2024

Evaluation of School Organizations

Name: Evaluation of School Organizations
Code: PED11239M
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area: Education Sciences

Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Regime de Frequência: Presencial

Sustainable Development Goals

Learning Goals

To understand the potential of the school evaluation as a mean of improvement and organizational
development
To know the school evaluation devices
To discuss the links between self-evaluation and external evaluation
To reflect and analyse the different benchmarks and instruments of schools evaluation
To analyse models and evaluation procedures of the schools.
To understand the cycle of improvement
To plan school self-evaluation procedures
To develop improvement plans based up on the results of the evaluation

Contents

Theoretical- conceptual framework of schools evaluation
The assumptions and the evaluation planning
From the effective schools movement to the effective improvement of schools movement
The Schools Evaluation in Portugal
Brief characterization of some previous projects to external schools evaluation model
Characterization and operationalization of the external schools evaluation model
The External Schools Evaluation reference framework
Planning and operationalization of self-evaluation/internal evaluation
To develop improvement plans
Self-evaluation and External Evaluation of schools: synergies, liaisons and consequences

Teaching Methods

The methodologies prioritize students' participation in tasks of a diverse nature, through debate, well-founded criticism, and reflective analysis, simultaneously contributing to the consolidation of their knowledge and their respective mobilization.
Based on the reporting of lived experiences and the analysis of documents, students are asked to carry out individual or small group work and participate in discussions and debates linked to expository moments of framing and systematizing the topics covered.

Assessment

The methodologies prioritize student participation in classes, through debate, well-founded criticism and reflective intervention, construction and didactic exploration of simple materials. Experts in specific fields will be invited.
The assessment follows the provisions of articles 97 and 102 of the RAUE, with attendance of 75% of the face-to-face sessions and obtaining a minimum grade of 9.5 in each of the assessment components being mandatory.
Continuous Assessment Modality Consists of carrying out Tasks (T) of a diverse nature, individual and/or in groups, carried out throughout the semester and related to program themes. The final classification is obtained from the average classification of the tasks performed.
Final Assessment Method: consists of a Written Test (60%) and an Individual Task (40%).

Teaching Staff