What are the types of innovation in education?

The three types of innovation are: product or service innovation; innovation in technology, tools or instrument: innovation in knowledge or methods. Source: OECD (2014), Measuring Innovation in Education: A New Perspective, http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/9789264215696-en.

What are the tools and techniques of educational evaluation?

1) Teaching dossiers(files,records,reports,databases) 2) Student ratings 3) Peer observations 4) Interviews 5) Portfolios 6) Classroom Assessment 7) Projects 8) Practical  Evaluation should use a combination of techniques to take advantage of their inherent strengths as well as their individual limitations.

What are technological innovations in education?

Technological innovations are having a significant impact on educational systems at all levels. Online courses, teaching aids, educational software, social networking tools, and other emerging technologies are disrupting the traditional classroom environment.

How can we support innovation in evaluation?

Supportive structures (and the right expectations) are needed for systematic experimentation and learning. Two current projects illustrate some ways of systematically supporting innovation in evaluation. The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) is supporting the Methods Lab, in collaboration with ODI and BetterEvaluation. .

What is innovation in education?

Baked into innovation are creativity and adaptability. Innovation in education isn’t a specific term with fixed definitions. The spirit of innovation education is an openness to looking with fresh eyes at problems and to address them in different, new ways.

What is betterevaluation doing for innovation in Africa?

This is the first in a series of blogs on innovation which includes contributions from Thomas Winderl and Julia Coffman. The series will lead up to the African Evaluation Association conference at the beginning of March in Yaounde, Cameroon, where BetterEvaluation will be sponsoring a strand on methodological innovation.

Where is innovation most likely to help?

This means that innovation is likely to be most helpful where existing knowledge is not enough to do what is needed. Identifying these areas is therefore an important part of supporting effective innovation. Innovation is hard.