Showing papers in "Studies in Educational Evaluation in 2014"

TL;DR: In this article, the authors reviewed the large body of research demonstrating that connectedness to nature is an important predictor of environmentally responsible behavior and concluded that promoting a sense of connection to nature should be a goal for environmental education programs, and should therefore be an important part of any assessment.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore what data-based decision-making use looks like in schools in five different countries (the United Kingdom, Germany, Poland, Lithuania and the Netherlands) and explore for what purposes data are used in these countries and what the enablers and barriers to data use are

TL;DR: In this paper, qualitative data from 110 participants were used to address two questions: (1) What skills do teachers need to use data effectively? (2) How should teachers receive data-related professional learning?

TL;DR: In this paper, a teaching skill evaluation instrument for use in secondary education is presented, which can be used to diagnose and monitor the skilfulness level to aid formative assessment of student teachers.

TL;DR: The authors found that teachers and school leaders approached decision-making from a range of mental models for data use, and that models seemed rooted in ways of thinking about data and data use that were influenced by formal training, modeling by leaders, social interaction with colleagues, and personal experience.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe the conceptualization stage of the development of a common measurement system for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, including constructs that span from student learning to teacher practice to professional development to school-level variables.

TL;DR: In 2010, the Delaware Department of Education (DE DOE) mandated that all grade or subject area teachers have 90min weekly to engage in professional learning communities (PLC) in which collaborative data use was the central activity as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: In this article, a comprehensive approach to learning outcomes of sustainability in higher education is suggested, based on literature review, and data gathered from 13 undergraduate courses offered in a science and engineering university.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe a number of cognitive biases, how they emerge in a professional learning context, and how data-use within a culture of inquiry can intentionally interrupt the biases to lead to authentic professional learning.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report findings from a year-long case study of a US elementary school that placed data use at the core of its platform for school reform, and determine how teachers implemented data use in concert with other reform initiatives.

TL;DR: This article identified the potential formative benefits of using portfolio assessment (PA) in second/foreign language classrooms by reviewing the up-to-date research and using observation as a method of collecting data.

TL;DR: In this article, a multi-case study elicited the phronesis (practical wisdom) of six purposefully selected teachers in Ontario, Canada, who responded to fairness issues in written vignettes, and then discussed their concerns and gave recommendations for fair assessment during interviews.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the effects of student feedback in the evaluation of teaching and found that externally motivated student feedback appears to lead to changes in the classroom as well, and argued for the integration of feedback into a schoolwide quality management system.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors developed a training course in which school teams learn to utilize data from computerized student monitoring systems in order to improve instructional quality and student performance, and found that the training activities had a positive effect on school staff's knowledge and DDDM skills.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors assessed the impact of a place-based ecological learning unit on development of junior high school students' systems thinking skills using the Repertory Grid-Technique.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated teachers' skills in using various techniques of assessment in mathematics by taking into account the four phases of assessment and the five measurement dimensions of the dynamic model of educational effectiveness.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors measured environmental attitudes with quantification of preservation and, Utilization (2-MEV) with a sample of 308 Irish students, and they once again confirmed the 2MEV model, with several negatively formulated UtILization items loading on the Preservation factor, and negatively, formulated Preservation items loaded on the Utilisation factor.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors evaluated an assessment instrument supporting teachers to teach and assess in alignment with national standards for 5th grade primary students in two Swiss cantons, using a standards-based rubric.

TL;DR: In this paper, a measure of stroke grounded in Transactional Analysis theory and its relationship with motivation was designed and validated, and the results indicated that stroke is positively related to extrinsic and intrinsic motivation and negatively related to amotivation.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated how situational interest was triggered among participants in an environmental education day camp and tested two participant-driven tools for exploring interest within this setting: digital photography and journaling.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the use and effects of a competence-based e-portfolio for the development and assessment of teacher competences during teaching practice in an academic teacher education program.

TL;DR: The authors investigated informal biodiversity education in environment explorations, animal shows, and museum sessions, and found that meeting live animals resulted in the greatest evidence of species description, and visiting specimens led to species identification being most common.

TL;DR: In this paper, student perceptions of the physical and social aspects of informal and campus-based learning environments are investigated. But, the authors focus on the learning environment and do not consider the social aspects.

TL;DR: In this paper, the vignette method was used to evaluate the perception of the relationship between environmental and social issues in the Dutch upper elementary school children and found that the children are able to critically think about the moral dilemmas inherent in sustainable development and distinguish between different values in relation to environment.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors developed a SRL-PV scheme for assessing preservice teachers' integration of professional vision (PV) considerations (noticing/describing/explaining/predicting) while analyzing two delivery modes for teaching of self-regulated learning.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigate and judge the alignment between curriculum expectations and the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) Examination, and suggest a revision of the general curriculum and assessment structure, an introduction of new forms of assessment, and an increase in the diversity of assessment as means for alleviating the aforementioned problems.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the validity of peer assessment by analysing the compatibility of student and teacher evaluation and explore the differences between minor and major students' evaluations, concluding that student subject understanding can be supported through a proper assessment practice.

TL;DR: Using confirmatory factor analysis and G theory analysis, this article explored the reliability and the validity of a short version of the SET37 questionnaire for students' evaluation of teaching (SET) and showed that this instrument can be used as a valuable diagnostic instrument for gathering student feedback in internal practices and procedures aimed at both monitoring and improving the quality of instruction in higher education.

TL;DR: In this article, the role of the critical friend as a provider of external professional support is explored and an approach which emphasises facilitation and engagement of an external professional to lead self-evaluation processes in schools is suggested with a view to making the process "easier" and more "useful".