Evaluating Professional Learning (eBook)

Thomas R. Guskey (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF

2025 | 2., Second Edition
265 Seiten
Corwin (Verlag)
979-8-3488-3602-3 (ISBN)

Inhalt

Foreword by Frederick Brown
Acknowledgments
About the Author
CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION
Why Is Professional Learning Important?
Why Is Evaluation Important?
Why Are Most Professional Learning Evaluations Inadequate?
What Issues Will We Not Address?
What Issues Will We Address?
Conclusion
Questions for Reflection
CHAPTER 2. THE PUZZLING RESULTS IN PROFESSIONAL LEARNING RESEARCH
Why Are Many Summaries of Professional Learning So Discouraging?
Why Do Positive Results Remain Puzzling?
What Explains the Inconsistencies in Results?
How Can We Get Better Results
Conclusion
Questions for Reflection
CHAPTER 3. WHAT IS PROFESSIONAL LEARNING?
What Is Professional Learning?
What Are the Different Models of Professional Learning?
How Do the Different Models Compare?
Is There Consensus on the Features of Effective Professional Learning?
What Are the Standards for Professional Learning?
Conclusion
Questions for Reflection
CHAPTER 4. WHAT IS EVALUATION?
What Is Evaluation?
How Does Evaluation Differ From Other Related Activities?
What Are the Principal Models of Evaluation?
What Are the Purposes of Evaluation?
What Are the Standards for Good Evaluations?
Conclusion
Questions for Reflection
CHAPTER 5. PRACTICAL GUIDELINES FOR EVALUATING PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
How Should We Begin Thinking About Evaluating Professional Learning?
What Is the Relationship Between Professional Learning and Improvements in Student Learning?
What Are the Critical Levels of Professional Learning Evaluation?
What Are the Implications of the Five Critical Levels?
What Is the Difference Between Evidence and Proof?
Conclusion
Questions for Reflection
CHAPTER 6. LEVEL 1: PARTICIPANTS’ REACTIONS
What Questions Are Addressed at This Level?
How Will Evidence Be Gathered?
What Is Measured or Assessed?
How Will the Evidence Be Used?
Conclusion
Questions for Reflection
CHAPTER 7. LEVEL 2: PARTICIPANTS’ LEARNING
Why Is It Important to Assess Participants’ Learning?
What Questions Are Addressed at This Level?
What Types of Learning Are Assessed?
How Will Evidence Be Gathered?
What Is Measured or Assessed
How Will the Evidence Be Used?
Conclusion
Questions for Reflection
CHAPTER 8. LEVEL 3: ORGANIZATION SUPPORT AND CHANGE
Why Is It Important to Assess Organization Support and Change?
What Questions Are Addressed?
How Will the Evidence Be Gathered?
What Is Measured or Assessed?
How Will the Evidence Be Used?
Questions for Reflection
CHAPTER 9. LEVEL 4: PARTICIPANTS’ USE OF NEW KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Why Is It Important to Assess Participants’ Use of New Knowledge and Skills
What Questions Are Addressed?
How Will the Evidence Be Gathered?
What Is Measured or Assessed?
How Will the Evidence Be Used?
Questions for Reflection
CHAPTER 10. LEVEL 5: STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
Why Is It Important to Assess Student Learning Outcomes?
What Questions Are Addressed?
What Types of Learning Are Assessed?
How Will the Evidence Be Gathered?
What Other Assessment Issues Should Be Considered?
What Is Measured or Assessed?
How Will the Evidence Be Used?
Questions for Reflection
CHAPTER 11. PRESENTING EVALUATION RESULTS
How Do We Begin the Evaluation Process?
Why Is Flexibility Essential?
Who Is Responsible for Evaluation?
How Is Evaluation Evidence Best Presented?
How Should Evaluation Reports be Organized?
What Additional Aspects of Evaluation Must Be Considered?
Where Do We Go From Here?
Questions for Reflection
REFERENCES
INDEX

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 2.12.2025
• Verlagsort: Thousand Oaks
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Schulbuch / Allgemeinbildende Schulen
• Schlagworte: Asses Professional Learning • Assessing Professional Learning • Evaluate Professional Learning • Evaluating Professional Development • Evaluating Professional Learning • Evaluation methods • Evaluation strategies • Improving Professional Learning • professional development • professional learning • Professional Learning Coordinator • Professional Learning Research • Thomas Guskey • Thomas Gusky • Tom Guskey • Tom Gusky
• ISBN-13: 979-8-3488-3602-3 / 9798348836023