Conference on Evaluation as a Tool in Educational Planning: Best Practices in Evaluation of Educational Programmes

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APEC Conference on Evaluation as a Tool in Educational Planning: Best Practices in Evaluation of Educational Programmes, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 29 October to 1 November 2007, sought to address the need for transparency and accountability in educational service delivery.

1 Conference Background
2 Conference Objectives
3 Conference Papers

Conference Background

The lack of information on program performance and impact hinders informed decision making on the direction of projects and programmes. Thus, projects and programmes may continue to run despite being no longer relevant, effective, efficient nor economical. The need to focus on results necessitates policy makers to conduct formative and summative evaluation as well as to develop performance indicators and monitor projects and programmes. Therefore evaluation of programmes and projects is an essential element of sound governance of educational policies.

The 3rd APEC Education Ministerial Meeting supported the priority towards effective governance and systemic reform in education. Therefore, the Human Resources Development Working Group assembled the Conference on Evaluation as a Tool in Educational Planning to be open for all areas of evaluation within the educational realm and this includes program and project evaluation, needs assessments, costs analysis and impact evaluation.

Conference Objectives

To promote evaluation as an indispensable tool in the planning and implementation of educational programmes.
To illuminate the various approaches, theories and models of evaluation and their adaptation to the educational realm in the effort towards enhancing the knowledge and skills of educational evaluators.
To disseminate key evaluation findings of educational projects and programmes pertinent to educational planners and practitioners as valuable lessons learned and explore options relevant to their own economies.

Conference Papers

Paper Title	Author(s)
Towards the Enhancement of Evaluation The Nature of the Task	Wayne L Edwards, Massey University, New Zealand
Test-based Evaluation of Educational Program and Policy	Sung-Sik Kim, Korean Educational Development Institute, South Korea
Comparing the Public Examinations and School Assessment System	Lim Chap Sam, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia; and Zhao Xiao Ping, East China Normal University, P. R. China
Evaluation of Comprehensive School Reform Implementation, Impact, and Sustainability in American Schools	Dorothy Harnish, University of Georgia Athens, United States
An Appraisal Review Process One School’s Approach to Improvement	Eileen Piggot-Irvine, Unitec Institute of Technology, New Zealand
Case Study of a Capacity Building Public Private Partnership Project for Pre- School Teachers in India Some Insights into the Formative	Bina Ajay Joshi, Department of Social Initiatives, Pune, Maharashtra, India
The Assessment of Life Skills Promotion Among Students at Basic Education Level in Thailand	Prawit Erawan, Mahasarakham University, Thailand
Perspectives on Evaluation of Educational Programmes in Singapore	Quay Cheng Huat, Ministry of Education, Singapore
Exploring the Use of Evaluation Models to Inform Curriculum Planning and Development	Chua Siew Ling; Heng Yew Seng; Ling Choon Chi; Tajudin Jaafar; Tan Yi-Ling; Venugobal M Thangaraju; and Evelyn Woels, Ministry of Education, Singapore
An Evaluation of Ubiquitous-Learning School Programs in South Korea from Multiple Perspectives	Hye-Sook Kim, KERIS; Sun-Geun Baek, Seoul National University; and Jeong-hee Seo, KERIS, Korea
Evaluation Approaches for a National ICT Initiative The Example of Laptops for New Zealand Teachers	Alister Jones and Bronwen Cowie, University of Waikato, New Zealand
Evaluation, Not Just a Matter of Training or Resources	J. Hanwright and S. Makinson, Queensland, Australia