FRIT 8435 Assignment #2 Evaluability Assessment Checklist Group 4 Amy Womack, Rachel Stewart & Jeff Johnson

Questions
1. Is there a contractual requirement to evaluate?

Answer
No

Justification
There is not a contractual requirement to evaluate. This is a service offered to students to increase their performance in math. Data shows that the use of IPass, for the purpose of remediation, has a significant impact on student achievement in math. Because math is an essential skill, it is vital that students learn basic skills early and progress successfully in the area of math. All stakeholders (parents, students, teachers, and administrators) are interested in the performance of the students in the hope that the program will increase scores in the area of mathematics. Math is an essential element in education; one that is the foundation for other skills. The program began in late August when students first logged into the IPass program and completed the placement test. The program model is setup to assess, prescribe, instruct, and report on each student taking part in the program. The goal for each student is to be on or above his or her grade level before the end of the school year. This goal is possible when students go to the computer lab at their scheduled times each week. This evaluation will be conducted

2. Does the object of the evaluation have enough impact or importance to warrant formal evaluation?

Yes

3. Is there sufficient consensus among stakeholders on the model for the program? Its goals and objectives?

Yes

4. If the program has begun, are its actions consistent with the program model? Is achievement of goals feasible?

Yes

5. Is the proposed evaluation feasible

Yes

given existing human and fiscal resources and data availability?

internally. No outside human resources will be needed. There is ample data collected from prior years of implementation to help determine the programs validity. Stakeholder interviews will also provide additional resources. Yes The stakeholders do agree that a program is needed in the subject area of math for the purpose of remediation. Administrators, parents,and teachers support the idea of increasing student performance in math. iPASS conveys the curriculum and gives the student just the right amount of instruction and practice needed to comprehend and retain the concepts being taught. The purpose behind iPass is to identify specific learning gaps and target those gaps to build mastery before moving on to new material. iPASS conveys the curriculum and gives the student just the right amount of instruction and practice needed to comprehend and retain the concepts being taught. The purpose behind iPass is to identify specific learning gaps and target those gaps to build mastery before moving on to new material. Students have scheduled times to log in to iPass on a daily basis. The iPass system keeps track of results and reports them to the teacher on demand. Stakeholders such as administrators, teachers, and parents use the reports found in iPass to monitor student growth. Data will drive the evaluation.

6. Do the major stakeholders agree on the intended use of the evaluation?

7. Are the stakeholders in a position to use the information productively?

Yes

8. Will the decisions of your primary

No

stakeholders be made exclusively on other bases and be uninfluenced by the evaluation data?

Interviews from stakeholders will also be noted, but will not serve as the primary influences on the evaluation. The information gathered from the evaluation will illustrate the impact of iPass on student performance. Yes The information provided by the evaluation will be solid because the evaluation is being conducted using past performance data. Comparing the results to past performance data in math, the evaluation will confirm that iPass has an impact on student achievement tests in mathematics. Student achievement is a priority for all administrators. The reason for evaluations in the educational system is to ensure the success of students. The iPass program is customized to assist students in mastering math content per grade level and to ensure their success on the CRCT. The evaluation of the IPASS program is to assist the effectiveness of the program in deciding what is best for the students.

9. Is it likely that the evaluation will provide dependable information?

10. Is the evaluation likely to meet acceptable standards of propriety?

Yes