Conducting Formative Evaluation

due: December 6, 2012 (no peer review first)

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Two deliverables:

1. (50 points) Formative Evaluation Plan and Revision Plan -- one document

2. (50 points) Suggested Revisions based on one-to-one or group assessment, table format, one document

Grading Rubric

Attitude Questionnaire Template (customize & make your own)

1. Formative Evaluation and Plan to Revise Instructional Materials

Conduct a One-to-One Formative Evaluation or a Small Group Formative Evaluation

One-to-one evaluation is exactly what it implies: you, the designer, sit down with at least 3 separate learners from the target population as s/he goes through the instructional materials. Or, you may gather at least 3 people in a small group and evaluate them as they use your materials. Obviously, to get the most information from this interaction, you will need to do some planning. I suggest you follow the procedures listed on p. 278 in Dick and Carey chapter 10. Also look at Table 10.1 on p. 260 for a suggested framework. Perform one-to-one or gruop evaluations with at least three-five learners. This section of your report should contain the following, as a minimum:

• A description of each learner who participated in the evaluation
• A description of how and where each one-to-one evaluation was conducted
• A “log” of the comments and suggestions made by the learner during the evaluation
• A “master” hard copy of your instructional materials with learners’ comments and suggestions marked on the copy. You should color code the comments to link each learner to his/her particular problem.
• A summary of your observations on where the learner had difficulties with the instruction
• A summary of learners’ performance on the assessment instruments

You can complete this in table format or as a narrative, or a combination.

2. Plan to Revise Instructional Materials

Now that you know where the problems are with the instruction, the next step is to revise the instructional materials. For the purposes of this class, create a table like the one below and explain the problems you observed or were stated to you by the users, the evidence for the problems (your observations, their comments) and your recommended change for your instructional product.

You do not have to actually revise your instructional product -- just turn in the plan as if you were going to revise them.

Instructional Strategy Source	Problem	Evidence and Source	Change in Instruction
Motivational, introductory materials
Information presentation -- your actual content
Learner participation
Posttest/Assessment
Conclusion
Attitude questionnaire