Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺中教育大學 === 特殊教育學系碩士班 === 96 === The purpose of this study was to investigate the meta-evaluation perceptions of the 2005-2006 special education evaluations for junior high and elementary school students with disabilities in Chung-hua county and also to investigate future ideal special education evaluation from special education educators. Further suggestions are shown as a reference for educational administrations and school educators when implementing special education evaluations.
Questionnaire survey and interview method are used in this research. 321 educators of special education educators of junior high and elementary schools in Chung-hua county , who have been taken the 2005-2006 special education evaluations, are involved. Among the 321 educators, 19 educators are interviewed, including the special education educators and evaluators and parents in Chung-hua county. Interviews were further conducted to make up the insufficiencies of the questionnaire. A total of 272 returned questionnaires were valid, and the valid response rate reached 84.73%. The research tool is “Questionnaire of Meta-Evaluation Perceptions Of Chung-hua County Special Education Evaluations for Junior High and Elementary school Students with Disabilities”. For statistic analysis of this study, major procedures are frequency, mean, standard deviation. The major findings of the study were as follow:
I. The level of the meta-evaluation perceptions of the 2005-2006 Chung-hua county Special Education Evaluation from special education educators was good and above the “intermediate level.” The mean in the respect of “the process of the school prepares for the special education evaluation” was the highest, while that in the respect of “the influence on schools of the special education evaluation ” was the lowest.
Ⅱ. The level of perceptions of the future ideal special education evaluation from special education educators was considerably good and above the “intermediate level.” The mean in the topic of “outstanding teachers of special education in related domain ” was the highest, while that in the topic of “The evaluation result does not make any reward” was the lowest.
Ⅲ. The level of perceptions of the 2005-2006 Chung-hua County Special Education Evaluation from special education educators was influenced to a difference by the variables.
Ⅳ. The surveyed special education educators agreed on the following points.
1. The impact of the special education evaluation is to comprehensive the actual situation and encounter difficulty in school.
2. Expenditure for the special education budget.
3. An official missive about the evaluation was delivered to every school
by the Section of Special Education.
4. Content of the evaluation item and target in “the teaching environment and equipment ”is suitable.
5. The special education evaluation team interacts with the school teachers and students in manners of honest and public.
6. After special education evaluation , the bureau of education’s presidency offers the results of the evaluation to other schools for references.
7. After the special education evaluation, “the curriculum and the teaching”is the main item that the school do to improve.
8. The most ideal special education evaluation method in the future should be “Based on the school characteristic, items and the standard are changed flexibly ”.
9. The most ideal special education evaluation team in the future should be composed of “outstanding teachers of special education in related domain”.
10. The most ideal special education evaluation in the future should
cover key point for “curriculum and teaching arrangement”.
11. The result application and the processing way of the most ideal special education evaluation in the future should help outstanding schools to provide the reward measure.
According to the above results, the research proposed suggestions as a reference for educational administrations, school educations, and follow-up studies.
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