Chasity Howard, Krisann Johnson, Laurie Bennett, and Leslie Walbert

FRIT 7237
Evaluation of Educational Needs and Programs
Final Project
Fall 2014

Implementation Evaluation:
An evaluation of mathematics teachers was conducted, which included classroom
observations, teacher surveys, and review of teacher lesson plans. The chart below summarizes
the goals, indicators, benchmarks, and measures that will be evaluated. Once the modules are
finalized, teachers will implement the modules with their students. At a mid-implementation
meeting, teachers will complete a self-evaluation of the implementation.

Goals

Indicators

Benchmarks

Measures

Professional
Development

Teachers will be trained After training, teachers will be

to create and implement more confident in creating and
PBL modules for
implementing PBL modules for
mathematics that are
mathematics. They will have
aligned with NSSM
more experience with NSSM and
will feel more confident about
effectively integrating
instructional technology into PBL
experiences

Participant
Selection

Braxton County middle 100% of middle school math

school math teachers teachers will complete the
training program and implement
it the following school year

Attendance records
of training sessions
Surveys completed
by participants at the
completion of the
program

Lesson
Planning

Teachers will be able to

create Problem-Based
Learning (PBL)
modules for
mathematics based on
examples from local
business and industries

Classroom
observations
Review of teacher
lesson plans
Teacher surveys

Curriculum
Standards

Teachers will be able to After the first year, participating Classroom

create PBL modules, teachers will incorporate NSSM observations
which address NSSM standards in at least 20% of
Review of teacher

Participating teachers will

incorporate PBL modules into
classroom lessons at least one
time per week

Number and
percent of teachers
created and
implemented PBL
modules
Lesson plans
produced
Teacher
responses and
surveys

lessons
Technology
Integration

Teachers will be able to

integrate available
instructional
technology into PBL
experiences

lesson plans

100% of participating teachers

Teacher surveys
will feel more confident about
Classroom
effectively integrating
observations
instructional technology into PBL Review of teacher
experiences
lesson plans
After the first year, 100% of
participating teachers will
integrate available instructional
technology into every PBL
experience (at least 1x per week)

Implementation Teachers will be able to During the project, 100% of

and Evaluation implement and evaluate participating teachers will
the learning modules implement the lesson plans
created.
created in the professional
development.

Email
communication with
Great Southern
University faculty
Follow-up
Workshops
Classroom
observations

Summative Evaluation:
The overall goal of the project is to prepare Braxton County teachers to create and
utilize authentic, mathematics learning experiences, which incorporate the New State Standards
for Mathematics and available instructional technologies. Teacher surveys and CRCT scores
will be used to evaluate the effectiveness of the program at its conclusion. One survey will
collect data about the effects of the professional development program and the teachers
understanding of the New State Standards for Mathematics (NSSM) and development of
Problem-Based Learning (PBL) modules.
A second survey will evaluate the teachers opinions about how successfully they
implemented the PBL modules. The results of the surveys will be discussed in a project debrief
meeting in the Fall of 2015 or early 2016. Student achievement will be measured by comparing

mathematics CRCT scores for the students both before the program and after its completion. An
increase in these test scores may indicate a positive correlation with the program implementation.
The chart below is what will be used to summarize and organize the process of how goals
will be addressed. Teachers will give a rating for each measure of effectiveness on a scale from 1
to 5 (1=strongly disagree, 2=disagree, 3=somewhat, 4=agree, 5=strongly agree). The evaluators
will complete the conclusion part of this chart during the evaluation process.

Goals
Effectiveness

Measure of Effectiveness
The summer workshop was informative and useful.

Conclusion
TBD

The modules were connected to local businesses

and industries.
Curriculum
Standards

The modules are aligned with NSSM.

TBD

Technology
Integration

The modules incorporate the use of technology.

TBD

Student mathematics
achievement

Student CRCT scores in mathematics compare from

before the program to after its conclusion.

TBD

Teacher Self-Evaluation

The program effectively prepared me to create

authentic, mathematics learning experiences.

TBD

Communication with
stakeholders

Wikis kept stakeholders and other interested public

informed of program results.

TBD

DATA COLLECTION SCHEDULE

Evaluation Plan Form

Data set

Date of
collection

Instruments already
developed?

Survey of Braxton Co. Teachers

October 2011

Yes

Braxton Co. School

District

Student Achievement Data:

CRCT Mathematics Data 20102011

May 2011

Yes

Georgia Department
of Education

Student Achievement Data:

CRCT Mathematics Data 20092010

May 2010

Yes

Georgia Department
of Education

November 2015

Yes

Evaluation Team

January 2016

Yes

Evaluation Team

2015-2016
school year

Yes

Evaluation Team

Teacher Self-Evaluation
Teacher Survey
Classroom observations

Data collected by: