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Anderson, Leslie M.; Butler, Alisha; Palmiter, Andrea; Arcaira, Erikson – Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, US Department of Education, 2016
Today, efforts are underway across the country to transform teacher evaluation into a useful tool for improving teaching and learning. These efforts are supported by state statutes as well as by improvements in state and local data systems and the development of new student assessments. In 2015, the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ)…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, School Districts, Public Schools, Program Design
Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, US Department of Education, 2016
Comprehensive teacher evaluation systems are a core element of current state and local strategies to support improved teaching and learning in elementary and secondary education in the United States. The Study of Emerging Teacher Evaluation Systems provides descriptive information on the design and early implementation of teacher evaluation…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, School Districts, Public Schools, Program Design
Friedman, Daniel B. – National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 2012
"The First-Year Seminar: Designing, Implementing, and Assessing Courses to Support Student Learning and Success," a five-volume series, is designed to assist educators who are interested in launching a first-year seminar or revamping an existing program. Each volume examines a different aspect of first-year seminar design or…
Descriptors: First Year Seminars, Instructional Design, Instructional Development, Curriculum Implementation
Cicchinelli, Louis F.; Barley, Zoe – Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL), 2010
This guide is designed to help districts and schools evaluate reform efforts related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), including School Improvement Grants. It includes practical, how-to tips for conducting program evaluations, whether one takes a "do-it-yourself" approach or seeks outside assistance to evaluate reform…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Program Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Educational Change
Thiagarajan, Sivasailam – Performance and Instruction, 1987
Described back-end synthesis as the creation and integration of the secondary intervention required for efficient and cost-effective implementation of performance improvement programs. Involving analysis, design, evaluation, revision, and implementation, this process is related to front-end analysis, and a sample application in a performance…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Formative Evaluation
Alkin, Marvin C.; Jacobson, Phyllis – 1983
This workbook is designed for administrators with project responsibilities that are to be evaluated. The purpose is to help the administrator understand the factors that can affect evaluation use and organize for the evaluation to maximize the potential use of the information the evaluation produces. Four phases of organizing an evaluation to…
Descriptors: Administrators, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Alkin, Marvin C.; And Others – 1983
This handbook on organizing for evaluation use is oriented to those who commission or are administratively responsible for seeing that evaluations are performed. It is practical, clarifying the administrator's role in the evaluation process and providing worksheets for practice. Written with a minimum of technical language, it is useful for…
Descriptors: Administrators, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods

Mocniak, Nina L.; Hegarty, Timothy W. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1989
This article describes the on-going evaluation of a pilot program characterized by: (1) cooperation between program managers and evaluators; (2) first-hand knowledge about the implementation of the pilot; and (3) a focus on summative and formative evaluations. Evaluators participated actively in the design of the pilot. (Author/SLD)
Descriptors: Administrators, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Evaluators
Halasz, Ida M. – 1989
Much of the evaluation of vocational education at the state and local levels has been conducted in response to federal legislation. Although some of the evaluative information has been useful for program improvement, much has been collected only for compliance with federal and state mandates. The educational reform movement has prompted school…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems, Evaluation Utilization
Powell, Robert B.; Stern, Marc J.; Ardoin, Nicole – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2006
This article presents a framework for developing internally sustainable evaluation systems for environmental education organizations, although the framework can be applied to other types of organizations. The authors developed a sustainable evaluation framework (SEF) with the intent of creating an evaluation system that could be self-administered…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Evaluation Methods, Self Evaluation (Groups), Test Construction
Hunsaker, Scott L. – 1992
Program design can aid problem-solving or decision-making tasks faced by evaluators. It can be used to facilitate evaluation planning through the definition of program boundaries and the generation and focusing of evaluation questions. Further, it can provide evaluation information about theoretical, historical, and political contexts of a…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Decision Making, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems

Cheadle, Allen; And Others – Evaluation Review, 1995
A survey of 43 high school principals about the usefulness of feedback reports generated through the evaluation of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation's Community Health Promotion Grants Program suggests that principals found the reports very valuable in a number of ways, especially in designing and implementing programs. (SLD)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adolescents, Community Programs, Evaluation Utilization
Parsons, Beverly A. – 2002
There is plentiful discussion about the importance of accountability, but much needs to be done to translate it into a manageable and credible system of ongoing feedback. In this book, evaluative inquiry is used in a way that balances attention between the investigation process and its purpose. The book is divided into three parts. Following an…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation
Birnbrauer, Herman – Performance and Instruction, 1996
Discusses techniques for improving training program design and administration through effective evaluation. Describes three sample case studies that compare trainers, facility/location, and course content; trainee reactions are plotted on a graph. Presents trainee feedback forms that identify aspects of a session, rate effectiveness, and record…
Descriptors: Administration, Case Studies, Employee Attitudes, Evaluation Methods

Bickel, William E. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1984
An evaluation research capability was used to document the design and implementation of two programs in a large urban school district. This paper describes the research context, the origins of the role of resident evaluator, the broad functions of this role, and factors contributing to the usefulness of this approach. (BW)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs, Evaluation Utilization
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