Evaluation and organizational learning: past, present, and future

Organizational learning and extra effort: The mediating effect of job satisfaction

“…This type of evaluation process becomes the basis for the next steps to be taken (Yeo, 2003). Therefore, the systematic use of assessment mechanisms is a necessary condition for organizational learning in school and its improvement (for example, see Silins & Mulford, 2004;Torres & Preskill, 2001).…”

School Factors Explaining Achievement on Cognitive and Affective Outcomes: Establishing a Dynamic Model of Educational Effectiveness

“…Creemers (1994) claims that control is one of the major principles operating in generating educational effectiveness. This implies that goal attainment and the school climate should be evaluated (Grosin, 1993;Torres & Preskill, 2001). It was therefore considered important to treat evaluation of policy for teaching and of other actions taken to improve teaching practice as well as evaluation of the SLE as overarching factors operating at school level.…”

Data Use Leads to Data Valuing: Evaluative Inquiry for School Decision Making

“…This systematic application of evaluation logic is needed to establish the value, importance, and implication for the focus of the evaluation (e.g., program, school improvement project, standard operating procedure). These types of interventions not only include the collection and monitoring of information, but also the formation of knowledge for decision making and improvement (Owen & Lambert, 1995;Preskill & Torres, 1999;Torres & Preskill, 2001). Examples of the many forms of evaluative inquiry include needs assessment, environmental scanning, program evaluation, and outcome monitoring.…”