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- TE2 Model
- Evaluate Workshop Effectiveness
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Informal | Dynamic | Outcome | Format | Survey | Download Workshop Form
- I.
Informal Assessments
- Use informal assessments within classrooms
and learning environments. Informal assessments refer primarily to teacher
observations of eye contact, body language, facial expressions, and work
performance. These observations can complement formal assessments as a
basis for instructional adjustments
(Wilson, Teslow,
& Osman-Jouchoux, 1995).
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- II.
Dynamic Assessment
- Technologies are available for incorporating
continuous, "dynamic assessment" into learning materials
(Lajoie
& Lesgold, 1992). This assessment can then be seamlessly integrated
into meaningful learning experiences and not always left to the end.
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- III.
Outcome Assessment
- Critique and discuss products grounded
in authentic contexts, including portfolios, projects, compositions, and
performances
(Wilson, Teslow, & Osman-Jouchoux, 1995).
Use of work products can complement more direct, traditional measures of
knowledge acquisition and understanding
(Cates, 1992).
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- IV.
Evaluation Format
- The goal in designing an evaluation
instrument is to make it easy for the participants to respond and return
to you quickly.
Creating a listserv is one means of evaluation that will provide follow-up support and continue the dialogue that was created in the workshop.a. Paper handout
b. E-mail
c. Web site on-line formDevelop a check-response feedback form and deliver paper copies to mail boxes. Investigate the logistics of starting a departmental technology listserv.
V. Survey
- The most popular form of participant
assessment is the survey. Participants may complete a survey at the
end of a workshop. Evaluation results will help the developers to make
meaningful changes to the workshop. The feedback you get from your participants
may also provide ideas for future workshops.
The goal in designing your survey is to make it easy for the participants to respond and return the evaluation to you quickly. You might want to survey the participants with a handout, or you might use email. You may also try setting up a listserv that will provide follow-up support and continue the dialogue that was created by the workshop.
At UHD we distribute a formal, checked-response and open-ended survey to all participants after each workshop. This kind of feedback gives us a general sense of how the delivery of materials was perceived. We also develop the next workshop, based on the consensus of suggestions from respondents.