EDL 568 - Educational Program Design and Evaluation

Credits: 3

This course focuses on school-based needs assessment, goal development, program design, evaluation planning, and capacity building. Data-based decision making for school improvement will be emphasized, specifically as it relates to program design. Students will apply knowledge and skills in needs assessment, goal development, program design, evaluation planning, and capacity building by; conducting a school-based needs assessment, developing goals by identifying and prioritizing concerns from needs assessment results given school mission and context, selecting and/or designing a program to address goals by critically reviewing relevant research and best practices, and demonstrating alignment with school and local factors, developing an evaluation plan to monitor program implementation and determine program impact, and identifying capacity building strategies to sustain focus and momentum.

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