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NACIONALINĖ MOKYKLŲ VERTINIMO AGENTŪRA
WE CREATE A SUCCESSFUL
SCHOOL TOGETHER
National Agency for School Evaluation
Jurgita Maslauskaite, Lithuania
[email protected]
2012 09 13, Porto
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NACIONALINĖ MOKYKLŲ VERTINIMO AGENTŪRA
NATIONAL AGENCY FOR SCHOOL
EVALUATION
• The main task is to head self evaluation of
the quality of school’s activities and to
organize and coordinate external
evaluation of the quality of schools’
activities all over the country.
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HARMONY BETWEEN SELFEVALUATION AND EXTERNAL
EVALUATION
• Unified system of indicators.
• Self-evaluation recognizes and refers to the
school’s external evaluation.
• The aim of both evaluation systems is to
evaluate and improve the quality of a
school.
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Framework of general school evaluation
methodology (2009)
2. Teaching
and learning
1. School culture
4. Support
for students
3. Achievements
22 themes
67 indicators
5. School
management
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EXTERNAL EVALUATORS
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Non-staff people
teachers
headmasters and deputy headmasters
specialist of local/ municipal and regional
educational departments
• 233 external evaluators
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SCHOOL EXTERNAL EVALUATION AS
A KEY TO FIND SUCCESS
Steps:
• External evaluation
• Identifying positive practice
• Publishing and disseminating
• Learning from successful practice
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SHARING A SUCCESSFUL PRACTICE
• The book “Methodology
of self- evaluation at
school” (Vilnius, 2008)
was written together with
teachers
• The book contains
recommendations from
33 Lithuanian schools
how to do self-evaluation
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Identifying a positive practice, publishing
and disseminating it
• 20 Lithuanian schools
share successful
experience
• The teachers write about
their success formulas
• There are 2 DVD disks
with fragments of
effective lessons and 2
lists with tasks for
teachers (Vilnius, 2008)
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LEARNING FROM SUCCESSFUL PRACTICE
Folders of filmed lessons
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Lithuanian language. (The main
focus is on the assessment of students)
Religion and art. (The main focus is
on the interdisciplinary links)
Faith. (The main focus is how the
teacher fulfils the plan of the lesson)
ICT. (The main focus is on students
activities individualization)
English language. (The main focus is
on the collaboration while learning).
Every folder has DVD disk with
filmed lesson, plan of lesson, list with
tasks for teacher. (Vilnius, 2009)
Biology and Chemistry
History
Art
Mathematics
Physical
2012:
11. Geography
12. Technology
13. Primary education
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WE CREATE SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL
TOGETHER
• FILM ‘FIND SUCCESS’
(Vilnius, 2010)
• The film contains
successful practice at 8
schools
• The key question is how
management of school
influences teaching,
learning and students
achievements
• We also involved parents
and asked their opinion
about school management
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Learning from each other and together to
improve teaching and learning
• Folders of filmed lessons are given for each school
• Meetings with the local municipalities and principals.
Discussions and debates about the film.
• We work further with the documentary (filmed lessons)
during seminars and qualification improvement events.
Schools and teachers also use this material for their own
teaching and learning development
• Schools as partners
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http://portalas.emokykla.lt/ksm/default.aspx
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Additional information
NACIONALINĖ MOKYKLŲ VERTINIMO AGENTŪRA
NATIONAL AGENCY FOR SCHOOL EVALUATION
Director
Self-Evaluation of School
(Internal Audit)
(3 people)
External evaluation of School
(External Audit)
(3 people)
Policy analysis
(6 people)
Accountant
Assistant
ICT specialist
Cleaner
Deputy Director
Training and Accreditation
of
External Evaluators
(2+3 people)
Data analysis
(1,5 person)
Selection and Training
of School Heads
(3 people)
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GOALS OF THE INSTITUTION
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To do quality evaluation of activities of schools of general
education.
To provide schools and school founders with
methodological assistance and recommendations for
improving quality of schools’ activities.
To perform education monitoring: analysis, evaluation,
prognosis.
To work out recommendation for education managers.
To organize and implement activities involved in school
heads selection and qualification development.
To coordinate Eurydice information network.
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TASKS OF THE INSTITUTION
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To head self-evaluation of the quality of schools’
activities and to organize and coordinate external
evaluation of the quality of schools’ activities all
over the country.
To select External evaluators, to organize their
training and testing.
To provide data for monitoring of education.
To analyse state of education.
To produce education state surveys.
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THE AIM OF EXTERNAL EVALUATION
• To establish a climate aimed at school
improvement and not at accusation.
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THE CATEGORIES OF EXTERNAL
EVALUATORS
• An evaluator (minimum category)
• A mentor of candidates for external evaluation
(medium category)
• A team leader of external evaluators (the
highest category)
Each category is given for a three-year period.
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AGREEMENTS
• 70 days before evaluation;
• Survey of pupils and their parents opinion about their
schools;
• First visit;
• 3-5 days;
• 3-9 evaluators;
• not less than 75 % of working time in school
evaluators observe teaching and learning
• +3 -2;
• +10 -5;
• Final Report
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SCHOOL EXTERNAL EVALUATION AS
A KEY TO FIND SUCCESS
After external evaluation:
• schools ask feedback
• we work together not only with schools but also
with municipalities
• the data of evaluated school is analysed
• strategic plans are written
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PUBLISHING
• Agency
publishes
articles,
information
publications, other editions which highlight our
activities, good experience of evaluated schools (for
eg.: the survey of pupils and their parents opinion
about: the school atmosphere, relations, emotional
and physical stability; what lesson does the pupil see;
social dialogue in the education)
• Annual report – based on data of the quality of
evaluated schools performance with the particular
subject (for eg. support for students; school
management).
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EVALUATION LANDMARKS
• It is neither the quality control nor search
for the guilty.
• Individuals are not criticised.
• Personnel is not punished.
• People are not humiliated.
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THE CRITERION FOR EXTERNAL
EVALUATION SUCCESS
Has it helped the school to improve
the services provided to the
children?
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The quality is not possible to make
without self evaluation and changes in
management culture