Evaluation methods

informal feedback is appropriate for providing nurses with an assessment of their individual performance. Formative evaluations throughout the CALS lecture were provided mainly through feedback stemming from case study reviews. The CALS simulation class also included an assessment rubric used to guide observations and identify learning among participating nurses. Formative evaluations, according to Gaberson and Oermann (2010), “enable students to develop further their clinical knowledge,…

10/08/2015 Today one of the two proposed evolutions will be funded $25,000 from my agency. We will be briefly discussing each evaluation that is submitted and which one seems to qualify for the grant. We will go through the basic checklists that a successful evaluation must have to receive the grant for their organization. The first proposed evaluation is the Grant County SPF SIG evaluation plan, which is a worksite alcohol prevention program that is taking place at a local manufacturing plant. …

Program evaluation is a way of monitoring the processes and outcomes of a strategy, intervention, or plan. In public health, program evaluation is essential for many reasons, but from a broad perspective it enables the managers and staff the ability to guarantee the efficiency and ethical proficiency of a public health program. It is for this reason that evaluation methods are not only advocated but also enforced. In order to understand how and why this is so, one must look at some of the…

The RBC Foundation After-School Programs Evaluation Final Reports consists of an executive summary that includes the purpose of the evaluation, which is separated into two phases. Phase 1 sought to evaluate key outcomes and benefits of the afterschool programs through content analysis of annual program evaluation reports and phase 2 sought to gather the perspectives of the positive factors of the success of the afterschool programs as well as the negative factors that threaten its success,…

Evaluation Strategy Student Learning The Next Generation Science Standards which are endorsed by the National Science Teachers Association proposes that students should be taught to analyze and interpret data, be able to provide evidence that plants and animals have traits inherited from parents, and that variations of these traits exist in other organisms. This unit’s purpose is to make students aware of the concepts of genetics and inheritance and other related concepts. Students will learn…

artifact some individual reads concerning the differences and relationships among educational assessments and evaluations, may be entirely dissimilar. Summarizing these two distinct yet similar processes has been an exposé for me. When approaching this project, I did find numerous articles and books that have been written and appeared very parallel regarding learning assessments and evaluation. After widespread exploration, I did find several books and articles that echo variances and…

intended to educate learners on the topic of computer technology, including computer hardware, computer software, and its effect on everyday life. Included in this course document are three evaluation strategies: a diagnostic evaluation, a formative evaluation, and a summative evaluation. The diagnostic evaluation that is included is a pre-assessment. The pre-assessment will be completed preceding the beginning of the course to determine the students’ prior knowledge of the subjects that will be…

service and job duties of the employee on the anniversary of their full-time hire date. Even though this group is guaranteed a merit increase each year depending on what step they are currently in, AMR still requires an annual evaluation, utilizing the graphic scale method, be completed on each…

Teachers, students, and school districts need to be held to a certain level of accountability. Teachers’ evaluations are based on students’ performance, which reflects on the teacher’s effectiveness. Assessments keep teachers on their toes and constantly evaluating and reflecting on their instruction. Students are taught study skills and held accountable for learning…

Formative evaluation components will provide ongoing data regarding both participation levels and outcomes to inform program decisions and staff activities. Summative components will provide data for assessing program progress toward intended outcomes, including both the short-term and long-term metrics. The evaluation will feature a collaboration between PEER and program stakeholders with the goal of ensuring that evaluation findings are of high value and use to the…