A Study of Strengths and Weaknesses of Descriptive Assessment from Principals, Teachers and Experts Points of View in Chaharmahal and Bakhteyari Primary Schools

Autor/inn/en	Sharief, Mostafa; Naderi, Mahin; Hiedari, Maryam Shoja; Roodbari, Omolbanin; Jalilvand, Mohammad Reza
Titel	A Study of Strengths and Weaknesses of Descriptive Assessment from Principals, Teachers and Experts Points of View in Chaharmahal and Bakhteyari Primary Schools
Quelle	In: International Education Studies, 5 (2012) 4, S.11-20 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1913-9020
Schlagwörter	Educational Assessment; Performance Based Assessment; Program Evaluation; Evaluation Methods; Foreign Countries; Teacher Attitudes; Administrator Attitudes; Principals; Expertise; Educational Benefits; Barriers; Age Differences; Gender Differences; Employment Experience; Academic Rank (Professional); Educational Attainment; Scores; Statistical Analysis; Multivariate Analysis; Questionnaires; Iran + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Education; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Leistungsermittlung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Ausland; Lehrerverhalten; Principal; Schulleiter; Expert appraisal; Bildungsertrag; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Occupational experience; Job experience; Work experience; Berufserfahrung; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Statistische Analyse; Multivariate Analyse; Fragebogen
Abstract	The aim of current study is to determine the strengths and weaknesses of descriptive evaluation from the viewpoint of principals, teachers and experts of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province. A descriptive survey was performed. Statistical population includes 208 principals, 303 teachers, and 100 executive experts of descriptive evaluation scheme in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province from 2011 to 2012. Sample size was estimated 175 respondents and a random-category sampling plan was employed to collect the estimated sample that contains 100 teachers, 50 principals and 25 experts. To identify the validity of instrument, opinions of twelve persons including advisor professor, consulting professor, designer of the descriptive evaluation scheme, four of educational planning department professors and five of experts holding Master and Ph.D. degrees that are executives of the scheme in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari were utilized. To determine the consistency of the instrument, Chronbach's alpha was used (a = 0.90). We used SPSS software to analyze data. To answer the research questions, paired sample t-test, ANOVA analysis, and least significant difference (LSD) test were used. Results revealed that the executives of descriptive evaluation scheme in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province evaluate the so-called scheme above average regarding to four scales (strength and weakness). (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01