The authors and series editors
Introduction
Section One: Explanation - The principles of evaluation
1. What is evaluation?
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Evaluation in education
1.3 Evaluation and innovation
1.4 Evaluation and management
1.5 Evaluation and context
1.6 Summary
2 Purposes for evaluation
2.1 Introduction
2.2 General evaluation purposes
2.3 Specific topic-related purposes for evaluation
2.4 Materials
2.5 Teachers and teaching
2.6 Evaluating learner outcomes
2.7 Summary
3. How can teachers evaluate their classrooms?
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Measurement-based evaluation
3.3 Descriptive data-based evaluation
3.4 Evaluation and the classroom teacher
3.5 Summary
4. A framework for curriculum evaluation
4.1 Introduction
4.2 The evaluation framework
4.3 Summary
Section Two: Demonstration - The practice of evaluation
5. Project evaluation
5.1 Introduction
5.2 The Communicational Teaching Project (Bangalore)
5.3 The context
5.4 Aims
5.5 Design and procedures
5.6 Findings
5.7 Summary
6. Evaluation of methodology
6.1 Introduction
6.2 The context
6.3 Aims
6.4 Design and procedures
6.5 Findings
6.6 Summary
7. Evaluation of a foreign language teaching programme
7.1 Introduction
7.2 The context and aims
7.3 Design and procedures
7.4 Feedback from the evaluation
7.5 Summary
8. Evaluating teacher feedback on oral errors
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Aims
8.3 Design and procedures
8.4 Findings
8.5 Summary
9. Evaluation of materials: dictionaries
9.2 The context
9.3 Aims
9.4 Design and procedures
9.5 Findings
9.6 Summary
10. Evaluation of materials: book reviews
10.1 Introduction
10.2 The context and aims
10.3 Summary
11. Teacher evaluation
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Grading teachers: context and aim
11.3 Design and procedures
11.4 Teacher evaluation: self-development
11.5 The context
11.6 Aims
11.7 Design and procedures
11.8 Evaluation of the evaluation
11.9 Summary
12. Evaluating learner outcomes: product
12.1 Introduction
12.2 The context and aims
12.3 Procedure
12.4 Examination results
12.5 Feedback
12.6 Summary
13. Evaluating learner outcomes: process
13.1 The context
13.2 Aims
13.3 Design and procedures
13.4 Summary
14. Syllabus evaluation
14.1 Introduction
14.2 The context
14.3 Aims
14.4 Design and procedures
14.5 Findings
14.6 Feedback
14.7 Summary
Section Three: Exploring evaluation potential
15. General principles
15.1 Introduction
15.2 The framework for an evaluation
16. Evaluation procedures
16.1 Planning evaluation procedures
16.2 Writing items for a questionnaire
16.3 Self-evaluation questionnaire
16.4 Observation sheets
16.5 Preparing questions for an interview
17. Evaluation of classroom methodology
17.1 Error correction
17.2 Presenting structure items
17.3 Evaluating the use of different learning activities
18. Evaluation of materials
18.1 Materials evaluation: workplan
18.2 Materials evaluation: classroom use
19. Teacher evaluation
19.1 Motivating learners
19.2 Teacher leadership styles
19.3 Question types
19.4 Homework: setting, marking, and giving feedback
19.5 Teacher self-evaluation
20. Evaluating learner outcomes
Glossary
Further reading
Notes on examinations
Bibliography
Index