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Class I:
Introduction to Program Evaluation
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Introduction: |
This week you will learn about the syllabus, evaluation terms, overview of
evaluation, program evaluation standards, and evaluability assessment.
This class will set the stage for the course.
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Instructional Objectives:
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Upon completion of this class, students should be able to:
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Describe the course organization and expectations
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Define basic terms of evaluation.
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Define Extension Evaluation.
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Describe the difference between program evaluation and
research.
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Describe formative and summative evaluation.
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Note: Many of the
Internet reading assignments require you to have the Acrobat
Reader on your computer. If you don't have this program, it can be
downloaded for free from Adobe. (Be sure to select
the free version.) Click here
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Required Instructional Activities
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Print off learning activity
sheet and complete as you work through the class material for this
lesson. (rich text format (rtf)).
(Hint: Most Windows based word processing programs, including WordPad,
will read a rich text format file.) You don't need to submit this
learning activity sheet. However, it will be helpful for your to
prepare for your exams.
View the Power
Point presentation. It helps you to understand class materials and
complete the learning activity sheet.
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This Formative v.s. Summative Evaluation table
shows a good comparison of formative and summative evaluation and
should not be overlooked.
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Evaluating program impacts without examining content and
implementation may lead us to the wrong conclusions about a program,
read Analyzing
Program "Failure" from the Journal of Extension, Vol. 28,
No. 3, Fall 1990, to see what Decker has to say about this issue.
- Bush, et al., discuss the importance of including
evaluation throughout the program development process. Read Evaluation: An
Afterthought or an Integral Part of Program Development. from the Journal
of Extension, Vol. 33, No. 2, April 1995.
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Suggested Instructional Activities
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This site gives you definitions of common terms
used in evaluation.
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This site gives you some examples of formative and
summative evaluation. Click at bottom of open page to switch to
formative.
http://www.sil.org/lingualinks/literacy/ReferenceMaterials/GlossaryOfLiteracyTerms/WhatIsSummativeEvaluation.htm
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Required Assignments
All items, unless otherwise noted, are due by 12:00 noon on
Monday following the week of the class.
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Go to the class
WebCT Vista and introduce yourself. Be sure to stop back and
read all postings by your classmates.
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You are expected to be familiar with the course syllabus,
assignments and their due dates, course orientation materials, and
fellow classmates. If you have not done so already, you need to
go back and read each of these items.
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There is no reading assignment in this week. However, your
next wek reading assignment will cover materials you learned in this
class.
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References
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Bush, C., Mullis, R., & Mullis, A. (1995, April).
Evaluation: An afterthought or an integral part of program
development. Journal of Extension, 33:2. Available: http://www.joe.org/joe/1995april/a4.html
Decker, D. J., (1990, Fall). Analyzing program
"failure". Journal of Extension, 28:3.Available: http://www.joe.org/joe/1990fall/a7.html
Wholey, J. S., Hatry, H. P., and Newcomer, K. E. (2004). Handbook
of practical program evaluation (2nd edition). Jossey-Bass,
San Francisco, California.
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