Evaluating Professional Development

by Thomas R. Guskey

How do we determine the effects and effectiveness of activities designed to enhance the professional knowledge and skills of educators so that they might improve the learning of students? Thomas R. Guskey explores the processes and procedures involved in evaluating professional development, from the very simple to the very complex, at five increasing levels of

Participants′ reactions to professional development How much participants learn Evaluating organizational support and change How participants use their new knowledge and skills Improvement in student learning . . . complete with sample evaluation forms, checklists, and helpful hints and tips.

Genres: Education, School, Leadership, Professional Development

322 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 18, 1999

Reviews

[June Gothberg (Dr. G) · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very user friendly book to guide evaluation efforts at the state and local level. I use an adapted version of this weekly.

[Élisabeth Léger · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was fully inspired by Guskey’s suggestions and models. Also look into N. Gaudreau/ Trépanier & Daigle’s model.

[Carlene Walter · Rating 4 out of 5]

The power of thinking in terms of the five evaluation levels is engaging teachers in the planning of professional development activities. Guskey describes the process for "working backwards" from Level 5 "the student learning outcomes that you want to achieve" and through each successive level to "what set of experiences will enable participants to acquire the needed knowledge and skills (Level 1)