Course Description
Planning, conducting, analyzing, and reporting systematic formative and summative evaluations. Students will apply a systems thinking approach to evaluation across K-12, higher education, and industry.
Athena Title
Adv Eval in LDT
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in EDIT 8350
Non-Traditional Format
This course will be taught 95% or more online.
Prerequisite
(EDIT 4170/6170 or EDIT 4170E/6170E) and (ERSH 4300/6300 or ERSH 4300E/6300E or ERSH 4300H or STAT 6210 or STAT 6210E)
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
- Articulate and defend a definition of product evaluation.
- Contrast the objectives and methodologies of formative and summative product evaluation, emphasizing their relevance in the design of learning experiences.
- Distinguish between/among the following as they related to instructional products: (a) measurement and evaluation; (b) input, context, process, and product criteria; (c) extrinsic and intrinsic evaluation; (d) norm-reference and criterion- referenced measurement; and (e) learner verification.
- Write effective assessment items and test their validity and reliability.
- Describe sources, applications, advantages, and limitations of at least six alternative evaluation models as they relate to instructional products.
- Describe rationale, methods, and instrumentation for four facets of evaluation with the context of instructional product evaluation, specifically documentation, formative evaluation, assessment of immediate effectiveness, and impact evaluation.
- Evaluate a real-world training program by gathering data using the assessment items generated in the evaluation plan.
- Synthesize and present actionable recommendations for the training program, grounded in data-driven insights from the evaluation process.
Topical Outline
- Defining learner-centered product evaluation
- Formative and summative evaluation of instructional and learning systems, products, and services
- Basic concepts of measurement and evaluation for instructional and learning systems, products, and services
- Alternative models of evaluation (i.e., user experience, usability) for instructional and learning systems, products, and services
- Facets of evaluation for instructional and learning systems, products, and services
- Evaluation standards for instructional and learning systems, products, and services
- Planning evaluations for instructional and learning systems, products, and services
- Conducting evaluations of instructional and learning systems, products, and services
- Reporting evaluations of instructional and learning systems, products, and services
- Presenting evaluations of instructional and learning systems, products, and services
