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Timez Attack Evaluation Report

I did a quick formatting of the final draft of the Timez Attack Evaluation report that the class collaboratively authored for Dr. Rick West’s IPT 661 course. It’s available here as a PDF. For the record, Darin Oviatt and I wrote the findings section and much of the introduction. I also wrote the game description [...]
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Protected: Observation Notes: Timez Attack Evaluation at Wasatch Elementary

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Timez Attack Name Card & Quick Reference

While installing the Timez Attack software on all the evaluation environment computers Rob and I realized (1) the 3rd grade students benefit from a “cheat sheet” of keys used to play the game, and (2) students’ names must be entered in each computer in order to correlate data to pre- and post-tests. Now it takes [...]
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Summary of “Program Evaluation” ch 14

Chapter 14 of Fitzpatrick, Sanders, and Worthen’s Program Evaluation text, “Collecting Evaluative Information: Design, Sampling, and Cost Choices” leads one through significant decisions one must make when choosing methods and procedures. Based on the evaluation questions developed in the evaluation plan the evaluator must develop or select a design by which information will be collected [...]
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Notes on Eval Environment Set Up – Timez Attack at Elementary School

Rob and I set up the lab environment for the evaluation of Timez Attack this a.m. A few notes: Lethargy of computers inhibited set up more than we expected, as did a few problematic computers. We were glad to have a small margin (about 10%) of extra computers available for each class group. Having James [...]
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Summary of “Program Evaluation” chs 11 & 12

In Chapter 11, “Setting Boundaries and Analyzing the Evaluation Context” of Fitzpatrick, Sanders, and Worthen’s textbook Program Evaluation the authors stress that the final evaluation plan needs to include questions that address info needs of different stakeholder groups. It is therefore important to consider a broad range of stakeholders, starting with sponsor/client. Guba and Lincoln [...]
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IPT 661 Notes: 5-13-2010

norm referenced testing : vs others criterion referenced testing : vs standards domain referenced alternate approach potentially disruptive ==Client discussion== looking for signficant differences interested in numbers — more efficient ==What to evaluate?== signficant differences (but we expect it will be hard to get) look also at satisfaction confidence “We have cured times tables.” — [...]
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IPT 661 Notes: 5-11-2010

Evaluation Planning and Questions accurate (ethical) representation of findings example of school district that failed to use fed funds appropriately, yet gleaned part of the eval that /was/ positive. Darin suggests there may be whistleblower protection by the fed funding provider Questions to Ask the Client objective of the evaluation? what do you hope to [...]
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Summary of “Program Evaluation” ch 8, Participant-Oriented

Chapter 8 of Fitzpatrick, Sanders, and Worthen’s text Program Evaluation covers participant-oriented approaches to evaluation. Such approaches seek to focus on “the human element” and include diverse voices not typically expressed in more standard evaluation approaches or models. Stake’s countenance framework describes the evaluatee and attempts to judge its value or worth. The illuminative model [...]
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Summary of “Program Evaluation” chs 4 – 7

Last week I read four core chapters from Fitzpatrick, Sanders, and Worthen’s text Program Evaluation that dealt with major theoretical models and approaches to evaluation, including Objectives-Oriented (71 – 87), Management-Oriented (88 – 99), Consumer-Oriented (100 – 111), and Expertise-Oriented (112 – 128). Each of these chapters outlined major thinkers and practitioners who shaped the [...]
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