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Instructional Design Activity: Formative Evaluation


 

Overall Instructor Rating: Satisfactory

Ratings explanation:

  • Exemplary - A model answer in almost every way (this is given out very rarely).
  • Satisfactory - Very well done; you've met the expectations of the assignment. There are some minor problems, so read my feedback well.
  • Marginal Pass - You pass, but there are lots of issues to consider. Read my feedback very carefully and be sure you understand the points/issues I raise.
  • Not satisfactory, redo and resubmit - The assignment was not completed appropriately. I am concerned that you do not understand the process well enough yet. To get credit for the assignment, you need to redo it, most probably on another topic. Read and consider my feedback very carefully before redoing.

Instructor's Overall Feedback:

You did a good job here. You seem to understand the process very well.

 


The objective of this activity is to plan for the formative evaluation of your instruction. As stated by Dick, Carey, and Carey (2001): "Formative evaluation is the process designers use to obtain data that can be used to revise their instruction to make it more efficient and effective. The emphasis in formative evlauation is on the collection and analysis of data and the revision of the instruction" (p. 284-285).

Using the lesson you have described in the IDA on lesson design, complete the Formative Evaluation Planning Worksheet. Using the table below, describe:

  • Who will do the ongoing evaluation;
  • What is being evaluated;
  • When the evaluation should occur; and
  • How the evaluation will be conducted (i.e. tools you will use)

Be sure to refer to Dick, Carey, and Carey Chapter 10 for specific information that can be gathered from experts (e.g. subject-matter, learning, and learner) and learners in different formative evaluation situations (e.g. one-to-one, small-group, and field trials).

 


Formative Evaluation Planning Worksheet

Write the instructional objectives of your lesson here (it can be more than one):

Your final response:

After given an interactive PowerPoint Presentation, SWBAT identify leadership style that describes them best by taking online 5 question MC quiz.

The instructor's feedback to this step:

This has all the elements of a well written objective. Nice Job. Though I like the Given version better than the After given.


Write your objective using the correct form. Click here for advice on writing objectives.


HTML formatting reminder: You can embed HTML tags directly in your responses. This will be help your buddies and the instructor view your information in a more readable fashion. For example, if you want a paragraph break somewhere, just enter <p>:

I will have the experts review the lesson on three levels:
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1. content; 2. technical accuracy; 3. quality of instruction.
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The content review will help ensure that no mistakes were made in the information provided to the learners.

Who
What
When
How
Experts (subject-matter, learning, learner)

Your final response:

Will have the experts review the lesson on three levels:1. content2. technical accuracy3. quality of instruction.The content review will help ensure that no mistakes were made in the information provided to the learners re: identifying leadership style that fits the user. The technical accuracy review will enable us to know if we have errors in the PowerPoint Presentation, errors with the links, etc. Finally, the lesson is self-paced, so the quality of instruction will assess by typed email feedback from students.

 

Your final response:

Will be based on the experts time frame, but will hope to have the at least one review completed prior to small group evaluation by the learners.

Your final response:

The review will be conducted through checklists and interviews with the experts. The checklists will be provided for the experts to guide their review. The interviews will take place after the review is completed to clarify any information.

The instructor's feedback to this step:

Good, this is well done.

Learners: one-to-one

Your final response:

5 sample learners will be selected for the evaluation of the “learnability” of the instruction. The learners will be selected based on grade level – 10th, 11th, and 12th grade.

Your final response:

The small group session will occur after the prototypes of the instruction are created.

Your final response:

The designer will sit with each learner as they go through the instruction, marking areas in the instruction where it appears to be confusing, answering questions the learners pose as they complete the instruction. An interview will be conducted after each learner has gone through the instruction to answer any questions and to clarify any information.

The instructor's feedback to this step:

Good, this is well done.

Learners: small-group

Your final response:

As with the one-on-one sessions, the small group of learners will be evaluating the learnability” of the instruction. A group of 5-6 learners most closely matching the target audience will be selected for this round of evaluation.

Your final response:

The one-on-one sessions will occur early in the process – after initial sketches are created of the instruction.

Your final response:

Several methods will be used to gather information. A short 5 question MC quiz will be given at the end of the lesson. Also, students will be asked to breifly write down a few sentenses describing their strengths and experiences in leadership positions. Assessments will be used as well as a post-instruction interview.

The instructor's feedback to this step:

Good, this is well done.

Learners: field trial

Your final response:

Again, the learners in the field test will be evaluating the “learnability” of the instruction. The learners in the field test will be the actual learners who will be using the instruction once it is completed.

Your final response:

The field test will occur after the design of the instruction is complete.

Your final response:

The evaluation will take place whereever the experts/evaluators most prefer. The only requirement is intenet access; therefore, they may do the evaluation from almost any location. As with the small group, assessments will be used as well as a post-instruction interview.

The instructor's feedback to this step:

Good, this is well done.