Assignment 3: Evaluation Assessment
Centennial Collegiate Dance Academy: What happens when things change?
Engage Stakeholders
Who should be
involved?
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Participants
in the dance academy, teachers, administration
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How
might they be engaged?
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It
will be a participatory/collaborative evaluation, so the results will directly inform future decision making.
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What are you going to
evaluate? Describe program (logic
model).
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The
Centennial Collegiate Dance Academy.
Students in grades 9-12 can choose Arts Ed 9, Dance 10, 20 or 30 and
receive a fine arts credit. The
academy has undergone a staffing change and there have been a few problems
since the change. I would like to evaluate whether or not the students are
gaining the same skills and maintaining the same level of engagement as the
academy was previously experiencing.
Was the sole success of the program reliant on who was teaching the
program.
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What
is the purpose of the evaluation?
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To
answer questions about the success of the program with any teacher leading
it. Are there specific curriculum
components that make the program more or less successful?
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Who will use the
evaluation? How will they use it?
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Who/users
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How
will they use the information?
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Students
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Students
will be able to see state their opinion/views on the program’s success;
therefore having a say in program effectiveness.
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Guidance Counsellors
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To
be able to make informed recommendations to future participants in the program.
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Administration
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To
see whether the program is maintaining effectiveness despite staffing
changes.
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What
questions will the evaluation seek to answer?
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Why
has the program suffered in the last year? Strengths/Weaknesses?
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Are
students developing/increasing their dance skill?
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Are
students satisfied with the program?
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What information do
you need to answer the questions?
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What
I wish to know
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Indicators
– How will I know it?
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How
has the program changed?
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Asking
students who have been with the program for the past 4 years
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Are
the needs of the students being met?
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Offering an alternatives to the program |
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When
is the evaluation needed?
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For
staffing purposes before the end of June.
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What
evaluation design will you use?
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Rippey
– Transactional
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Collect the information
What sources of information will you use?
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Existing information:
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Previous
evaluation plan
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People:
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Current
dance instructor, developer of the program
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Pictorial records and observations:
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What data collection
method(s) will you use?
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x
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Survey
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Document review
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x
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Interview
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Testimonials
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x
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Observation
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Expert panel
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Group techniques
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Simulated problems or
situations
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Case study
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Journal, log, diary
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Tests
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Unobtrusive measures
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Photos, videos
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Other (list)
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Instrumentation: What
is needed to record the information?
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A questionnaire/survey.
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When will you collect
data for each method you’ve chosen?
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Method
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Before
program
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During
program
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Immediately
after
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Later
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Survey
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X
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Interview
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X
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Observation
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X
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Will a sample be used?
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No
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x
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Yes
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If
yes, describe the procedure you will use.
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Analyze and Interpret
How will the data be
analyzed?
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Data analysis methods:
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I
will read the data, tabulate and analyze it.
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Who responsible:
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I
am.
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How will the information be
interpreted—by whom?
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Firstly
by me, then by student services.
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What did you learn? What are
the limitations?
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The
limitations will be in the responses from the students. Are there teenage emotions coming into
play, instead of factual issues.
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Use the
Information
How will the evaluation be
communicated and shared?
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To whom
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When/where/how to
present
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Dance
instructor
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Upon completion of the evaluation/meeting/written report
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Administration
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Upon completion of the evaluation/meeting/written report |
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Next
steps?
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x
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Human subject’s protection
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Utility
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Management chart
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Feasibility
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Timeline
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x
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Propriety
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x
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Responsibilities
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Accuracy
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Budget
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HI Krissy sorry but my original feedback must have been lost in the ether.
ReplyDeleteI think that you have done a good job of addressing the main points. I believe that there is room to add more detail. Would a teacher also be someone who wold use the results of the evaluation? The section on instrumentation just mentions a survey but you also have other potential collection methods listed in the previous section. I was hoping to see what you have learned so far about the program based on your initial review and your thoughts related to the next steps in the assessment and planning process. When you are putting together your evaluation plan make sure you explain how you will manage the evaluation and look after the concerns of the stakeholders and the participants. The more information you have in this section the easier it is to craft your final evaluation plan.
Jay
Thank you for the feedback Jay. It is really helpful!
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