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Evaluating professional development
Thomas R. Guskey
- 18 Nov 1999
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TL;DR: Evaluating Professional Development: Practical Guidelines for Evaluating Professional development and Presenting Evaluation Results provides practical guidelines for evaluating professional development.
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Abstract: Foreword - Dennis Sparks Acknowledgments About the Author Introduction 1. What Is Professional Development? 2. What Is Evaluation? 3. Practical Guidelines for Evaluating Professional Development 4. Level 1: Participants' Reactions 5. Level 2: Participants' Learning 6. Level 3: Organization Support and Change 7. Level 4: Participants' Use of New Knowledge and Skills 8. Level 5: Student Learning Outcomes 9. Presenting Evaluation Results References Author Index Subject Index
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