Return-Path: <nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.9.0.Beta5/8.9.0.Beta5/980425bjb) with SMTP id WAA11020; Sun, 19 Sep 1999 22:16:05 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sun, 19 Sep 1999 22:16:05 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <19990920021510.89892.qmail@hotmail.com> Errors-To: lmann@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "ralph silva" <silva_ralph@hotmail.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FOBASICS:136] accountability X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Status: OR John Comings(#134) poses an interesting challenge; "Rather than collecting a little bit of data on all students, we would collect a lot of data on a few students. I think this could be done well with the existing resources being put into accountability systems." Could we also rely more on self-reporting of learners? Check out the rather elegant Tennesee study described in the "Focus on Research " article on page 22. Notice the size of the research sample. Notice also the self-descriptions of participants. Researcher Bingman writes: "People describe lives that are in most ways quite ordinary. They have jobs, raise children, go shopping..." In my own teaching experience, one of the most striking aspects of my students is that they have mostly typical lives, and need specific help to achieve particular goals. They seem to know what they want, how they expect to get there, and afterward, how the program worked. The question is; Will funders respond to small samples, trust program evaluation by participants, and support straightforward, learner-centered programs? Would these kinds of measures help bring skeptical practitioners, like Anne Serino(#119), onboard? RS ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
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