LINKS:
FURTHER READING ON PRACTICAL
COURSE EVALUATION
Can you recommend any more
good online articles about practical course evaluation?
- 148
tips
for designing external programme evaluation
[at archive.org] is a compilation of advice from hundreds of
practitioners in education
and evaluation derived from The
Program
Evaluation Standards
[at archive.org] (Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.,
1994).
To make use of these 148 tips without getting overwhelmed, try
choosing
just 10 points that stand out as being important to you.
- 4
Tricks for Getting Better Feedback from Denise Burchell,
Ideo.
- Another
look
at evaluating training programs
50 articles
from Training & development and Technical training magazines
that
cover the essentials of evaluation and return-on-investment -
compiled by Donald L. Kirkpatrick.
- A
Tip-a-Day by and for Evaluators
- Better
Evaluation
An international collaboration to improve evaluation practice
and
theory by sharing information about options (methods or tools)
and
approaches.
- BOOKSHOP
(Evaluation Section)
- Building
in
Research and Evaluation: Human Enquiry for Living Systems
by Yoland Wadsworth
- Diagnising
your
learning evaluation needs by Kenneth Fee and Dr Alasdair
Rutherford. Think in advance about the effects and impact of
learning
and development activities, and ensure your plan for evaluation
of
business impact is built in from the start. Associated free
diagnosis
tool from Airthrey Learning Evaluation Solutions.
- Evaluating
Learning Booklist from Airthrey Learning Evaluation
Solutions
- Evaluation
(of teaching) by James Atherton. Includes 'How I learned to stop
worrying and love evaluation' and 'Evaluating Evaluation'
- Evaluation:
A
practical guide to methods
Philip Crompton (1996, 1999) for LDTI: the Learning Technology
Dissemination Initiative
- Evaluation
and
Professional Development Services, Scotland, UK
Lesley Greenaway describes an engaging and customised approach
to
evaluation that values the process in a way that enhances the
quality
of the outcome.
- Evaluation:
Capturing
Impact by Kenneth Fee and Dr Alasdair Rutherford
(2013) summary and discussion of Dr. Rob Brinkerhoff's Success
Case
Method (SCM)
- Evaluation
Cookbook: A practical guide to evaluation methods for
lecturers.
- Evaluation
of training and development programs: A review of the literature
by
Marguerite Foxon, Coopers & Lybrand (including a review of
the
Training and Development journal literature for the period
1970-1986).
Also see Marguerite Foxon's A
process approach to the transfer of training
- Facilitated
Student
Feedback to Improve Teaching and Learning
[at archive.org] S. L. Stockham and J. F. Amann, Journal of
Veterinary
Medical
Education, Volume 21 - Number Two, Fall 1994
"Summative and
perhaps formative evaluation of teachers, teaching methods, or
courses
usually occurs at the end of courses when there is little
opportunity
for students to see or reap benefits from their comments. Also
at this
time, teachers cannot immediately implement recommended
changes.
Formative evaluations should occur earlier while there is time
to
change."
- Getting
the
most our of the evaluation investment Sarah Lewis (2013)
"To design the most impactful evaluation process for your
project,
workshop or other intervention, there are some questions that
need
careful consideration ..."
- H form (1) (pdf file) Tips
for
trainers: introducing the
“Hform,” a method for monitoring and
evaluation Guy S; Inglis A. S.
1999. International Institute for Environment and Development,
London,
UK. PLA notes 34: 8487
Also see:
http://scottishparticipatoryinitiatives.co.uk/tools/h-form/#gsc.tab=0
- Hform (2) (pdf file) An example of how the H form process
has been used [at archive.org] to evaluate a
training event:
pages 14-15 of the VEST project (Valuing the Extra STuff) give
examples
of completed H-forms
- Internet
Resources
for Higher Education Outcomes Assessment a monster
list of 1,300+ links maintained by Ephraim Schechter
- Kirkpatrick:
Another
look
at evaluating training programs
50 articles
from Training & development and Technical training magazines
that
cover the essentials of evaluation and return-on-investment -
compiled by Donald L. Kirkpatrick.
- Kirkpatrick’s
Levels of Evaluation by Will and
Connie Lanier presented by Debra Sieloff. These 22 slides
provide a
neat summary which usefully points out both the connections and
disconnections between the levels.
- Kirkpatrick’s
Levels
of Evaluation by Elaine
Winfrey. A brief article with diagrams. Not as clear as Debra
Sieloff's
presentation
- Learning
Evaluation Glossary from Airthrey Learning Evaluation
Solutions
- Learning
Evaluation Papers from Airthrey
Learning Evaluation
Solutions. These 10 pdf articles include: Capturing
Impact, The
top ten evaluation mistakes,
Learning
Evaluation: Where to Start, Navigating
the Learning Evaluation
Maze.
- Methods
of
Evaluation by James Atherton.
- OERL:
Online Evaluation Resource Library
- plans, instruments, and reports that have been used
to conduct evaluations of projects funded by the Directorate for
Education and Human Resources (EHR) of the National Science
Foundation (NSF). OERL also contains glossaries of evaluation
terminology, criteria for best practices, and scenarios
illustrating how evaluation resources can be used or adapted.
OERL also
provides a discussion board.
- Practical
Assessment,
Research and Evaluation (PARE) A
peer-reviewed electronic journal. ISSN 1531-7714 with archives
from
1988 to the present.
- Principles
of
Evaluation by James Atherton. Describes four levels of
evaluation: Reaction, Learning, Behaviour, Results.
- Program
Evaluation:
Forms and Approaches
[at archive.org] John M Owen, Centre for Program Evaluation,
University
of Melbourne,
Australia. Prescribed text:
Owen, J. M. with Rogers, P. Program Evaluation: Forms and
Approaches
(2nd Ed). Allen and Unwin, Sydney, 1999. Book
Details
- Sample
Forms is a
handy site that includes Sample
Evaluation
Forms A useful source of ideas and questions even
if you
do not find an off-the-shelf ready-made solution.
- Some
evaluation questions.
Shadish, William (1998). Practical Assessment, Research &
Evaluation, 6(3).
- Some
thoughts
on
evaluation methods [at archive.org] including
full descriptions of: 'Round Robin evaluation',
'Snowball Review' and
'What Went Well, Why, Plan' by Mark Waters,
Kay Mohanna and
Mike Deighan.
- The
Art
and Science of Evaluation by Hilary Briggs (2013) - a
manager's perspective on the five key elements of giving an
evaluation
- with a focus on feedback.
- The
Evaluation Guy Dr. Matt Champagne provides insightful
glimpses into the world of evaluation in his blog,
gives little away in his FAQs,
but provides instant access to some of his evaluation
articles. Avoid expensive mistakes or worthless evaluations
by getting to know The
Evaluation
Guy.
- The
nature of evaluation part i: relation to psychology.
Scriven, Michael (1999). Practical Assessment, Research &
Evaluation, 6(11).
- The
nature of evaluation part ii: training.
Scriven, Michael (1999). Practical Assessment, Research &
Evaluation, 6(12).
- Thinking
about how to evaluate your program? these strategies will get
you
started. Gajda, Rebecca
& Jennifer Jewiss (2004). Practical Assessment, Research
& Evaluation, 9(8).
- Training
Evaluation
- the TrainingCheck Approach Includes Kirkpatrick
(ROE) and other models (Bersin, Brinkerhoff, Phillips ROI and
Balanced
Scorecard) within their training evaluation system.
- Thank you to the people
who have suggested the above links. If you have any suggestions
or
comments please send an email to
roger@reviewing.co.uk
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