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Record Nr.

UNINA9910254976603321

Autore

Gruba Paul

Titolo

Blended Language Program Evaluation / / by Paul Gruba, Mónica S. Cárdenas-Claros, Ruslan Suvorov, Katherine Rick

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016

ISBN

9781137514370

113751437X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XX, 248 p.)

Classificazione

EDU005000EDU029030FOR007000LAN020000

Disciplina

418.0071/1

Soggetti

Language and languages - Study and teaching

Educational technology

Germanic languages

Teachers - Training of

Multilingualism

Language Teaching and Learning

Digital Education and Educational Technology

Language Education

Germanic Languages

Teaching and Teacher Education

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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 and 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.