Student Program Evaluation Domain - Overview

Key Entities

This domain contains:

• A StudentProgram evaluation entity that describes the results of student evaluated in a context of a program.
• A ProgramEvaluation entity that represents the instrument applied to evaluate a student.
• ProgramEvaluationObjective used optionally to group the evaluation elements into higher level objectives or themes.
• ProgramEvaluationElement that defines the individual elements that is being evaluated.
• EvaluationRubricDimension that defines the dimensions or criteria for evaluation for each evaluation element.

Key Concepts

The key concepts include the following:

• The Student Program Evaluation domain stems from the imperative requirement to gather comprehensive data from Arizona's 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) program and Early Childhood Education (ECE) programs operated by various state agencies, such as Wisconsin, Indiana, and Minnesota.
• The primary objective of the Student Program Evaluation domain is to establish a systematic approach for collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data pertaining to student programs. By implementing this domain, educational authorities can make informed decisions, improve program effectiveness, and drive positive outcomes for students participating in the 21st CCLC and ECE initiatives and early childhood programs.
• The Student Program Evaluation model draws its foundation primarily from the Performance Evaluation framework of the Educator's Preparation Data Model (EPDM). The EPDM's Performance Evaluation comprises a 4-layer hierarchical structure that defines essential metadata outlining the measurement criteria and individual performance ratings.
• The Student Program Evaluation domain comprises essential tables to facilitate the storage and management of evaluation data. The primary tables in this domain are the StudentProgramEvaluation and ProgramEvaluation tables, supported by auxiliary tables like ProgramEvaluationObjective, ProgramEvaluationElement, and EvaluationRubricDimension. This domain allows for comprehensive storage and assessment of students' performance in a program, utilizing rubrics and structured evaluation criteria to record results accurately.