Prek-12 Educational Evaluation – Page 19

Na’im, Blackmon, Ortiz, Nixon, Van Dyk, and Yanowitz on Positionality Matters: Understanding Culture and Context from the Perspective of Key Stakeholders

This post is brought to you by Alyssa Na’im of the National Science Foundation’s ITEST Learning Resource Center at the Education Development Center, and several members of the ITEST Community of Practice: Angelique Tucker Blackmon, Innovative Learning Concepts, LLC; Araceli M. Ortiz, Sustainable Future, Inc.; Carol Nixon, Edvantia, Inc.; Pam Van Dyk, Evaluation Resources, LLC; and Karen …

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Brian Silvey on Grade Points and Evaluation

3 Comments / Assessment in Higher Education, Prek-12 Educational Evaluation / April 25, 2011 April 4, 2011

My name is Brian Silvey, and I am an Assistant Professor of Music Education and the Director of the Symphonic Band at the University of Missouri. I constantly struggle with how to best assess my students. One thing I do know is that using a point system does not seem to work for me. What …

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Joi Moore on Facilitating Systematic Evaluation Activities

Leave a Comment / Assessment in Higher Education, Prek-12 Educational Evaluation, Teaching of Evaluation / April 15, 2011 February 26, 2011

Greetings. I’m Joi Moore, Associate Professor in the School of Information Science & Learning Technologies at the University of Missouri. I also serve as a faculty member for the Information Experience Lab. Teaching an online application development course, such as Flash animation, can easily become overwhelming for students and the instructors. Students must acquire the …

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Scribing: Vidhya Shanker on Discussions Regarding the AEA Cultural Competence Statement

4 Comments / Indigenous Peoples in Evaluation, International and Cross-cultural Evaluation, Multiethnic Issues in Evaluation, Prek-12 Educational Evaluation, Teaching of Evaluation / April 14, 2011 April 4, 2011

This is Vidhya Shanker, a doctoral student at the University of Minnesota. I served as an Evaluation 2010 scribe for Think Tank Session 242, Cultural Competency in Evaluation: Discussion of the American Evaluation Association’s Public Statement on the Importance of Cultural Competence in Evaluation. Discussion was organized into small groups, each of which focused on …

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Nancy Aguinaga on The Assessment Aspect of Universal Design for Learning in Higher Education

1 Comment / Assessment in Higher Education, Disabilities and Underrepresented Populations, Prek-12 Educational Evaluation / April 1, 2011 February 14, 2011

Hello! My name is Nancy Aguinaga. I am an assistant professor in the College of Education at Southeast Missouri State University. For the last five years, I have worked with pre-service and in-service teachers on the importance of moving away from the traditional “one size fits all” approach to teaching and assessment and moving towards …

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LGBT Week: Joseph Kosciw on Making Schools Safe and Affirming Places to Learn for LGBT Students

1 Comment / Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Issues, Prek-12 Educational Evaluation / February 17, 2011 February 17, 2011

I am Joseph Kosciw, Senior Director of Research & Strategic Initiatives, at the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN). GLSEN has worked for over 20 years to ensure safe schools for all students, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. For 10 of those years, GLSEN has been documenting the school experiences …

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Oscar Chavez on Lessons Learned in Evaluating High School Mathematics Curriculums

Leave a Comment / Prek-12 Educational Evaluation / February 3, 2011 January 12, 2011

I am Oscar Chavez, assistant professor at the University of Missouri, co-PI of the COSMIC project. We are examining secondary students’ mathematics learning from textbooks embodying two distinct approaches to content organization: an integrated approach (e.g., Core-Plus Mathematics) and a subject-specific course approach (students follow an Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II sequence). The study was …

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Larry Bohannon on Self-Assessment

2 Comments / Prek-12 Educational Evaluation / January 27, 2011 January 16, 2011

My name is Dr. Larry Bohannon and I am an assistant professor in the Elementary, Early Childhood and Special Education Department at Southeast MO State University, Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The Partnership for 21st Century Skills (2006) encourages schools, districts and states to advocate the infusion of 21st century skills into education. It also provides tools …

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WMU Scribing: Maran Subramain on Communications Challenges in Evaluation

1 Comment / Prek-12 Educational Evaluation / January 21, 2011 January 20, 2011

My name is Maran Subramain and I am a graduate student at Western Michigan University. I served as a session scribe at Evaluation 2010 and attended session number 577, Communication: At What level Does It Help or Hinder Evaluation Capacity? I chose this session because, as a fairly new graduate student in the evaluation program, …

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Melissa Maras on Maximizing Existing Data in Schools

1 Comment / Prek-12 Educational Evaluation / December 31, 2010 December 16, 2010

Hello, my name is Melissa Maras, and I am an assistant professor at the University of Missouri. Schools are complex, interdisciplinary contexts always in flux with new and evolving policies, programs, and practices, all resulting in a rich mess of data that should be used in school-based evaluation, but is often difficult to navigate. Below …

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