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Evaluation in Education (EDUC90933)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Term 3
Subject coordinator: georgia.dawson@unimelb.edu.au
Admission and enrolment: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
Availability | Term 3 - Online |
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This subject will introduce students entering, or already in, the education sector to the many ways that evaluation is used in education. The subject will begin with an introduction to the origins and the political and social contexts of evaluation as well as the nature and logic of evaluation. Subsequent weeks will focus on the applied fields of evaluation set in the context of education. There are six applied fields of evaluation that will be covered: 1) performance evaluation (student assessment; teacher reflective practice); 2) product evaluation (curriculum effectiveness); 3) program evaluation (school accreditation; organisational/systems-level evaluation); 4) personnel evaluation (teacher performance appraisal; principal performance appraisal); 5) policy evaluation (policy to practice and practice to policy studies); 6) proposal evaluation (assessing grant-making applications for funding). The subject will culminate with a look at meta-evaluation (evaluating evaluations).
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Apply the principles of evaluation to educational contexts
- Critically analyse reports and literature specific to evaluation in education
- Gain an appreciation of the purposes, benefits, and exigencies of conducting evaluations in educational contexts
- Enhance understanding, through evaluation, of the interconnectedness of education policy and practice including how to influence and forward best practices
Generic skills
This subject develops the following transferable skills:
- planning;
- problem-solving and resourcefulness;
- analysis;
- improved written communication skills.
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Assessment
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Short answer essays (3 at 500 words each; equally weighted)
| From Week 1 to Week 3 | 30% |
Minor assignment
| Week 4 | 30% |
Major assignment
| Week 9 | 40% |
Hurdle requirement: Contribution to 4 of 5 discussion/application opportunities | From Week 4 to Week 8 | N/A |
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Dates & times
- Term 3 - Online
Coordinator Georgia Dawson Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 24 hours Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 13 July 2020 Pre teaching requirements During the preteaching period, students are expected to familiarise themselves with the subject via the online platform (LMS), including the subject content and administrative details. Teaching period 20 July 2020 to 13 September 2020 Last self-enrol date 14 July 2020 Census date 7 August 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 28 August 2020 Assessment period ends 20 September 2020 Term 3 contact information
Subject coordinator: georgia.dawson@unimelb.edu.au
Admission and enrolment: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Kellaghan, T., Stufflebeam, D. L., & Wingate, L. A. (Eds). (2003). The International handbook of educational evaluation (Vols 1-2). AA Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Davidson, E. J. (2005). Evaluation methodology basics: The nuts and bolts of sound evaluation. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Graduate Certificate in Evaluation Course Master of Evaluation - Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 10 February 2024