Overview
of Project Evaluation Activities 2001-2002
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Activities
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Products |
Timelines |
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Collection
of SAT/9 scores for 2002 and high school exit exam |
Matched
score (pre/post) analysis |
July
– August 2002 |
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Development
of a comparison group of district students |
Experimental
analysis |
July
– August 2002 |
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Creation
of a student portfolio system |
Collections
of student work as evidence of teachers’ best practices |
Student
work will be collected on an ongoing basis |
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Collection
of student work during teacher interviews |
Collections
of student work as evidence of teachers’ best practices |
Winter
and spring, 2002 |
| Development and administration of an exiting student survey of technology skills for graduating students | Student survey of technology skills | Spring, 2002 |
Activities
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Products |
Timelines |
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Interviews
and survey with cohort 1 and 2 teachers (stipend provided) – we will use
the previous year’s survey |
Interim
reports on teacher knowledge, attitudes and behaviors |
Interviews
beginning in December and continuing through February |
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Analyze
teacher plans and subsequent product emerging from the expository writing
workshops |
Teacher
products emerging from their professional development experiences |
Ongoing |
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Review
of curricula and instructional materials developed by participating
teachers (use with video case studies) |
Collection
of curriculum and instructional materials that illustrate promising
practices |
Ongoing |
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Pre/post
assessment of teachers in the supplemental grant video program |
Measurement
of the impact of supplemental grant video trainings |
Baseline
taken prior to video training and in the spring of 2002 |
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Interactive
video studies |
Demonstration
how UD professional development activities impact what occurs in the
classroom |
Beginning
in November of 2001 and ongoing |
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Pre/post
assessment of project sponsored workshops |
Measurement
of the participant attitudes toward project sponsored workshops |
During
summer institute trainings |
Technology
Access and Parent Involvement
Activities
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Products |
Timelines |
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Structured
interviews with project staff and collaborating partners |
Interview
transcriptions and follow-up summaries |
Ongoing |
| Administration to principals of the STaR school-based technology survey | Analysis of system changes at the school level | Fall 2001 and summer 2002 |
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Analysis
of community-based technology trainings |
Pre
and post assessments and summative evaluation summaries |
Spring
200 |
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Follow-up
telephone interviews with cohort 2 families who have received refurbished
computers. |
Report
on family usage of computers |
November
2001 through January 2002 |
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