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Sloppy Evaluation

During the last Chapter meeting, Thiagi discussed 3 methods of evaluation:  jurisprudential, scientific and ethnographic. Jurisprudential evaluation is often associated with the legal field where two sides (defendants and plaintiffs) argue an issue, which is controversial, or where public policy … Continue reading

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Anything less than Level 4 is Hypocrisy

During the last Vancouver ISPI meeting, one of the audience members asked Thiagi if he evaluated his own training sessions?  The answer gave us some insight into why Thiagi would say, “Anything less than Level 4 is hypocrisy”.  As an … Continue reading

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Focus of evaluation

In my previous post, I discussed evaluating the results of a course to see whether my curriculum objectives were achieved.  The desired result could be a student using Software X to create a brochure or a student working with Gadget … Continue reading

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Purpose of Evaluation

Last week Thiagi spoke about the purpose of evaluation, which falls into two categories: – To improve (formative) – To see if a goal is met; to make a yes/no decision (summative) He also noted that although formative and summative … Continue reading

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Product, Process, People

During Tuesday’s meeting, Thiagi stepped us through some examples of the things that we evaluate: A box of Smarties (product) A learning management system (process) A conference participant (people) One of Thiagi’s arguments is that we often evaluate more than … Continue reading

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Making Evaluation Memorable

I always enjoy an evening with good friends, lively conversation and interaction.  This is exactly what yesterday’s Vancouver ISPI chapter meeting felt like to me.  Although the topic – evaluation – is serious, the presentation itself was engaging, humorous, and … Continue reading

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Thiagi will be Guest Speaker at October 12, 2010 meeting

Thiagi’s presentations are interactive, entertaining and educational – worth every minute! Check out some of his youtube videos for a preview of what you can expect.  Be sure to sign up before October 8th, so adequate arrangements can be made for … Continue reading

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