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How an observation becomes evidence, and evidence becomes a report

Data, evidence, the readiness form and the report

6 lessons 35 minutes In a higher plan

Between running the instruments and building the plan sits the layer where most evaluations fail: telling fact from opinion, choosing evidence that actually shows something, completing the readiness form, and reading the final report for priorities instead of merely printing it.

By the end of this track you will be able to…

  • Tell a fact from an opinion inside a single statement
  • Judge a piece of evidence: does it show the indicator is met, or not
  • Complete the readiness form across its seven components
  • Draw strengths, improvement areas and development priorities out of the final report
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Lesson 1

Quantitative and qualitative data

The team draws quantitative and qualitative data from multiple sources inside the school, and must verify its credibility in order to derive truthful evidence indicating that the standards have been met. Credibility is not an attribute granted at the outset; it is the outcome of a check the team carries out.

  • Quantitative data is measured: counts, percentages, scores, frequencies
  • Qualitative data is described: observations, quotations, documents, sightings
  • Distinguishing opinion from fact is a competence without which qualitative data gathering does not hold

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  1. 2 Fact and opinion
  2. 3 Evidence that holds
  3. 4 Readiness form
  4. 5 The self-evaluation report
  5. 6 Reading the report and setting priorities
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Source: Procedural Guide for School Self-Evaluation in General Education — third edition, 1447H – 2026, Education and Training Evaluation Commission, p. 12, 18–19. The wording belongs to this platform and the information to the source.

Source: Training Programme for School Self-Evaluation — Education and Training Evaluation Commission, unit three: delivery, improvement, development and sustainability. The wording belongs to this platform and the information to the source.

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