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ERIC Number: ED286684
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1978-Oct
Pages: 44
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
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Facilitator's Guide to Staff Training for the Rural America Series. Module XII: Evaluation. Research and Development Series No. 149M.
Altschuld, James W.; And Others
This module underscores the need for evaluation in order to collect baseline data to monitor progress and to make decisions about needed changes in rural school career guidance programs. Evaluation is a process that occurs during planning and is used to monitor progress, and, later, to assess overall program impact. After a delineation of commonly held negative perceptions of evaluation, the definition of evaluation and the nature of the evaluation "beast" are discussed. With extensive audience participation, a matrix of the major evaluation elements to be considered in evaluating the planning phase of program development/implementation is developed. Using two handouts included in the module, participants are instructed to work in small groups to develop a similar matrix for evaluating the planning of a staff development program. Evaluation concerns explored include issues such as: who are the users of evaluative information and what are their information needs; strategies for collecting and reporting that information; phases of programs (planning, tryout, implementation), and sample evaluation considerations for planning and implementation phases. Numerous evaluation instruments and references for others are provided. (NEC)
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: Bureau of Occupational and Adult Education (DHEW/OE), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: Northern Michigan Univ., Marquette. School of Education.; Ohio State Univ., Columbus. National Center for Research in Vocational Education.
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
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