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SCHOOL
DISTRICT
STATE
FUNCTION 2: PROFICIENCY
STUDENT
ASSESSMENT:
Assessment is done informally
by teachers, usually at the
conclusion of projects.
Assessment is done by observing
projects and discussing academic
relevance with teachers.
Projects are “monitored” by
someone familiar with standards
of effective practice.
Suggestions are provided for
project improvement.
CAPACITY-
BUILDING
Assessment is done formally
throughout the project by teachers
and students.
Assessment includes an independent
evaluator who ascertains projects’
success in meeting educational
objectives.
Qualitative and quantitative
research is conducted in order to
determine project quality.
STAGES OF INSTITUTIONALIZATION
WIDESPREAD USE
& SUPPORT
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Assessment is done formally throughout
the project by teachers, students,
volunteers, recipients, and all others
involved in the experience. Teachers are
provided planning time for evaluation
and re-design of projects.
Assessment is done by an independent
evaluator with the teachers and
principals, who together frame the
educational, affective, and process issues
to be measured before the project begins.
Longitudinal research ascertains the
effects of service learning on teaching,
educational institutions, and
communities.
SYSTEMIC
INTEGRATION