1st Edition

Educational Evaluation, Assessment and Monitoring A Systematic Approach

456 Pages
by Routledge

456 Pages
by Taylor & Francis

460 Pages
by Taylor & Francis

This book looks at the foundations of school self-evaluation from a scientific as from a practical perspective. Planning concepts, restructuring of education systems, organizational theory on schools, evaluation methodology and models of school effectiveness and school improvement are discussed as contributing to the overall conceptualization of school self-evaluation. A broad range of approaches... Read more
PART 1 Basic Concepts , 1 CHAPTER 1 Monitoring and Evaluation (M & E) in Education: Concepts, Functions and Context , CHAPTER 2 Basics of Educational Evaluation , CHAPTER 3 Schematic Description of 15 Types of Educational Evaluation , PART 2 Theoretical Foundations of Systemic M & E , CHAPTER 4 The Political and Organizational Context of Educational Evaluation , CHAPTER 5 Evaluation as a Tool for Planning and Management at School Level , PART 3 Assessment of Student Achievement , CHAPTER 6 Basic Elements of Educational Measurement , CHAPTER 7 Measurement Models in Assessment and Evaluation , CHAPTER 8 Applications of Measurement Models , PART 4 Monitoring the Effectiveness of Educational Systems , Introduction to Part 4 , CHAPTER 9 Conceptualization of Education Indicators at System and at School Level , CHAPTER 10 Perspectives on School Effectiveness , CHAPTER 11 A Review of the Research Evidence on School Effectiveness, From Developed and Developing Countries , CHAPTER 12 The Meaning of the Factors That are Considered to Work in Education , CHAPTER 13 Educational Indicators of Value Added , PART 5 Inspection and School Self-Evaluation , CHAPTER 14 Monitoring on the Basis of School Inspections, CHAPTER 15 School Evaluation: Basic Concepts , CHAPTER 16 Issues and Dilemmas in School Self-Evaluation , CHAPTER 17 A Practical Example of Developing and Using Value Added Indicators: The Lancashire LEA Value Added Project

Biography

Cees Glas, Jaap Scheerens, Sally M. Thomas