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Publication Date: 1986
Pages: 15
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Design Characteristics for Meaningful Program Evaluation.
Ayers, Jerry B.
This paper describes ten generic characteristics that are essential for the meaningful evaluation of a teacher education program. A summary is offered of each characteristic, problems that can be encountered if the characteristic is ignored, and how the characteristic is essential to the operation of program evaluation. These ten characteristics include: (1) faculty, administrator and governing body commitment to the evaluation process; (2) the evaluation system must be an integral part of the total educational program; (3) the evaluation system must be based on the general and specific objectives of the program; (4) the system must be longitudinal and continuous; (5) the system must reflect the state-of-the-art of evaluation; (6) the system must reflect thorough planning; (7) adequate computer resources must be available; (8) there must be an effective feedback system; (9) results of the evaluation must be usable in decision making; and (10) the evaluation system must have a self evaluation component. (JD)
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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