Evaluation of teacher-training programs in cooperative learning methods, based on an analysis of structural equations

Authors

  • José Manuel Serrano Departamento de Psicología Evolutiva y de la Educación Universidad de Murcia
  • Tiburcio Moreno Olivos Instituto de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades Área Académica de Ciencias de la Educación Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo
  • Rosa María Pons Parra Departamento de Psicología Evolutiva y de la Educación Universidad de Murcia
  • Rosamary Selene Lara Villanueva Instituto de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades Área Académica de Ciencias de la Educación Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo

Keywords:

Cooperative learning, causal models, structural equations models, teacher education, curriculum evaluation.

Abstract

The present study is focused on the design of the assessment of programs for teacher training. The authors emphasize the relevance of the assessment of this kind of programs and its development by models of structural equations. There are specifically postulated four exogenous variables, which coincide with four segments of a program, and an endogenous variable, which refers to the results, expressed these in terms of adequacy, productivity, efficacy, efficiency, and effectiveness. Both the structural and the measurement aspects are totally developed in the corresponding causal model.

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2008-11-01