Major Evaluation Contracts
2015
Technical Project Lead (Proposal Writer) - Curriculum Review and Implementation Plan-IDB funded evaluation of the new curriculum for primary schools in Trinidad and Tobago. Awarded to the SOE, UWI, St. Augustine.
2012
Evaluation of the Single Sex Conversion Programme. Agency-Division of Educational Research & Evaluation, Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of Education
2010
Evaluation of the Continuous Assessment Programme (CAP) in the primary school - Design and implementation of a Theory-Driven Mixed Method Evaluation (80 man hours –January to July 2010). Agency-Seamless Education Project Unit, Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of Education.
2009
An evaluation of the Secondary School Modernization Programme in Trinidad and Tobago and the development of a handover plan to the Ministry of Education of the SEMP projects. Agency-Secondary Education Modernization Programme Coordinating Unit.
Major Publications and Presentations
Peer-Reviewed
2013
De Lisle, J. (2013). Exploring the value of integrated findings in a multiphase mixed methods evaluation of the continuous assessment programme in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. International Journal of Multiple Research Approaches, 7(1), 2-24.
2012
De Lisle, J. (2012). Explaining whole system reform in small states using contextualized theory: The case of the Trinidad and Tobago Secondary Education Modernization Programme. Current Issues in Comparative Education, 15(1), 63-81
Conference Papers (Peer-Reviewed and non Peer-Reviewed)
2015
De Lisle, J (2015, April). Using canonical correlation analysis to study the complexity of continuous assessment practice in Trinidad and Tobago: Policy implications. Paper presented on April 14-18 at the 2015 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference Theme: “Conceptualizing Justice: The Peoples of the Diaspora Speak Out on Inequities in the Research of and on Their Cultures, Languages, and Heritage” Chicago, US.
2012
De Lisle, J. (2012, April). Evaluating the practice of continuous assessment in Trinidad and Tobago: The promise versus the reality. Paper presented on April 13 17 at the 2012 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Recent Non Peer Reviewed
2015
De Lisle, J. (2015, November). Using developmental evaluation to improve a data centric intervention for reducing the gender gap in the schools of Tobago. Paper presented in symposium on K-12 educational evaluation entitled: Gathering, Using, and Collaborating through Data in Education at the 2015 American Evaluation Association (AEA) Conference on November 9th to 14th “Exemplary Evaluations in a Multicultural world” at Hyatt Regency Hotel, Chicago, Illinois.
De Lisle, J. (2015, November). Evaluation influence on policy and the role of the evaluator in a small island developing state: Confronting the challenge of scale Paper presented in symposium on evaluation use entitled: What role can evaluation play in influencing policy? Examples from four countries at the 2015 American Evaluation Association (AEA) Conference on November 9th to 14th “Exemplary Evaluations in a Multicultural world” at Hyatt Regency Hotel, Chicago, Illinois.
2014
De Lisle, J. (2014, October). Evaluation recommendations, politics, and program closure: The case of the single sex secondary school conversion program in Trinidad and Tobago. Paper presented in symposium on evaluation use entitled: “Using Mixed Methods to Make Hard Decisions: A Model and Two Studies” at the 2014 American Evaluation Association (AEA) Conference on October 15th -18th “Visionary evaluation for a sustainable future” at Colorado Convention Centre, Denver, Colorado.
Gayah-Batchasingh, A., & De Lisle, J. (2014, October). An evaluation of preschool quality in a rural disadvantaged community in Trinidad: Investigating children's readiness for primary school. Roundtable presentation delivered at the 2014 American Evaluation Association (AEA) Conference on October 15th -18th “Visionary evaluation for a sustainable future” at the Colorado Convention Centre, Denver, Colorado.
Lucas, T. & De Lisle, J. (2014, October). Sustainability in shifting circumstances: Building evaluative capacity as a line of defence in the Trinidad and Tobago public sector. Roundtable presentation delivered at the 2014 American Evaluation Association (AEA) Conference on October 15th -18th “Visionary evaluation for a sustainable future” at the Colorado Convention Centre, Denver, Colorado.
Ramnanan-Mungroo, J. A. & De Lisle, J. (2014, October). Using concept mapping to evaluate young test-takers' perspectives of a multi-use high stakes placement examination. Roundtable presentation delivered at the 2014 American Evaluation Association Conference on October 15th -18th “Visionary evaluation for a sustainable future” at the Colorado Convention Centre, Denver, Colorado.
