Research Catalog

Title

Blended language program evaluation / Paul Gruba, Mónica S. Cárdenas-Claros, Ruslan Suvorov, Katherine Rick.

Author

Gruba, Paul,

Publication

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.

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Additional Authors

• Cárdenas-Claros, Mónica,
• Rick, Katherine,
• Suvorov, Ruslan,

Description

xx, 248 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Summary

"With the ever-increasing integration of new technologies in face-to-face instructional settings, approaches to modern language education pose numerous challenges to program evaluation. Blended Language Program Evaluation introduces an argument-based approach to guide program evaluators and stakeholders through planning, conducting, and appraising evaluation projects that result in useful outcomes leading to program improvement. Written for program evaluators and language professionals alike, the book discusses theoretical underpinnings for the proposed framework, describes the specifics of its effectuation at each of the three program levels: micro, meso, and macro levels. To illustrate the utility, flexibility, and application of the framework for evaluating blended language programs, the book presents four case studies conducted in diverse international contexts"--

Subjects

• FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > English as a Second Language
• LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Study & Teaching
• EDUCATION > Bilingual Education
• EDUCATION > Teaching Methods & Materials > Science & Technology
• Blended learning
• Language and education
• Languages, Modern > Study and teaching (Higher)

Note

• Machine generated contents note: 1. Situating blended language program evaluation 2. Essentials of blended language program evaluation: Towards an argument-based approach 3. Micro-level evaluation 4. Meso-level evaluation 5. Macro-level evaluation 6. A micro-level case study in Chile 7. A meso-level case study in the USA 8. A meso-level case study in Vietnam 9. A macro-level case study in Australia 10. Reflecting on blended language program evaluation.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-240) and indexes.

ISBN

• 9781137514363
• 1137514361

LCCN

2015038911

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library