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Jesse, Ken – Education Canada, 1984
The school review program includes evaluation of the principal's performance, observation of all teachers and programs, school climate analysis, parental preferences and suggestions, and recommendations and planning reports. Recommendations fall into three categories: maintenance, consideration, and problem areas. The program is used in the Red…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Program Evaluation
Boulanger, Sandra; Wideen, Marvin – Education Canada, 1984
Several issues have arisen from evaluations of inservice education programs in British Columbia: why evaluate and whom to survey; how can much emerge from evaluations that do not meet even the simplest cannons for effective evaluation; and how will evaluation results be used. Evaluators now need to improve their craft. (DC)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Foreign Countries, Inservice Teacher Education
Wickstrom, Rod A. – Education Canada, 1987
Outlines influences on evaluation: demand for more highly skilled graduates, reduced availability of public funds, mixed educational concerns, gap between evaluation knowledge and practice, simplicity/complexity dilemma. Proposes categorization of types/levels of evaluation: basic research, program evaluation, student learning assessments, process…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Trends, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs
Gorman, William J. – Education Canada, 1989
Compares the responses of administrators, teachers, parents, and students to a questionnaire about purposes, communication qualities, effects, and philosophy of student evaluations. Suggests evaluations can serve as positive educational motivators that reward student efforts and enhance student learning, while avoiding critical, negative,…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems, Evaluation Research
Edmond, Douglas R. – Education Canada, 1992
Describes how Winnipeg public schools use an educational indicator system, including computer mapping graphics, to present indicator data to educational policymakers. Discusses issues and problems in the development and use of educational indicator systems, focusing on the relative importance of educational inputs, processes, and outcomes. (SV)
Descriptors: Accountability, Data Analysis, Educational Assessment, Educational Indicators
Halbert, Judy; Kaser, Linda – Education Canada, 2002
In the Network of Performance Schools, 75 British Columbia schools conduct action research on school improvement. Among their findings: a sense of identity around a common goal was key to successful networking, assessment information generated from classroom work provided meaningful data and supported school learning communities, and network…
Descriptors: Action Research, Change Strategies, Collegiality, Educational Change
