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This Module in a Nutshell
This Module in a Nutshell
- Aspects to evaluate
- Tutorial on how to evaluate a course
Aspects to Evaluate
Aspects to Evaluate
1. Pertinence: Are the goals and objectives meaninful for meeting the needs of potential participants
1. Pertinence: Are the goals and objectives meaninful for meeting the needs of potential participants
2. Coherence: Selected methods, resources and time available are coherent with the goals.
2. Coherence: Selected methods, resources and time available are coherent with the goals.
3. Efficiency: The ratio between effort and effect is favorable.
3. Efficiency: The ratio between effort and effect is favorable.
4. Effectiveness: The goals and objectives are met
4. Effectiveness: The goals and objectives are met
5. Sustainability: The course leads to changes in the context in the long term
5. Sustainability: The course leads to changes in the context in the long term
Indicators
Indicators
Once you have decided what kind of aspects to evaluate, you have to look for indicators showing reliably whether these aspects are met.
Once you have decided what kind of aspects to evaluate, you have to look for indicators showing reliably whether these aspects are met.
Process indicators
Process indicators
- Registrations
- Drop-outs
- Frequency of use of a service
- Workload of the learners
- Number and quality of submitted work
Product indicators
Product indicators
- Knowledge gain
- Satisfaction at the end of the course
- Impact on the employment of graduates
- Costs incurred for providers or learners
- Emergence of new needs
- Long-term effects for the organisation
Where to collect data
Where to collect data
Random observations
Random observations
- Learners who can’t follow and get behind
- Complaints from users about insufficient care
- A learning medium raises criticism among learners
Systematic observations
Systematic observations
- Statistics of the communication
- Results of tests, review student products
- Qualitative analysis of discussions
- Studies of learning journals
- Survey with questionnaire
- Telephone interviews
If you are not familiar with evaluating courses have a good look this tutorial.
Measures drawn from Evaluation Results
Measures drawn from Evaluation Results
Researchers are often content to disclose relationships or to recognize patterns. Evaluators however are looking for measures to fix inadequacies. The purpose of evaluation is to provide the development team or advisors with feedback to control the process. The implementation of an online course without accompanying evaluation is like flying blindly without instruments; the risk of a crash landing is considerable.
Researchers are often content to disclose relationships or to recognize patterns. Evaluators however are looking for measures to fix inadequacies. The purpose of evaluation is to provide the development team or advisors with feedback to control the process. The implementation of an online course without accompanying evaluation is like flying blindly without instruments; the risk of a crash landing is considerable.
Examples of measures
Examples of measures
Evaluation Questionnaire Example.docxBlended Learning Evaluation ITM401/2S (2017)
Blended Learning Evaluation ITM401/2S (2017)
Introduction to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Introduction to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Bridging Programme at the Faculty if Engineering, NUST
Bridging Programme at the Faculty if Engineering, NUST
Survey at the end of semester 1 and 2 (2017)
Survey at the end of semester 1 and 2 (2017)
312 answering students to 81 Questions concerning …
312 answering students to 81 Questions concerning …
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