Description
Educational Technology Program and Project Evaluation is a unique, comprehensive guide to the formative and summative evaluation of programs, projects, products, practices and policies involving educational technology. Written for both beginning and experienced evaluators, the book utilizes an integrative, systems-based approach; its practical emphasis on logic models and theories of change will help readers navigate their own evaluation processes to improve interventions and conduct meaningful educational research. Key features include:
- evidence-based guidelines for constructing and conducting evaluations
- practical exercises to support the development of knowledge, skills, and program evaluation portfolios
- a variety of interdisciplinary case studies
- references and links to pertinent research and resources
Using the TELL, ASK, SHOW, DO model first introduced in this series, Educational Technology Program and Project Evaluation provides comprehensive coverage of the concepts, goals, design, implementation, and critical questions imperative to successful technology-enhanced evaluation.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Preface
PART I — INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
Chapter 1: The Nature of Learning, Performance, and Instruction
Chapter 2: Projects, Programs, Products, Practice, and Policy
Chapter 3: Evaluation Goals and Scope
Chapter 4: Types of Evaluations
Chapter 5: Major Evaluation Tasks
PART II — AN EVALUATION FRAMEWORK
Chapter 6: Needs Assessment
Chapter 7: Symptoms and Underlying Causes
Chapter 8: A Theory of Change
Chapter 9: Outcome Measures and Indicators
Chapter 10: Mediators, Moderators, and Contextual Factors
PART III — LOGIC MODELS AND IMPLEMENTATIONS
Chapter 11: Interventions and Implementation Plans
Chapter 12: Developing a Logic Model
Chapter 13: Identifying Indicators and Measurements
Chapter 14: Measurement Instrumentation and Protocols
Chapter 15: Fidelity of Implementation Plans
PART IV — TRANSLATING PLANS INTO ACTIONS
Chapter 16: Milestones for Effective Technology Integration
Chapter 17: Ongoing Formative Evaluations
Chapter 18: Dynamic Improvements to Ensure Success
Chapter 19: Collecting and Analyzing Data
Chapter 20: Informing and Improving Policy Implementation
Chapter 21: Documenting, Reporting, and Recommending
PART V — ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Glossary of Terms
Consolidated References
Appendix A: A Sample Evaluation Plan
Appendix B: Professional Evaluation Associations
Appendix C: Peer-Reviewed Evaluation Journals
Index
