Program Evaluation in Language Education
Published on 26. July 2005
Book
Hardback
XII, 311 pages
978-1-4039-4570-9 (ISBN)
Description
The authors describe evaluation as a way of understanding and developing language programs: the thematic and background section sets out the decision-making, quality management, and learning functions of evaluation. Case studies illustrate the diversity of evaluation contexts, functions and approaches, documenting the ways in which evaluation processes and outcomes inform and facilitate program development, and contribute to explaining how language and teacher education programs constitute opportunities for learning. The ways in which evaluation practice can be researched and developed to maximize policy, institutional and program effectiveness is included, and a comprehensive set of resources for those commissioning, undertaking or researching language program evaluations concludes the text.
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Series
Edition
2005 ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Palgrave USA
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
XII, 311 p.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
522 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4039-4570-9 (9781403945709)
DOI
10.1057/9780230511224
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Persons
RICHARD KIELY is a Lecturer in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Bristol, UK and eads the MEd TESOL program. He has carried out language program evaluations in a range of contexts, and supervises research in this field. Other research interests include language teacher cognition and teacher development, intercultural aspects of TESOL, and qualitative research methods in TESOL.
PAULINE REA-DICKINS is Professor of Applied Linguistics in Education in the Graduate School of Education, University of Bristol, UK, where she is Deputy Director of Research, and leads the doctoral programme in Applied Linguistics/TESOL. She researches and writes in the areas of language program evaluation, language testing and classroom-based language assessment
PAULINE REA-DICKINS is Professor of Applied Linguistics in Education in the Graduate School of Education, University of Bristol, UK, where she is Deputy Director of Research, and leads the doctoral programme in Applied Linguistics/TESOL. She researches and writes in the areas of language program evaluation, language testing and classroom-based language assessment
Content
Acknowledgements PART 1: DEPARTURES Introduction to Part 1 Themes and Challenges Historical Perspectives: Focus on Design and Method Historical Perspectives: Focus on Context and Use PART 2: CASES AND ISSUES Introduction to Part 2 Evaluating Teachers' English Language Competence Evaluating a Language through Science Program Evaluating the Contribution of the Native Speaker Teacher Evaluating Foreign Language Teaching in Primary Schools Evaluating Program Quality in Higher Education Evaluating the Student Experience in Higher Education Evaluating Assessment Standards and Frameworks Stakeholding in Evaluation PART 3: EVALUATION PRACTICE AND RESEARCH Large Scale Evaluations Teacher-led Evaluation Management-led Evaluation PART 4: RESOURCES Evaluation Resources Postscript Bibliography Index