Assignment:

Lecture Series No. 6

EVALUATION OF CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION
1. Discuss in your on or!s t"e me#ning o$ t"e $o%%oing &ey conce'ts:
a. E(#%u#tion ) e(#%u#tion in(o%(es #ssessing t"e strengt"s #n! e#&nesses o$
'rogr#ms* 'o%icies* 'ersonne%* 'ro!ucts* #n! org#ni+#tions to im'ro(e t"eir
e$$ecti(eness.
It is t"e system#tic co%%ection #n! #n#%ysis o$ !#t# nee!e! to m#&e !ecisions* #
'rocess in "ic" most e%%)run 'rogr#ms eng#ge $rom t"e outset. In #!!ition*
e(#%u#tion in e!uc#tion c#n i!enti$y 'rogr#m e$$ects* "e%'ing st#$$ #n! ot"ers to $in!
out "et"er t"eir 'rogr#ms "#(e #n im'#ct on '#rtici'#nts, &no%e!ge or #ttitu!es.
E(#%u#tions ser(e m#ny 'ur'oses. -e$ore #ssessing # 'rogr#m* it is critic#% to
consi!er "o is most %i&e%y to nee! #n! use t"e in$orm#tion t"#t i%% .e o.t#ine! #n!
$or "#t 'ur'oses. Since t"ere is no sing%e* /.est0 #''ro#c" to e(#%u#tion "ic" c#n
.e use! in #%% situ#tions* it is im'ort#nt to !eci!e t"e 'ur'ose o$ t"e e(#%u#tion* t"e
1uestions you #nt to #nser* #n! "ic" met"o!s i%% gi(e you us#.%e in$orm#tion
t"#t you c#n trust. E(en i$ you !eci!e to "ire #n e2tern#% consu%t#nt to #ssist it" t"e
e(#%u#tion* you* your st#$$* #n! re%e(#nt st#&e"o%!ers s"ou%! '%#y #n #cti(e ro%e in
#!!ressing t"ese 1uestions. 3ou &no t"e 'ro4ect .est* #n! u%tim#te%y you &no
"#t you nee!. In #!!ition* .ec#use you #re one o$ t"e 'rim#ry users o$ e(#%u#tion
in$orm#tion* #n! .ec#use t"e 1u#%ity o$ your !ecisions !e'en!s on goo! in$orm#tion*
it is .etter to "#(e /neg#ti(e0 in$orm#tion you c#n trust t"#n /'ositi(e0 in$orm#tion in
"ic" you "#(e %itt%e $#it". Ag#in* t"e 'ur'ose o$ 'ro4ect)%e(e% e(#%u#tion is not 4ust to
'ro(e* .ut #%so to im'ro(e.
b. Te#c"ing 'er$orm#nce ) Te#c"ing 5er$orm#nce !escri.es t"e set o$ &no%e!ge*
s&i%%s* #n! #.i%ities .eginning #n! m#rgin#% te#c"ers s"ou%! "#(e #n! .e #.%e to
!emonstr#te. Since "ig" 1u#%ity te#c"ing is essenti#% to im'ro(ing stu!ent outcomes
#n! re!ucing g#'s in stu!ent #c"ie(ement* te#c"ers un!ergo e(#%u#tions #n! #re
'ro(i!e! it" me#ning$u% #ssessment t"#t encour#ges 'ro$ession#% %e#rning #n!
grot". It $osters te#c"er !e(e%o'ment #n! i!enti$y o''ortunities $or #!!ition#%
su''ort "ere re1uire!. T"ere #re te#c"ing t#s&s t"#t $#%% into si2 .ro#! !om#ins: 678
M#&ing su.4ect m#tter com're"ensi.%e to stu!ents* 698 #ssessing stu!ent %e#rning*
6:8 eng#ging #n! su''orting stu!ents in %e#rning* 6;8 '%#nning instruction #n!
!esigning %e#rning e2'eriences $or stu!ents* 6<8 cre#ting #n! m#int#ining e$$ecti(e
en(ironments $or stu!ent %e#rning #n! 668 !e(e%o'ing #s # 'ro$ession#% e!uc#tor.
c. Stu!ent 'er$orm#nce
d. Me#suring instrument
e. O.ser(#tion s&i%%s
f. E!uc#tion#% e(#%u#tion
g. E!uc#tion#% st#n!#r!s
h. C%#ssroom instruction
i. E(#%u#tion o.4ecti(es
j. E!uc#tion#% #''ro#c"es
k. Nee!s #ssessment
2. In "#t #ys !oes t"e /#rt (ersus te#c"ing0 orient#tion im'#ct e(#%u#tion= E2'%#in.
3. >"#t m#&es e(#%u#tion o$ te#c"ing 'er$orm#nce # !i$$icu%t #n! com'%e2 'rocess=
4. >"#t s&i%%s must # su'er(isor 'ossess #n! !e(e%o' in or!er to m#&e # goo! c%#ssroom
o.ser(#tion=
5. >"#t #re t"e gui!e%ines $or !e(e%o'ing me#suring instruments .e #scert#ine!=
6. ?o c#n t"e (#%i!ity #n! re%i#.i%ity o$ me#suring instruments .e #scert#ine!=
7. >"#t #re t"e im'ort#nt consi!er#tions in t"e e(#%u#tion o$ e2'ert te#c"ers=
8. >"#t is t"e im'ort#nce o$ # e%%)!esigne! e(#%u#tion system=
9. >"#t re t"e $unctions o$ t"e su'erinten!ent* e!uc#tion#% su'er(isor* #n! !istrict
su'er(isor in t"e org#ni+#tion#% setu' o$ De'E!=
10. Discuss t"e su'er(ision 'ro.%ems encountere! .y .ot" 'u.%ic #n! 'ri(#te sc"oo%s.
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