Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id hBHMlEm05319; Wed, 17 Dec 2003 17:47:15 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 17:47:15 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <sfe079c9.000@ontario-mail.tvcc.cc> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Mona Curtis" <mcurtis@tvcc.cc> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:9726] Re: family literacy evaluation X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise Internet Agent 6.0.3 Status: O Content-Length: 1841 Lines: 37 It sounds like ESPIRS (I don't know what that stands for) which was used by Even Start in the past but eventually eliminated because it was too cumbersome. Self evaluation surveys are the most common evaluation tools for family literacy but they are, in my humble opinion, quite flawed and progress in family literacy is so complex I think it defies evaluation. We simply don't know what exact affects our work with families have, although we do know it has an affect. Let's put it in our own context. Say my family attends some seminar on family life. We might not see the affects immediately and/or there might not be anything observable and measureable that happens, but we all consider the seminar a success and we have a better relationship because of it. What scientific tool are we going to create to measure the quality of a relationship? Mona Curtis ESL Coordinator Treasure Valley Community College 650 College Blvd. Ontario, OR 97914 www.tvcc.cc 541-881-8822 x 316 fax 541-881-2747 >>> ayw@georgetown.edu 12/17/03 14:57 PM >>> Hi, Several years ago, when I did more work with family literacy, I learned about an evaluation instrument that looked at the impact of family literacy programs on the home environment (e.g., amount of literacy resources at home, prevalence of literacy activities in the family, etc.). It consisted of a pre- and post-survey and a CD-ROM that helped you analyze the data. Does this ring a bell for anyone? If not, can someone suggest a similar instrument? Thank you! -- Albert Wat, Program Coordinator DC Schools Project Office of Volunteer & Public Service - Center for Social Justice Georgetown University, Poulton Hall 1421 37th St., NW, 1st Floor Washington, DC 20057 Tel: (202)687-8868 Fax: (202)687-8980 https://data.georgetown.edu/outreach/csj/service/programs/dcsp/
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