Evaluation Flashcards
Is defined as a systematic process that judges the worth or value of something in this case, teaching and learning.
Evaluation
focuses on initially gathering, summarizing, interpreting, and using data to decide a direction for action.
Assessment
involves gathering, summarizing interpreting, and using data after an activity has been completed to determine the extent which an action was successful.
Evaluation
Differences between these two terms are in:
Timing and purpose
An education program begins with an assessment of learner’s needs.
• While the program is being conducted, periodic evaluation lets the educator know whether the program and learner’s progress are proceeding as planned.
• After program completion, evaluation identifies whether and to what extent identified needs are met and learning outcomes are achieved.
Education vs Assessment
FOCUS OF EVALUATION
• Audience
• Purpose
• Questions
• Scope
• Resources
Includes the persons or groups for whom the evaluation is being conducted.
• The primary audience is the individuals or groups who requested the evaluation or who will use the evaluation results and the general audience is those who might be benefit from the findings of the evaluation.
• Patients and their families, peers other professional colleagues, manager of a unit, supervisor, chief nursing officer, chief executive officer of the institution, or a group of community leaders.
Audience
• The purpose answers the question,
“Why is the evaluation being conducted?”
• Questions to be asked must be directly related to the purpose for conducting the evaluation, must be specific, and must be measurable.
• Examples: “To what extent are patients satisfied with the cardiac discharge teaching program?” and “How frequently do staff nurses use the diabetes teaching reference materials?”
Questions
• considers the extent of what is being examined, such as, “How many aspects of education will be evaluated?” How many individuals or representative groups will be evaluated?” and “What time frame is to be evaluated?”
Scope
include time, experience personnel, materials, equipment, and facilities.
• A realistic appraisal of which resources are accessible and available relative to the resources that are required is crucial in focusing any evaluation.
Resouces
Essay Examinations
• Objective Examinations ▪ Multiple Choice questions ▪ True or False questions ▪ Matching Type questions
• Objective Problem Situation Test
Evaluative devices
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Intelligence Tests Prognostic tests Achievement Tests
Standard Tests
• Ask the patient to read pamphlets or brochures and fact sheets
• Interview patients
• Determine change of patient behaviors
• Do a return demonstration
• Evaluate performance and provide reinforcements
• Document the teaching information
EVALUATING PATEINT LEARNING
to make necessary adjustments on an educational activity as soon as they are identified such as:
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Changes in personnel, materials, facilities, teaching methods, learning objectives, or even the educator’s own attitude.
➢ Helps the nurse anticipate and prevent problems before they occur or identify problems as they arise.
➢ Important in providing patient care based on clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) sometimes referred to Clinical Pathways (CPWs)
Purpose
