Prospects for Using Digital Recording Systems for Evaluation: An Overview
Summary
The Consortium for Educational Research and Evaluation–North Carolina Race to the Top Evaluation Team investigated the possibility of utilizing in-class panoramic cameras for repeated observation of multiple classrooms statewide over the course of the Race to the Top evaluation. The Team also considered several different classroom observation coding schemes for use across all Race to the Top evaluations.
The Team determined that, while there is much promise for using in-class cameras for observation purposes in the near future, the current state of the technology does not yet allow for extensive distribution and use of these tools for Race to the Top evaluation purposes. For the near future, the Team will use these cameras only as additional observation tools in schools in which an observer already will be present on-site in other classrooms.
The Team selected the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) Framework for its evaluation-wide classroom observation rubric, in part because of its proven track-record as an observation protocol for use with remote panoramic camera technology, should the Evaluation Team extend its use of that technology in the future.
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This evaluation was designed to provide formative feedback for program improvement and determine impact on the target goals of each initiative and on overall state-level outcome goals.
Published
October 31, 2011
Resource Type
Report
Published By
Consortium for Educational Research and Evaluation–North Carolina