Final Project - Evaluation Plan

Kelly DeWeese
Christy Gray
Sarah Penn
Karleen Vaughn
FRIT 7237
Georgia Southern University

Plan Purpose and Description

The purpose of the project is to integrate the new 2015-2016 New State Standards for
Mathematics and Problem-based Learning project evaluation into classroom mathematics
instruction using the integration of technology. The objective is to assess the success of how
well the teachers incorporate the New State Standards for Mathematics and Problem-based
Learning through available instructional technologies. This project will also assess how well the
teachers create and utilize authentic mathematics modules that incorporate authentic learning
experiences through the local Braxton County businesses and industries.
The plan includes the following components: a list of data elements to gather, suggested
data gathering instruments, and recommendations for how to gather and analyze data.
The 2015-2016 New State Standards for Mathematics and Problem-based Learning
evaluation plan is designed to answer four central questions:
1. Were the initial experience and follow up activities implemented as planned?
2. What is the quality of the initial program activities?
3. Who are the program participants and how were they recruited?
4. What is the quality of follow up and support activities?
Objectives

Objective 1: By January 2016, 85% of certified staff will be able to create PBL Modules

based on real experiences in local businesses and industries.

Objective 2: By January 2016, 85% of certified staff will be able to create PBL Modules

addressing NSSM.
Objective 3: By January 2016, 85% of certified staff will integrate technology into PBL

experiences.
Objective 4: By January 2016, 85% of certified staff will implement and evaluate PBL
Modules.

Implementation Plan
The plan is designed to use multiple measures, multiple data sources, and both
quantitative and qualitative data to answer each of the central questions. This approach will
improve the validity of evaluation results and ensure that the evaluation is not overly reliant on a
single data source.
Evaluation
Purposes
P1: Were the
initial
experience and
follow up
activities
implemented
as planned?

P2: What is
the quality of
the initial
program
activities?

Data
Required
*Results of
Focus Groups

Data Collection
Timeline
*January 2016

Methods of
Data
Collection

Methods for
Analyzing Data

*Teacher
Focus Groups

*Responses will be
analyzed for
themes regarding
implementation of
the initial
experience and
follow-up
activities.

*Collection of
Teacher lesson
plans

*Teacher
lesson plans

*Results of
Classroom
Observations

*Classroom
Observations

*Results of
Student Work
Samples

*Student
Work Samples

*Results of
Teacher SelfAssessments

*Teacher SelfAssessment

*Results of
Teacher PreTraining
Survey

*August 2015

*Teacher PreTraining
Survey

*Collection of
Teacher lesson
plans

*Teacher
lesson plans

*Results of
Classroom
Observations

*Classroom
Observations

*Responses will be
analyzed in regards
to the quality of the
initial program
activities and for
needed
information.

*Results of
Student Work
Samples

P3: Who are

the program
participants
and how were
they recruited?

P4: What is
the quality of
follow up and
support
activities?

*Student
Work Samples

*Interviews
with
prospective
teachers.

*Beginning of May
2015- Records
search and
invitation to
qualified personnel

*Records
search

*Certification
records search to
invite qualified
participants to the
workshop

*Nominations
by the
principal,
department
chairs, district
leaders.

*June 2015Workshop
participation

*Instructional
workshops
participation

*Invitation to
workshop based on
response to interest
survey

*Results of
Focus Groups
with
participants

*Focus Groups will

be formed Summer
of 2015

*Focus
Groups

*Responses
regarding Focus
Group related
questions will be
analyzed for
needed information

*Groups will meet

three times to
collaborate, June
(pre-professional
development),
September (midcollaboration), and
January (postprofessional
development)

Summative
Objective

Evaluation Type(s)

Objective 1: By January 2016, 85% of certified staff will

be able to create PBL Modules based on real experiences
in local businesses and industries.

Teacher Pre-Training Survey

Teacher classroom
observations (activities and
lesson plans or modules)

Objective 2: By January 2016, 85% of certified staff will

be able to create PBL Modules addressing NSSM.

Teacher lesson plans

Focus groups, teacher

collaborative teaming

Objective 3: By January 2016, 85% of certified staff will

integrate technology into PBL experiences.

Student Work Samples

Classroom Observations

Objective 4: By January 2016, 85% of certified staff will

implement and evaluate PBL Modules.

Analyze student data on

content mastery of individual
math unit scores.
Student Focus Groups
Teacher Focus Groups
Student Work Samples
Teacher Self-Assessment

Data Collection Schedule

Data Set

Date of Collection

Instruments
already developed?

Focus Groups

Summer 2015
September 2015
January 2016

Yes

Great Southern
University faculty

Teacher Pre-Training
Survey

August 2015

Yes

Great Southern
University faculty

Classroom
Observations

Fall 2015

Yes

Great Southern
University faculty

Teacher Lesson Plans Fall 2015

Yes

Great Southern
University faculty

Teacher SelfAssessment

Yes

Great Southern
University faculty

January 2016

Data collected by: