1.
Describe the purposes for and various stages of formative evaluation of
technology plan.
The purpose of formative evaluation is to make
certain that the goals of the technology plan are being achieved. There are four
distinct phases of formative evaluation. Phase 1 is Expert Review. Experts
review a rough version of the instruction with or without the evaluator present
to determine its strengths and weaknesses. They can be content experts,
technical experts, designers, or instructors. Phase 2 is One-to-One. In this
phase one learner at a time reviews the instruction with the evaluator. The
evaluator observes the learner using the instruction, notes the learner’s
comments, and questions the learner during and after the instruction. Phase 3
would be Small Group. In this phase the evaluator tries out the unfinished
instruction with a group of learners and records their performance and
comments. The fourth phase is the Field
Test. In this phase, the evaluator
observes the instruction being tried out in a realistic environment with a
group of learners (Tessmer, 1993).2. Describe your instruments used in a formative evaluation.
There are several instruments to be used in a formative evaluation to collect data. You may use questionnaires, surveys, interviews, observations, and testing (Rieber, n.d.). Surveys or questionnaires can be created to evaluate the use of technology within the classroom. One on the ways that I evaluate my students is by observation. This method is simple and quick. When evaluating the administrative support I would create surveys and conduct observations.
3. Collect
data according to a formative evaluation plan for a given set of technology
plan or instructor presentation.
The
subsequent techniques will be utilized when gathering data concerning the technology
plan. Needs assessment survey will be performed to determine the strengths and
weakness of the technology plan. Observations will be conducted to evaluate the
progress of planned staff development activities. To evaluate the purchasing of
new hardware and software, a record of what is on hand will be kept.
To evaluate the budget portion of the
plan, an observation of each campus technology budget will be conducted.
To evaluate the professional development section
of the plan, I would use the teacher portfolio to gather data regarding the integration
of technology in the curriculum.
References:
Rieber, L. (n.d.). Introduction
to Instructional Design Designing &
Conducting Formative Evaluations Retrieved April 7, 2012 from: rieber.myweb.uga.edu/edit6170/ppt/formative_evaluation.ppt
Tessmer, M.
(1993). Planning and Conducting Formative Evaluations. Abingdon,
Oxon: Routledge.
According to BISD Superintendent and
Academic Coordinator the collected data
Who do you plan on giving the questionnaires and surveys too? Are you going to give them to teachers and/or administrators? I like that you observe your students as a way of evaluation. This is a good way to see if they know what is going on.
ReplyDeleteTanya,
ReplyDeleteHave you ever considered conducting a parent survey to find out how much they know about technology to determine if they can help at home? I mostly use email or text messages now to communicate with my parents. Its faster and you can have a running record of conversations. This lets me know that my parents are using technology so therefore they can help their children with some things or at least have some idea how things may work.
Marlise