Using learning trajectories in small-scale evaluation
Using learning trajectories in small-scale evaluation

Summary/Abstract: The text is a proposal to apply learning trajectories (also known as progression lines) in educational evaluation. The author embeds learning trajectories in the evolution of the theory of evaluation, showing them as an attempt to combine elements from the post-positivist and phenomenological approaches (in particular, constructivist and transformational evaluation). The learning trajectories are also part of the shift towards micro-evaluation, which follows attempts to move evaluation practices beyond the circle of professional evaluators. The rest of the text presents a review of the literature on the learning trajectories, including areas of application and effectiveness research. In the last section, the author proposes a simple model adapting the learning trajectories to the conceptualization of evaluation.

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