Educational evaluation, assessment, and monitoring : a systemic approach

Book Cover......Page 2
Half-Title......Page 3
Title......Page 5
Copyright......Page 6
Contents......Page 7
Preface......Page 9
1  Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) in Education: Concepts, Functions and Context......Page 14
2  Basics of Educational Evaluation......Page 26
3 Schematic Description of 15 Types of Educational Evaluation......Page 41
4 The Political and Organizational Context of Educational Evaluation......Page 61
5 Evaluation as a Tool for Planning and Management at School Level......Page 82
6 Basic Elements of Educational Measurement......Page 102
7  Measurement Models in Assessment and Evaluation......Page 129
8  Applications of Measurement Models......Page 178
9  Conceptualization of Education Indicators at System and at School Level......Page 203
10  Perspectives on School Effectiveness1......Page 216
11  A Review of the Research Evidence on School Effectiveness, from Developed and Developing Countries......Page 228
12  The Meaning of the Factors That are Considered to Work in Education1......Page 253
13  Educational Indicators of Value Added......Page 296
14  Monitoring on the Basis of School Inspections......Page 314
15  School Evaluation: Basic Concepts......Page 329
16  Issues and Dilemmas in School Self-Evaluation......Page 343
17  A Practical Example of Developing and Using Value Added Indicators: The Lancashire LEA Value Added Project......Page 364
Appendix A- School VA results table (fictional school)......Page 385
Appendix B- NCER subject differences example (example from 1996)......Page 387
Appendix C- Pupil attitude scale details......Page 389
ppendix D- Summary of LEA database of how schools intend to use the data......Page 391
Appendix E- Case study school: example of individual student monitoring interim report......Page 393
References......Page 396
Index......Page 416