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Evaluation Seminar for State Technology Leaders

 

Evaluation Seminar Agenda

 

APPLICATIONS

 

Glossary

From the "User-Friendly Handbook for Project Evaluation: Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology Education."

NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND 

Enhancing Education Through Technology

Flexibility and Waivers

Principal Flexibility Provisions in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act as reauthorized by the No Child Left Behind Act.

Flexibility and Waivers website

METHODS & MEASURES

Advantages and Drawbacks of Various Data Collection Procedures

The follwoing chart is taken from "Design, Data Collection and Data Analysis" (pg. 44) from  User-Friendly Handbook for Project Evaluation: Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology Education

 

Different Methods of Collecting Information

Method	Advantages	Disadvantages
Surveys
Mail	Can survey many people Not time-consuming Relatively inexpensive Everyone gets the same instrument Objective Interpretation	Difficult to get much detail Sometimes difficult to get correct addresses May be problems with interpreting questions Sometimes a problem getting surveys completed and returned
Group- Administered	Can survey many people Not time-consuming Relatively inexpensive Everyone gets the same instrument Objective interpretation Relatively inexpensive	May be problems with interpreting questions Difficult to get much detail
Telephone	Able to ask for more detail when needed Everyone gets the same instrument	Sometimes difficult reaching people Lack of anonymity
Interview	Researcher can know how people are interpreting questions Able to ask for more detail when needed Provide detailed data	Time-consuming Because of time, can limit sample size Subjective interpretation Can be expensive Can be difficult to analyze
Focus Group	Researcher can know how people are interpreting questions Able to ask for more detail when needed Able to interview multiple people at one time, thus, more cost-effective Responses from one person provide stimulus for other people	Group setting may inhibit some individuals from providing information Sometimes hard to coordinate multiple schedules Responses from one person provide stimulus for other people
Observation	Objective interpretation Low burden for people providing data	Time-consuming Some items are not observable Can be expensive Participant behavior may be affected by observer presence
Student Records	Objective interpretation Low burden for people providing data Relatively inexpensive	May not correspond to exactly what researcher wants May be incomplete or require additional interpretation May need special permission to use
Collection of Materials	Objective interpretation Low burden for people providing data Relatively inexpensive	May not correspond to exactly what researcher wants May be incomplete or require additional interpretation
Taken from: Quinones, S. & Kirshstein, R. (1998). An Educator's Guide to Evaluating the Use of Technology in Schools and Classrooms. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education

 

Classroom Observation Template

from Chapter Seven of Planning into Practice

LEA RESOURCES

Evaluation: How Do We Know it's Working?

Chapter Seven of Planning into Practice. Find tools to help guide you through the process of developing an evaluation plan, collecting data, and analyzing the results. Available in downloadable print form.

Presentation

Logic Mapping, Elizabeth Byrom

 

Learning from Logic Models: An Example of a Family/School Partnership Program

From the Harvard Family Research Project.

 

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This page last updated 9/25/03