Comenius 1.3 School Development ProjectEvaluation: an important step to quality improvement in education

The project lasts –potentially – 3 years, according to the old Socrates scheme,concluded in 2006: every year a new application must be presented to the various European Agencies for evaluation...In this way, last year, we acquired the cooperation of 2 new partner schools: I.E.S. Los Cardones,Tenerife, and Forave, Portugal: together with Veikkola we have applied for the renewal for 2007/08.

• ITCG “Mattei”, Italia, Coordinator

Partner Schools

• Veikkolan Koulu, Finland• I.E.S. Los Cardones ,Tenerife, Spain(new partner) • Escola Profissional e Tecnologica Vale Do Ave, Portugal (new partner)

2° year: 2006/2007

Last year, 2005/06, we had a British partner, The Bradbourne School , that has worked little on the program: they missed a reference teacher and decided to leave. We also have two associated partners: •Comune di Decimomannu•Comune di Assemini

We want:

To understand strengths and weaknesses of our schools; enhance the former and find a solution to the latter;

to raise language, computer, geography, cultural competences in all participants, for a school more autonomous and European.

so as

Activities carried out in two years:

B) Project meetings: visits of teachers – and students

A) A school survey on sample groups of students

• to monitor lessons• compare each other• socialize• evaluate the previous work and plan

the future

with questionnaires,observation, comments, discussions;

environment, competences, methods of work ,organization, reputation.

processed, commented and disseminated with ICT.

The survey:

… on the areas:

The data:

A) Results: information in a period of…..

8. How much do you trust teachers? They reply “A lot/enough” -in %%%%%%:

For Mattei, Italy : 4 yearsFinland : 3 yearsNew partner: 1 year

Processed/exchanged/printed/ commented/….An example??

Confirmed by a sense of identity in the groups –generally much weaker than the other schools

A bit surprising the negative 6% in the IT family

Trust in the family

IT 07 PT 07 ES 07 FI 0794 98 97 97

What’s the general attitude towards school?? Positive enough – in fact only a minority replies “No” ….

Do you like coming to school?

IT 07 IT 06 IT 05 IT 04 PT 07 ES 07 FI 07

- Yes, a lot a

8 5 9 5 15 8 2- Yes b

47 41 31 50 62 60 41- Not too much c

38 42 45 35 16 28 41- No d 7 12 15 10 7 4 16

And also positive is the reaction to: 12. Do you have fun at school?

IT 07 IT 06 IT 05 IT 04 PT 07 ES 07 FI 07

- Yes a 30 34 37 39 42 45 23- No b 7 5 10 8 2 7 8- Often c 31 24 19 25 9 19 21- Sometimes d 32 37 34 28 47 29 48

But they can also differ significantly

13. Do you find the content of the school subjects interesting ?

IT 07 PT 07 ES 07 FI 07

- Yes a 43 22 33 22- No b 12 11 7,5 11- Sometimes c 45 67 59 68

Sometimes the replies are very similar……

IT 07 PT 07 ES 07 FI 0723. Can you concentrate for an entire lesson? sì 42 25 47 67

24. Would you like to be involved more actively in your lessons??- Yes a 66 75 60 59- No b 19 20 9,4 13- I don’t know, I don’t care c 15 5,5 31 27

They express a sense of discomfort- familiar to us- both in“50” and in“51”, even if they are aware of their laziness in (52)

Open to comments ….16. If you could, what would you change in this school? (One reply only)

(1 sola risposta)

IT 07 PT 07 ES 07 FI 07

- Nothing a 3 15 14 28- The organization b 28 5,5 19 67- Some subjects c 28 35 23 0- Some teachers d 32 16 27 4,9- Some students e 9 29 18 0

Expected, the differences in PC and the use of the Net…..

To see our project products, two e-journals:

“Being Young in Europe” http://www.ejournal.fi/mattei1/

“Our Fantasy Workshop”

http://www.ejournal.fi/mattei2/

B) Travels, visits, meetings, exchanges… 2005/06

1.Mattei visits Veikkola - 12/‘05

2. Mattei and Veikkola visit UK, March 06

2006/07

4 Tenerife (end Nov.06)5 March 07, all in Finland, also two Spanishstudents: to see a different reality and to plan the

renewal6 April 07: Mattei visits FORAVE, Portugal

3. Finland meets Sardinia, final meeting year 1

7.Final meeting in Decimomannu, May ‘07

An now????

In a few days 20/27 May

FinalMeeting

N° 6

In Decimomannu!!!

Italy: Laura / Bernarda / Roberta / Giovanna / Carmela / Graziano / Tiziana etc…….

Tenerife: José / Felipe / Ana

Finland: Kati / Aino / Hannu with Elisa e RinaPortugal: Teresa e Carlos, with Catarina and Joao

•Welcome

Timetable for the week:

• Evaluation of previous work for joint final report•Trips to Barumini/Nora/Chia/Is Zuddas..

•Monitoring of lessons

• Dinner together

We hope it has been a happy opportunity for everybody ..