Evaluating Programs to Increase Student Achievement.

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 -- Linking the Parts of the School Organization for Improved Performance -- Applying 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 -- Experimental Designs -- Deciding 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 -- Perspectives on Authentic Assessment.

A 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 -- Chapter 9 - Writing the Evaluation Report -- Format 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 -- Chapter 11 Highlights -- Notes -- Appendix: A Miniguide for the Evaluation Team Leader -- References -- Index.

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