Meta Evaluation of MiBLSi Program Evaluation of Participatory Elementary Schools from 2003-2009

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Table of Contents

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW1

Anna Harms Study on MiBLSi1

Purpose1

Meta Design1

Meta evaluation by Dr. M. Scriven, Dr. Stufflebeam and Dr. Lori Wingate2

Teachers Perspective13

Effective Behavior Coaching Skills15

Purposes of the Staff Evaluation16

Components of Staff Evaluations18

Summary19

Effective MiBLSi Coaching Skills19

Positive Team Interaction and Support20

List of MiBLSi Coaching Skills for Positive Team Interaction and Support20

List of Evaluator's Organizational Skills21

List of Participating Team Member Skills23

List of Skills for Promoting Sustainability of MiBLSi Project24

Knowledgeable in Reading and Positive Behavior Support25

Required Knowledge for Reading and Behavior25

Summary28

Bringing it All Together: Evaluating MiBLSi Evaluator28

Project Evaluation29

Project Conclusions30

Plans for Implementation30

Future Considerations:30

Current Technology Use31

Teacher convictions and practices33

Defining best MiBLSi expertise practices36

Facilitating school room procedures and organization38

Creating customized school room materials40

Conclusion41

REFERENCES43

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW

Anna Harms Study on MiBLSi

In her study, So, How Are We Doing? A MiBLSi Evaluation Study, Anna Harms has evaluated the 2003-2009 outcomes of elementary schools participating with MiBLSi (Cohorts 1-5). (Patton, 1997, 10) The purpose of her study was to examine outcomes of a statewide, integrated RtI project and examine the relation between implementation fidelity and student outcomes in the context of a statewide integrated three tier model.

The positives of the study are the upward trends in the data regarding the scores and the number of schools attaining criterion scores. But there are still some grey areas in which we need to work in increasing submission of systems/process data, especially over time and supporting schools as they implement individual student behavior systems. (Harms, http://miblsi.cenmi.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=L-KOEpI0hbY%3D&tabid=1240)

Purpose

The purpose of this review is to find out the MiBLSi Program Evaluation of Participatory Elementary Schools from 2003-2009. To find out about the meta design and RTi process

Meta Design

Since the quality of MiBLSi can impact the education of children and youth, it is critically important that the evaluations of these products be accurate and unbiased. Thus the need to conduct metaevaluations which insure such evaluations are valid is critical to the welfare of consumers. (Cooksy, 1999, 134)

Meta evaluation by Dr. M. Scriven, Dr. Stufflebeam and Dr. Lori Wingate

Scriven (1991, 78) described the meta-evaluation in its assessment of the thesaurus: "meta-evaluation evaluation is to assess indirectly, estimates by experts and represents a scientific and ethical obligation, if the best interests of the other part" (p. 228). He goes on to add that meta-evaluation should be performed by the verifier, and an external object. In his latest text, emphasized (Stufflebeam, 2007, 80) the importance of meta-evaluation and the difference between the active meta-evaluation, designed to assess expert and vice versa, the meta-evaluation, which developed to the audience judges a ...