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Theoretical And Practical Research On Educational Meta-evaluation

Posted on:2011-04-13Degree:DoctorType:Dissertation
Country:ChinaCandidate:F YanFull Text:PDF
GTID:1117360305999634Subject:Comparative Education
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Surveying the difficulties in the practice of educational evaluation, and critical problem in the professional development of educational evaluation in China, the dissertation explores the appropriate solution to the reputation crisis of educational evaluation,Educational Meta-evaluation.The nature of educational meta-evaluation is to make value judgment of educational evaluation according to the professional standards of educational evaluation. The purpose of educational meta-evaluation is to improve educational evaluation, promote its quality and exert its function. The research of educational meta-evaluation marks the maturity of educational evaluation, both in theory and practice. The dissertation will play a key role in perfecting the theoretical system and optimizing the practice of educational evaluation. In the era when educational evaluation is flourishing in China, this research will surely present a powerful tool of systematic reflection and theoretical upgrade for the educational evaluation scholars and practitioners, promoting scientificalization, professionization and standardization of educational evaluation in China.The research consists of three parts, which are theoretical analyses, system references and practical research. In the part of theoretical analyses, the dissertation makes a thorough illustration of the philosophical nature of "meta" and reveals that meta-evaluation is a reflection and review of evaluation itself, and a critique and inquiry of higher level, which perfects the theory of educational evaluation. The dissertation proceeds to explain that based on feedback control principle of Cybernetics, meta-evaluation has irreplaceable functions in the complex system of educational evaluation, and practical value in optimizing educational evaluation.In the part of system references, the dissertation explores the standardization of educational meta-evaluation in America and systemization of higher educational meta-evaluation in Dutch. In America,the standardization of meta-evaluation is a critical approach to profession self-discipline and professionization of educational evaluation. Dutch meta-evaluation system is an important part of higher education quality assurance system. These researches have references value on constructing educational meta-evaluation system and strengthening the professionization of educational evaluation in China.In the last part of the dissertation, the research adopts Delphi method and establishes a set of educational meta-evaluation index which fits Chinese national culture and state of its educational evaluation. The dissertation applies case study to carry out meta-evaluation of Private Professional Training Organization Trust Evaluation in Shanghai. The meta-evaluation index covers propriety of purpose, feasibility of program, accuracy of process and utility of result. The research evaluates the quality of original evaluation and offers some available advices to the clients, evaluation users and professional evaluation institutes.This case study is a pilot application of educational meta-evaluation index and also a practical model of meta-evaluation.
Keywords/Search Tags:educational meta-evaluation, theories, practice
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