Posted by: amclow on: October 26, 2008
This week we first looked at evaluation systems. Preskill states that an evaluation system “is a means for identifying, developing, implementing, and sustaining those things that support evaluative inquiry.” There are five essential components of an evaluation system. They are leadership commitment, evaluation vision and philosophy, evaluation strategic plan, evaluation design and implementation requirements, and [...]
Posted by: amclow on: October 19, 2008
The process of developing surveys was not as easy as I originally thought it would be. I really had to sit down and think about the most important things I wanted to ask, and then figure out how to ask them. One thing I struggled with was wording the closed-ended questions with an AI approach. [...]
Posted by: amclow on: October 11, 2008
This week we were challenged with writing interview questions for our evaluation. I knew the questions I wanted to ask, but the hard part for me was putting an appreciative inquiry spin on them. As I read chapter 4 in the text, Preskill said to ask questions about successes, values, and wishes. Therefore, I really [...]
Posted by: amclow on: October 4, 2008
Sometimes, it’s difficult for me to write broad questions when as a math teacher I look at every specific detail. However, I found it very easy to write the key evaluation questions because I was able to base them on the three aspects of the math tutoring program. They were: Does the current two-day per [...]
