| Description |
1 online resource (209 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Chapter 1 -- Perspectives on Program Evaluation; How Program Evaluation Contributes to School Improvement; Benefits of Site-Based Program Evaluation; Goals of Program Evaluation; Two Evaluation Methods; Assessing Program Processes; Linking Evaluation with Program Improvement; A Concluding Note; Chapter 1 Highlights; Notes; Chapter 2 -- How Program Evaluation Contributes to a Learning Organization; The Spirit of a Learning Organization; The School as a Learning Organization; Reflective Practice |
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Chapter 9 -- Writing the Evaluation ReportFormat and Content; What the Evaluation Report Represents; Chapter 9 Highlights; Notes; Chapter 10 -- Assessing the Evaluation Project; Purposes of Metaevaluation; Formative Metaevaluation; Summative Metaevaluation; A Concluding Note; Chapter 10 Highlights; Notes; Chapter 11 -- Revisiting the Principal's Leadership Role in Program Evaluation; The Multidimensional Responsibilities of the Principal in Program Evaluation; Attitudes of Principals toward Assessing Programs; Beyond the Technical; Principal's Self-Assessment; A Concluding Note |
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Experimental DesignsDeciding Whether to Use One or Two Groups in an Evaluation Study; External Validity; A Concluding Note; Chapter 4 Highlights; Notes; Chapter 5 -- Program Evaluation Through Collaboration; Why have an Evaluation Team?; Team Composition; Factors for Principals to Consider in Establishing the Evaluation Team; Forming an Evaluation Team; The Team in Operation; A Concluding Note; Chapter 5 Highlights; Notes; Chapter 6 -- Measuring Program Outcomes; Quantitative and Qualitative Data; Comprehensive Evaluation; Validity and Reliability of Evaluation Data |
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Linking the Parts of the School Organization for Improved PerformanceApplying a Systems Approach to Increase Student Achievement; A Concluding Note; Chapter 2 Highlights; Notes; Chapter 3 -- Using Program Evaluation to Improve the Curriculum-A Developmental Approach; Compatible Evaluation Methods; The Problem of Confounding; Internal Validity; Some Further Threats to Internal Validity; A Concluding Note; Chapter 3 Highlights; Notes; Chapter 4 -- An Experimental Approach for Evaluating Programs; Internal Validity-A Review; Building Control into an Experiment; Random Assignment |
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Perspectives on Authentic AssessmentA Concluding Note; Chapter 6 Highlights; Notes; Chapter 7 -- The Evaluation Process: Phases 1, 2, and 3; Phase 1-Describing the Program; Phase 2-Providing Direction for the Evaluation; Phase 3-Obtaining Information to Answer Evaluation Questions; Chapter 7 Highlights; Notes; Chapter 8 -- The Evaluation Process: Phases 4, 5, and 6; Phase 4-Analyzing Data to Assess a Program's Impact; Phase 5-Evaluating the Program's Effectiveness and Offering Recommendations for its Future; Phase 6-Writing the Evaluation Report; Chapter 8 Highlights; Notes |
| Summary |
Using reader-friendly terms, this text provides school leaders with practical guidelines and tools to evaluate the effectiveness of school programs. It discusses the steps of the evaluation process so that practitioners of all experience levels will gain a solid conceptual foundation in the field |
| Notes |
Chapter 11 Highlights |
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Description based upon print version of record |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Audience |
Specialized |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
Academic achievement.
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Educational evaluation.
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School management and organization.
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Academic achievement.
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Educational evaluation.
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School management and organization.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2007040297 |
| ISBN |
1412990262 |
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1452211426 |
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1452293767 |
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9781412990264 |
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9781452211428 |
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9781452293769 |
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