School-based evaluation

This book presents a comprehensive conceptual framework for school evaluation, and evaluation methods that can be used within the framework of the school for the benefit of students, teachers, school administrators and parents. It is based on concepts and ideas originally developed in the area of program evaluation, and combining internal and external evaluation, it provides a common ground for school evaluation, including student assessment program evaluation, teacher appraisal and school review. The book consists of three major parts. In the first part the concept of school-based evaluation is discussed in the way it is perceived throughout the book. The second part deals with evaluation methods that could be useful to schools in evaluating students, programs, instructional materials, teachers and the school as a whole. The final part focuses on the organizational context of school evaluation.