This course is designed to introduce the processes and systems for school related information, evidences and documentation for continuous school improvement. Using the School Inspection Framework of performance standards and indictors as a guide, the course will explore those areas for school improvement to ensure effective implementation and articulation within the evaluation and assessment protocols at the school level; developing competencies for evaluation and for using feedback; securing links with classroom practice; and investigating the challenges of implementation. Through an exploratory case study, students will gather information needs at the school system level, monitor key outcomes of the education system to maximize the use of system-level information and data to be analyzed for school improvement and decision making.
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