FF:PGM005 Educational evaluation - Course Information

PGM005 Educational evaluation

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

prof. PhDr. Milan Pol, CSc. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. PhDr. Milan Pol, CSc.
Department of Educational Sciences – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. et Mgr. Adéla Zajíčková
Supplier department: Department of Educational Sciences – Faculty of Arts

Prerequisites

no

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 7 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The aim is to introduce students into the foundations of educational evaluation, to define and characterize main concepts and approaches of educational evaluation, to offer an insight into main areas of educational evaluation, and this way to achieve understanding of these issues by students. The focus will be on main areas of educational evaluation as follows: evaluation of educational needs, evaluation of educational programs, evaluation of textbooks, evaluation of the teaching process, evaluation of educational millieu, evaluation of educational results, evaluation by means of standards, evaluation of effects of education, evaluation of school effectiveness, evaluation on the basis of indicators, evaluation of educational research.

Learning outcomes

After completion of the course, the student should: - know and be able to explain key theories of evaluation; - know and be able to explain key principles of evaluation; - know and be able to explain practical approaches to educational evaluation; - know and be able to explain specifics of evaluation in individual areas of its use in education; - be able to propose the evaluation project in a selected area of education.

Syllabus

• Introduction to evaluation in education - essence, importance, main forms
• Evaluation of educational needs
• Evaluation of educational programs
• Evaluation of textbooks
• Evaluation of instruction
• Evaluation of educational environment
• Evaluation of educational results
• Evaluation of education by means of standards
• Evaluation of effects of education
• Evaluation of school effectiveness
• Evaluation on the basis of indicators
• Evaluation of educational research

Literature

required literature
• PRŮCHA, Jan. Pedagogická evaluace : hodnocení vzdělávacích programů, procesů a výsledků. Vyd. 1. V Brně: Masarykova univerzita, 1996, 166 s. ISBN 8021013338. info
• SLAVÍK, Jan. Hodnocení v současné škole : východiska a nové metody pro praxi. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 1999, 190 s. ISBN 8071782629. info
• HORA, Ondřej, Miroslav SUCHANEC and Martin ŽIŽLAVSKÝ. Evaluační výzkum (Evaluation Research). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 112 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-6886-5. info

recommended literature
• CHVÁL, Martin, Hana KASÍKOVÁ and Josef VALENTA. Posuzování rozvoje kompetence k učení ve výuce. Vydání první. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2012, 112 stran. ISBN 9788024620572. info
• POL, Milan, John MACBEATH, J. SCHRATZ, D. MEURET and L. JAKOBSEN. Serena aneb autoevaluace škol v Evropě (Serena: school selfevaluation in Europe). Žďár nad Sázavou: Fakta, 2006, 226 pp. ISBN 80-902614-8-5. info

Teaching methods

lectures, seminars, classroom discussions, individual and group projects, homeworks, readings

Assessment methods

Type of instruction: lecture and seminar, at the end written test (exam)

Language of instruction

Czech

Study support

https://elf.phil.muni.cz/

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.

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