Richards, Chapter #9

Chapter 9 Approaches to evaluation

Richards, J. (2001) Curriculum development in language teaching. Approaches
to evaluation (pp. 286-308). New York: Cambridge University Press.

Summary:
This chapter focuses on evaluations that cover many aspects of a language program. Formative, illuminative, and summative are the three purposes for evaluation. There are principles that bring issues to be evaluated by different audience using procedures in making evaluations.

Reflections:
I think the issue of teacher evaluation by the principal is a common thing in our school. The teachers and staff evaluate the principal and visa versa. Students also evaluate their own classroom teachers.
I have been observed over the years and now I ask or permit principals to observe me with the hard groups of students. It is interesting to read their observation results.
It is good to make other school evaluations on curriculum, textbooks, teaching, class schedules, etc. Some are changed to make improvements with curriculum.