Effective program evaluation / Mardale Dunsworth, Dawn Billings.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dunsworth, Mardale.

Contributor:

Billings, Dawn L.

Dunsworth, Mardale.

Series:

Essentials for Principals

Essentials for principals

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School improvement programs--United States.

School improvement programs.

Academic achievement--United States.

Academic achievement.

Educational indicators.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (93 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, Ind. : Solution Tree Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Educators are increasingly coming to realize the importance of making decisions based on reliable, accurate data. This short guide provides a blueprint for evaluating academic programs, practices, or strategies within a simple, effective framework. It includes a step-by-step walkthrough of the program evaluation cycle and an appendix that explains vital concepts and vocabulary in accessible language.

Contents:

""Acknowledgments ""; ""Table of Contents ""; ""About the Authors ""; ""Introduction ""; ""Chapter 1: Defining Program Evaluation ""; ""Chapter 2: Creating and Completing a Program Evaluation Blueprint ""; ""Chapter 3: Gathering Data ""; ""Chapter 4: Analyzing the Data ""; ""Chapter 5: Using the Results of the Program Evaluation ""; ""Chapter 6y: Communicating Results ""; ""Chapter 7: Looking Back and Planning Forward ""; ""Appendix: The Vocabulary of Program Evaluation ""; ""References and Resources ""; ""Index ""

Notes:

"A joint publication: Solution Tree -- NAESP [National Association of Elementary School Principals]."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 75-76) and index.

Related Work:

Dunsworth, Mardale. High-performing school.

ISBN:

1-935542-92-3