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Direct linkEddy, Rebecca M.; Berry, Tiffany – New Directions for Evaluation, 2008
The field of evaluation faces a number of serious challenges in light of No Child Left Behind legislation, among them feasibility, resources, and blurring lines among research, evaluation, and assessment. At the same time, these challenges open the door for opportunities in evaluation. Now more than ever, the expertise of evaluators is needed and…
Descriptors: Evaluators, Federal Legislation, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Research
Mathison, Sandra – New Directions for Evaluation, 2011
The author analyzes the growth and nature of internal evaluation from the 1960s to the present and suggests that internal evaluation has been on the increase because of its perceived importance. Although the 1960s were characterized by a rich intellectual development of evaluation theory and practice, the fiscal conservatism of the 1980s ushered…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Accountability, Public Administration, Political Attitudes
King, Jean A.; Rohmer-Hirt, Johnna A. – New Directions for Evaluation, 2011
From the 1980s to the present, educational accountability in the United States has grown dramatically. Such accountability in U.S. school districts, although driven primarily by external demands, has internal manifestations as well. The chapter traces the historical development of internal evaluation in American school districts, then highlights…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Testing Programs, Standardized Tests, School Districts
Rodosky, Robert J.; Munoz, Marco A. – New Directions for Evaluation, 2009
The authors write about evaluation, testing, and research and their relation to policy, planning, and program in the Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) in Louisville, Kentucky. The authors focus on evaluation and testing for accountability and on managing the unit for this purpose. In detail they show the many evaluation demands from both…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Testing, Accountability, School Effectiveness
Nelson, Meta; Eddy, Rebecca M. – New Directions for Evaluation, 2008
This case study of one middle school focuses on improving teachers' skills in data-driven decision making through analysis of student work and their own professional practice. The expectation that schools will make adequate yearly progress has pushed evaluation practice down to the teacher level, where teachers are asked to analyze and…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Improvement, Standardized Tests, Evaluative Thinking
Thomas, Veronica G. – New Directions for Evaluation, 2004
The past two decades have witnessed a significant growth in the number of school improvement programs and in the accompanying efforts to evaluate such programs. Passage of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act in 2002 has intensified the need for evaluations to assess and understand the quality and value of educational interventions. Well over a…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Federal Legislation, Low Achievement, Academic Achievement
