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Is E-Learning Up to the Mark? Fundamentals in Evaluating New and Innovative Learning Approaches Involving Information- and Communication-Technology
Get PDFWith the introduction of training courses or seminars via the internet it becomes relevant to evaluate and assess these new and innovative forms of learning and teaching. The following article deals with two issues:
a)Evaluation methods used in web-based learning arrangements that are dependent on standards in evaluation research
b)The implicit logic of the communication medium “internet”.
The paper concludes by illustrating methods of evaluation and assessment that correspond to both paradigms
African Evaluation Association
Get PDFThe African Evaluation Association (AfrEA) held its Third Conference in CapeTown, South Africa, on December 1-4, 2004. The conference was attended by 479 people from 61 countries, of which 47 were in Africa. Around 250 participants also attended the 10 pre-conference professional development workshops held on 29-30 November
In This Issue
Get PDFThis is a particularly interesting issue, which is just as well since it’s also our longest to date—over 220 pages, and I doubt you can find a way to shorten it without a hundred readers feeling seriously deprived
Evaluation Capacity Building and Humanitarian Organization
Get PDFThis paper documents a process of evaluation capacity building in a humanitarianorganization in Afghanistan between 2001 and 2003. The authors carried out an annual evaluation and they undertook evaluation capacity building activities. The analysis of the empirical data shows that in the context of humanitarian organizations, the capacity building process would be improved if it would i) employ a mix of participative and utilization-focused approach, ii) organize participative workshops and on-the-job training, with the continuity of collaborators ensured, iii) use a myriad of dissemination/advocacy activities for a varied public
Using Test Standard-Setting Methods in Educational Program Evaluation: Addressing the Issue of How Good is Good Enough
Get PDFSchool districts in the United States and elsewhere commonly use standard setting to assign value to student test and assessment scores. That is, they set standards to show “how good is good enough.” This paper presents a summary of the empirical findings on the most widely-studied test standard-setting method and describes what the conclusions of the summary suggest about the use of test standard-setting in educational program evaluations
American Journal of Evaluation
Get PDFVolume 26, number 1 was the first issue of the American Journal of Evaluation (Volume 26, Number) with Robin Miller at the helm as Editor. There are 5 articles, plus 1 contribution each in “Forum,” “Methods Notes,” “The Historical Record,” and “Ethical Challenges.
Evaluation: The International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice
Get PDFThe first 2005 issue of Evaluation (Volume 11(1), January 2005) begins with two contributions to A Visit to the World of Practice, both of which focus on results-based evaluation and impact assessment within the context of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Please visit http://ddp-ext.worldbank.org/ext/MDG/-home.do for information on the MDGs
International Association for Impact Assessment
Get PDFInternational Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) defines impact assessment as “the process of identifying the future consequences of current or proposed action.” “IAIA is a forum for advancing innovation, development and communication of best practice in impact assessment. Its international membership promotes development of local and global capacity for the application of environmental assessment in which sound science and full public participation provide a foundation for equitable and sustainable development.
New Directions for Evaluation
Get PDFThe Spring 2005 issue of New Directions for Evaluation, Teaching Evaluation Using the Case Method, edited by Michael Q. Patton and Patricia Patrizi is intended to advance the practice of evaluation teaching using the case method by “providing specially developed cases for teaching and teaching guidelines and discussion points to use in conjunction with the cases” (p. 3). In this issue, chapters2-4 conclude with “Teaching Guidelines and Questions,” which are intended to provide general case teaching guidance by providing case teaching questions and evaluation points to elicit through questioning