support an organizational learning justification of the model are reviewed and classified. Requirements for participatory evaluation are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Processes, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization