Educational Evaluation

Catalog description

This course provides students with an overview of program evaluation, particularly as it relates to the field of education. Throughout the course, students will be able to practice program evaluation. An assumption of this course is that "the pursuit of professional practice in evaluation requires developing a life of the mind for practice" (Schwandt, 2015, p. 143). Evaluation practices include considering the ethical issues surrounding the role of the evaluator, understanding the social and political dynamics of an evaluation context, determining which evaluation approach to use in a given context, identifying the various roles of the evaluator, developing an evaluation plan, generating and collecting data, valuing and making value judgments, and facilitating use of the evaluation.