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Evaluation Use and Involvement of Internal Stakeholders: The Case of a New Non-Degree Online Program in Brazil
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Cornachione, Edgard B., Jr.; Trombetta, Maria R.; Casa Nova, Silvia P. C. – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 2010
To what extent does the intense and direct involvement of internal stakeholders, such as program managers and staff members, play a significant role toward evaluation use? Stakeholder involvement is a key element in evaluation and evaluation use is considered within a broader sense that includes organizational knowledge, individual skills, and…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Foreign Countries, Evaluation Methods, Stakeholders
What Should School-Based Evaluation Look Like?
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Ryan, Katherine E.; Chandler, Merrill; Samuels, Maurice – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 2007
In this article, we report the results of an instrumental, mixed methods case study (Stake, 1995) of a culturally responsive school-based evaluation initiative. In studying culturally responsive school-based evaluation, we found some broader issues with school-based evaluation more generally. These challenges include what knowledge schools need to…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Field Studies, Curriculum Development, School Based Management
Multi-Site Evaluation of Science and Mathematics Teacher Professional Development Programs: The Project Profile Approach
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Abell, Sandra K.; Lannin, John K.; Marra, Rose M.; Ehlert, Mark W.; Cole, James S.; Lee, Michele H.; Rogers, Meredith A. Park; Wang, Chia-Yu – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 2007
The purpose of this article is to describe a new approach for conducting multi-site evaluations of professional development (PD). The approach extends a popular model of PD evaluation through the creation of individual project profiles that take into account the unique contextual variables of individual projects while providing an evaluation…
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Professional Development, Science Teachers, Evaluation Methods
Exploring Alternative Ways of Assessing Prior Knowledge, Its Components and Their Relation to Student Achievement: A Mathematics Based Case Study
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Hailikari, Telle; Nevgi, Anne; Lindblom-Ylanne, Sari – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 2007
This study investigates how different types of prior knowledge influence student achievement and how different assessment measures influence the observed effect of prior knowledge. We introduce a model of prior knowledge that distinguishes between different types of prior knowledge and uses different assessment measures to assess different types…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Prior Learning, Academic Achievement, Case Studies
School Evaluation Using the CASE-IMS Model and Improvement Process.
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Keefe, James – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1994
The Comprehensive Assessment of School Environments Information Management System (CASE-IMS) is described as a model and as a school improvement process that can provide schools with a framework and research-based tools for achieving a vision. Development of the model, its 34 variables, and the computerized information management system are…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Research