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Assessment for Learning in the Accountability Era: Empirical Evidence from Scotland
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Hutchinson, Carolyn; Young, Myra – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 2011
In many European languages, the words "assessment" and "evaluation" are synonymous, but in English the two terms are used differently. Educational "assessment" is learner-focused and part of professional pedagogy, relating directly to the accountability of practitioners and schools to learners and their families.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Evidence, Communities of Practice, Student Evaluation
Objecting to Objectives.
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Engel, Brenda S. – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1981
It is suggested that educational objectives lack clarity since they are caught between the paradigms of quantitative and qualitative methodologies. A qualitative evaluation process is proposed, wherein rationale theory is compared to practice. Quantitative information may constitute part of the data, but is not an objective in itself. (AEF)
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Objectives, Educational Principles, Elementary Secondary Education
Meta-Evaluation of School Evaluation Models.
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Gallegos, Arnold – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1994
The Center for Research on Educational Accountability and Teacher Evaluation (CREATE) completed a meta-evaluation of school evaluation models in 1992. The procedures, categories, standards, and criteria of this study, which reviewed 51 models, are described. The results of the study, which reflect broadened dimensions of school evaluation, are…
Descriptors: Accountability, Classification, Criteria, Educational Research
Some Generic Considerations in Socio-Educational Evaluation.
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Wolf, Robert L. – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1980
The fundamental assumptions of evaluation are recognition of the multiple realities or truths, and importance of rationality. The major roles of evaluation are critical examination, clarification, and facilitation of change. Finally, the evaluator should be aware that political, human, economic, and legal influences on an evaluation relate…
Descriptors: Accountability, Change Agents, Critical Thinking, Evaluation Methods
Considerations toward a Policy of Evaluation Research: The Case of the Chief Scientist at the Israeli Ministry of Education.
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Kugelmass, Sol – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1981
The role of the chief scientist in the formulation of a policy of evaluation research by a government unit is considered, together with issues facing his office. Such issues include: accountability; meeting the expectations of decision makers; increasing evaluation utilization; and evaluation feasibility. (AEF)
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrative Organization, Administrator Role, Agency Cooperation
Perceptions of School Principals about their Engagement in Evaluation on the Basis of Student Data.
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Glasman, Naftaly S. – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1985
Elementary school principals rated attitudes and behaviors concerning the utilization of student achievement data: (1) commitment to influencing student achievement; (2) control in utilizing student achievement data; (3) use of data to evaluate programs and teachers; (4) effectiveness and accountability in use of data; and (5) principals' own…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Responsibility
From Program Evaluation to Instructional Information System.
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Bank, Adrianne; Williams, Richard C. – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1985
Instructional information systems (IIS) are built on current practices in testing and program evaluation, but go beyond them. IIS are computerized data banks that allow users to ask a variety of evaluative questions. Factors which facilitate IIS, characteristics of future systems, and lessons from management information systems are discussed. (GDC)
Descriptors: Accountability, Computer Oriented Programs, Databases, Educational Administration
Purposes of Assessment.
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Shepard, Lorrie – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1979
Assessment generally refers to large-scale, system-wide measurement programs for pupil diagnosis; pupil certification; program evaluation; research; accountability; resource allocations; or teacher evaluation. The purpose of assessment should determine the test content, construction, administration, and examinees sampled. Assessment methods for…
Descriptors: Accountability, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Assessment, Educational Research