1st Edition

Educational Technology Program and Project Evaluation

By J. Michael Spector, Allan H.K. Yuen Copyright 2016
    208 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    208 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    Educational Technology Program and Project Evaluation is a unique, comprehensive guide to the formative and summative evaluation of programs, projects, products, practices and policies involving educational technology. Written for both beginning and experienced evaluators, the book utilizes an integrative, systems-based approach; its practical emphasis on logic models and theories of change will help readers navigate their own evaluation processes to improve interventions and conduct meaningful educational research. Key features include:

    • evidence-based guidelines for constructing and conducting evaluations
    • practical exercises to support the development of knowledge, skills, and program evaluation portfolios
    • a variety of interdisciplinary case studies
    • references and links to pertinent research and resources

    Using the TELL, ASK, SHOW, DO model first introduced in this series, Educational Technology Program and Project Evaluation provides comprehensive coverage of the concepts, goals, design, implementation, and critical questions imperative to successful technology-enhanced evaluation.

    Acknowledgements

    Preface

    PART I — INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW

    Chapter 1: The Nature of Learning, Performance, and Instruction

    Chapter 2: Projects, Programs, Products, Practice, and Policy

    Chapter 3: Evaluation Goals and Scope

    Chapter 4: Types of Evaluations

    Chapter 5: Major Evaluation Tasks

    PART II — AN EVALUATION FRAMEWORK

    Chapter 6: Needs Assessment

    Chapter 7: Symptoms and Underlying Causes

    Chapter 8: A Theory of Change

    Chapter 9: Outcome Measures and Indicators

    Chapter 10: Mediators, Moderators, and Contextual Factors

    PART III — LOGIC MODELS AND IMPLEMENTATIONS

    Chapter 11: Interventions and Implementation Plans

    Chapter 12: Developing a Logic Model

    Chapter 13: Identifying Indicators and Measurements

    Chapter 14: Measurement Instrumentation and Protocols

    Chapter 15: Fidelity of Implementation Plans

    PART IV — TRANSLATING PLANS INTO ACTIONS

    Chapter 16: Milestones for Effective Technology Integration

    Chapter 17: Ongoing Formative Evaluations

    Chapter 18: Dynamic Improvements to Ensure Success

    Chapter 19: Collecting and Analyzing Data

    Chapter 20: Informing and Improving Policy Implementation

    Chapter 21: Documenting, Reporting, and Recommending

    PART V — ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

    Glossary of Terms

    Consolidated References

    Appendix A: A Sample Evaluation Plan

    Appendix B: Professional Evaluation Associations

    Appendix C: Peer-Reviewed Evaluation Journals

    Index

    Biography

    J. Michael Spector is Professor and former Chair of the Department of Learning Technologies at the University of North Texas, USA. Dr. Spector has served as Executive Vice President on the International Board of Standards for Training, Performance and Instruction (ibstpi), a member of the Executive Committee of the IEEE Computer Society’s Learning Technology Technical Committee, and as President of the Association for Educational and Communications Technology (AECT). He was lead editor on the third and fourth editions of the Handbook of Research on Educational Communications and Technology, edited the Encylopedia of Educational Technology, and has more than 150 journal articles, book chapters, and books to his credit.

    Allan H.K. Yuen is Associate Professor, Director of the Centre for Information Technology in Education, and Program Director of the B.Sc. in Information Management in the Division of Information and Technology Studies at the University of Hong Kong. Dr. Yuen is the Editor of the Journal of Communication and Education and has more than 100 publications including journal articles, book chapters, and books. He has served as Vice Chairman of the Hong Kong Educational Research Association (HKERA), and as President of the Hong Kong Association for Educational Communications and Technology (HKAECT).

    "Educational Technology Program and Project Evaluation provides foundational knowledge, framework, tools, and methods of evaluation for implementing educational projects, programs, products, practices, and policies. As long as the impact of ICT in education is a primary concern, the information on evaluation in this book will be crucial, and the guidance and resources it provides will be of great help in practice."

    Gu Xiaoqing, Dean, Department of Educational Information Technology, East China Normal University, China

    "Educational Technology Program and Project Evaluation is a well-organized resource written for anyone who desires to better understand and document an education technology initiative. This text not only describes evaluation models and strategies, but also provides helpful guidance in understanding the educational context of the evaluation. I will recommend this book to Intel© Corporation’s program managers and ministry of education officials around the world."

    Jon K. Price, Ph.D., Research Scientist, Intel Education