The course aims to provide a theoretical framework of the evaluation in educational contexts, including system evaluation, and to enable the acquisition of methodologies and tools useful for the evaluation of contexts, processes, outcomes, impacts in education and training. At the end of the course, students will be familiar with the main paradigms and models of evaluation, the most commonly used methodologies, techniques and tools, and they will be able to apply them appropriately and consistently in the planning of monitoring and evaluation of pedagogical, educational and didactic design.
Subjects | Text References | |
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1 | Epistemology and history of educational evaluation | Galliani L. (2015) (ed.). "L’agire valutativo". Brescia: Editrice La Scuola. Introduction and chapters 1 and 2. |
2 | Social and political dimensions, categories and functions of the evaluation | Galliani L. (2015) (ed.). "L’agire valutativo". Brescia: Editrice La Scuola. Chapters 3 and 4. |
3 | Evaluation of the training process and its impacts | Galliani L. (2015) (ed.). "L’agire valutativo". Brescia: Editrice La Scuola. Chapters 5 and 10. |
4 | Assessment of learning outcomes, recognition, assessment and certification of competencies | Galliani L. (2015) (ed.). "L’agire valutativo". Brescia: Editrice La Scuola. Chapters 7, 8 and 9. |
5 | Quality assurance, accreditation and certification of educational organizations | Galliani L. (2015) (ed.). "L’agire valutativo". Brescia: Editrice La Scuola. Chapter 19. |
6 | System evaluation and educational policies, INVALSI and the National Evaluation System | Galliani L. (2015) (ed.). "L’agire valutativo". Brescia: Editrice La Scuola. Chapters 17 and 18. |
7 | Quantitative-experimental, qualitative-hermeneutic and mixed evaluation methods | Galliani L. (2015) (ed.). "L’agire valutativo". Brescia: Editrice La Scuola. Chapter 12. |
8 | Structured and semi-structured instruments for the assessment | Galliani L. (2015) (ed.). "L’agire valutativo". Brescia: Editrice La Scuola. Chapters 13 and 14. |
9 | The evaluation inquiry: observation, questionnaires, interviews | Galliani L. (2015) (ed.). "L’agire valutativo". Brescia: Editrice La Scuola. Chapter 15. |
10 | Construction of an evaluation plan | Lectures notes. |
11 | Identification, construction and use of evaluation instruments | Lectures notes. |
12 | Basic techniques and tools for analyzing quantitative and qualitative data | Lectures notes. |
Those who fail the task 1 (test) and/or the task 2 (evaluation plan) must take task 3 (oral examination) on the entire programme.
Non-attending students may contact directly the teacher for clarification about the course.
Erasmus students may agree with the teacher on a specific examination programme and alternative modes of assessment.