1. Program Evaluation; Scheduling
Dr. Dania Bilal
IS 551
Fall 2005

2. Purposes Test of a new program facet
Compare a program to the programs at the local & national levels
Receive re-accreditation by a regional agency
Analyze existing services and resources
Evaluate the quality of student learning

3. Purposes
Determine the degree to which the program complements, supports, and integrates into the school.
Determine the degree to which the program meets the objectives set by the administration

4. Program Evaluation Framework
Focus on the quality of the work of students
Define the expectations of student learning
Analyze student performance
Identify priorities for improving student learning

5. Expectations of Student Learning
Information literacy (Information Power Guidelines)
Three major categories:
Information literacy
Independent learning
Social responsibility

6. Schoolwide Goals: Student Learning
Learning-to-learn skills
Expanding & integrating knowledge
Communication skills
Thinking & reasoning skills
Interpersonal skills
Personal & social responsibility
(Source: Indicators of Schools of Quality, Vol. 1. National Study of School Evaluation)

7. Schoolwide Goals: Student Learning
Learning-to-learn skills: Goal example:
Students make a commitment to creating quality work and striving for excellence

8. Performance Indicators
Learning-to-learn skills:
Students access information efficiently and effectively by:
Recognizing the need for information,
Recognizing that accurate and comprehensive information is the basis for intelligent decision making,
Formulating questions based on needs,
Identifying a variety of potential sources of information, and
Developing and using successful strategies for locating information.

9. Performance Indicators: Class Activities
Students: work in a group and develop one indicator for each of these goals
Expanding and integrating knowledge
Communication skills
Thinking and reasoning skills
Interpersonal skills
Personal and social responsibility

10. What Else to Evaluate? Collection Technology Usage Facility
Personnel performance
Other

11. Resources on School Library Services and Evaluation
South Carolina Department of Education
Information Power Guidelines
State guidelines (as applicable)
Conduct research on “media program evaluation” to develop your own evaluation rubrics.

12. Flexible or Rigid Scheduling:
What’s the Story?

13. View the slide show below
Sponsored by South Carolina Department of Education.