Evaluation

=Evaluation Phase=

Include formative and summative evaluation as well as revision Dick et al (2001). Formative evaluation involves collecting data to identify needed revisions to the instruction; summative evaluation includes collecting data to assess the overall effectiveness and worth of the instruction and revision is making needed changes based on the formative evaluation.

The information in the questionnaires was meant to gather data for both revisions to the prototype and to assess the overall worth of the instruction. All students managed to have access to the prototype and two students were asked to give formative evaluation of the Online Learning Activity. A peer in the computer science department who teaches similar courses also got the privilege of watching the Screencast and filled in a questionnaire to evaluate the Screencast because as much as this intervention is expected to benefit the students, educators who are expected to be introducing new methods of teaching should also participate in research.

The following documents show the two word documents before they were filled in. One was expected to be filled in by the students and the other by the educator. Similar questions were used in order to make a conclusion suitable for both the educator and the students.

Sample Questionnaire to be filled in by 2 Students

Sample Questionnaire to be filled in by Peer

For results of the formative feedback from the students and the educator, the questionnaires that were filled in by the learners and the educator were scanned and uploaded below: Sample Questionnaire result filled in by first Student

Sample Questionnaire result filled in by first Student

Sample Questionnaire result filled in by Peer

From the evaluations received from students, it is evident that hen educators create instruction to be used online there should be a close link of the content, the underlying learning theory and the technology selected to make the final product coherent. Every technology has got to be analysed on the affordances it offers rather than to just use technology because everyone is using it. On the prototype I created I also noted that the quality of equipment used to capture the screencast will also have an effect on the end product. In this case I had used the Laptop audio input without connecting to a microphone. This resulted in having the screencast capture other sounds that were in the vicinity but were not necessary and as a result made the audio quality poor.

As of evaluating the e-portfolio, having “Quick Links” on every page made it possible for a person accessing the e-portfolio to jump to any page. This is an advantage over the webpages that are linear in that a person can be able to view specific pages they require and not be tied by the design.

In conclusion I would recommend educators to harness diverse methods of delivering education to students as well as provide proper guidance for any method introduced and in order to scaffold them. Feedback is a very important aspect that ensures that the overall outcome is always improved to achieve better results in education. Also there is a need to make coherent instruction that students can use and continue to guide them as they at times lose focus.

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