Presenting the Evaluation PlanINTRODUCTIONWhat happens after the evaluation data is collected during the systematic investigation of the quality of the educational program? As you have studied, the evaluation is intended to provide stakeholders with information about its effectiveness. Its purpose is to lead to conclusions about the program as it currently exists and to recommendations for improvement of the program. Thus, based on the findings, decisions about the program and related policies will be made (Fleischer & Christie, 2009, p. 1). The evaluators have carefully conducted an investigation, and they are likely “to anticipate that their work will be useful to policy makers, program managers, and other stakeholders” (Fleischer & Christie, 2009, p. 2). Because the program evaluation plan you have been creating is just that—a plan rather than a full evaluation report—it will conclude with your proposal for how to utilize and disseminate the results of the evaluation, once the results are known. In this unit, you will refine the final component of the program evaluation plan that you developed in Unit 8. You will also convert your written plan into a PowerPoint presentation, which you can deliver to a specific group of stakeholders for whom you have created the plan.ReferenceFleischer, D. N., & Christie, C. A. (2009). Evaluation use: Results from a survey of U.S. American Evaluation Association Members. American Journal of Evaluation, 30(2), 158–175.OBJECTIVESTo successfully complete this learning unit, you will be expected to:Articulate the importance of stakeholders in successful evaluation efforts.Formulate assessment and evaluation strategies into a program evaluation plan for adult education to promote continuous quality improvement.Readings read Fleischer and Christie’s 2009 article, “Evaluation Use: Results From a Survey of U.S. American Evaluation Association Members,” from American Journal of Evaluation, volume 30, issue 2, pages 158–175.Final Evaluation Plan DraftCompile the Unit 3, Unit 6, and Unit 8 assignments and incorporate instructor feedback and any other revisions that you now see as needed. Then, convert it into a PowerPoint presentation. Include a brief description of the handouts that will accompany your PowerPoint presentation and a summary of the talking points that your audience would be hearing as you deliver the presentation.After receiving feedback from other learners, you will revise and polish your presentation. Together with the final section that you will post in the second discussion in this unit, this will become your program evaluation plan to be submitted in Unit 10.Response GuidelinesRespond to the posts of at least two other learners. Provide feedback to assist each learner in making revisions to the PowerPoint presentation of his or her program evaluation plan. What recommendations do you have for the learner regarding the content and sequence of the slides? Regarding the format of the slides? Are any components missing, or would any benefit from additional development? Would any part of the presentation be more appropriately delivered in the talking points or in the handouts? This is Unit 3. Program Evaluation Plan IntroductionAssignment OverviewFor this assignment, you will draft the first component of your course project, the introduction to your proposed program evaluation plan for the adult education program you selected in the second study in Unit 1.By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:Formulate assessment and evaluation strategies into a program evaluation plan for adult education to promote continuous quality improvement.Define the purpose of a program evaluation plan.Justify purposes of program evaluation for continuous quality improvement.Articulate the importance of stakeholders in successful evaluation efforts.Apply the program evaluation standards of the JCSEE to program evaluation.Apply the requirements of professional and organizational standards to program evaluation.Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the education profession.Assignment DescriptionUsing a writing style and terminology appropriate for a professional program evaluation plan, write an introduction to the evaluation plan for your selected program. Please note that this component of the plan should be presented in only 3–4 pages, so an appropriate writing style is one that is concise, specific, and focused. Keep your specific audience in mind as you construct these components. Provide validation of claims and assertions by including and citing relevant examples and supporting evidence from the assigned readings.For this component of your Evaluation Plan, complete the following sections in the following order, using appropriate headings (see Submission Requirements below):Write a brief description of the program to be evaluated, stating information that will be needed by the person(s) for whom you are preparing your proposed evaluation plan.Explain the purpose of the evaluation, justifying how it is expected to lead to continuous quality improvement.Provide an overview of the proposed assessment and evaluation strategies to be used for the program evaluation plan.Describe the stakeholders and their role in successful evaluation efforts.Explain how ethical standards will be upheld in accordance with the JCSEE program evaluation standards and the American Evaluation Association’s guiding principles for evaluators.Submission RequirementsThis component of your Evaluation Plan should meet the following requirements:Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.This is Unit-6 Strategic Plan for the EvaluationAssignment OverviewIn this assignment, you will provide the necessary information to help drive the evaluation of the process within the selected educational program. You will also explain how the proposed evaluation plan will align with the requirements of professional and organizational standards and why and how AI will be used for data collection and analysis. The feedback you will receive for your strategic plan will help you formulate your final evaluation plan.By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:Formulate assessment and evaluation strategies into a program evaluation plan for adult education to promote continuous quality improvement.Design data collection and analysis methods appropriate for evaluation.Apply AI concepts and techniques to the practice of evaluation.Justify application of AI principles in the data collection process of an evaluation.Apply the program evaluation standards of the JCSEE to program evaluation.Analyze program evaluation standards.Apply the requirements of professional and organizational standards to program evaluation.Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the education profession.Communicate in a manner that respects the dignity and integrity of those providing data for the evaluation.Assignment DescriptionUsing a writing style and terminology appropriate for a professional program evaluation plan, create a strategic plan for the evaluation. Please note that this component of the plan should be presented in 4–6 pages, so an appropriate writing style is one that is concise, specific, and focused. Keep your specific audience in mind as you write your strategic plan. Provide validation of claims and assertions by including and citing relevant examples and supporting evidence from the assigned readings.In this component of your Evaluation Plan, address the following:Present the questions that will guide the evaluation.Write an introduction and explanation of the Program Evaluation Standards to be applied to your Program Evaluation Plan. This component will require several fully developed paragraphs.Write an introduction to and an explanation of Appreciative Inquiry (AI) as an appropriate data collection method for your Program Evaluation Plan. This component will require one to two fully developed paragraphs.Explain the AI data collection and analysis methods that you are proposing for your Program Evaluation Plan and also explain any other data, such as learning assessment data (examined in Unit 2) that will be used for the evaluation. This component will require at least one fully developed paragraph for each data collection method and will include a summary paragraph of how all data collection methods will contribute to addressing the purpose of your evaluation.Submission RequirementsThis component of your Evaluation Plan should meet the following requirements:And this is Unit 8, this three unit has been already been submitted and they are the file and this is going to incorporating this into the POWERPOINT PRESENTATION.Data Collection InstrumentationAssignment OverviewThe data collection instrumentation component provides examples of the AI instrumentation that you are proposing to collect data to address the purpose of the evaluation of the selected educational program. In this component, you will write an introduction for each of the data collection instruments you have designed, explaining the value of AI for your proposed evaluation. In accordance with your study of AI instrumentation in this course, you will present your AI-designed interview protocol for qualitative data collection. You will also present your survey for quantitative data collection. In the summary of this component of your course project, you will explain how the data collected will be analyzed to contribute to the evaluation results.By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:Formulate assessment and evaluation strategies into a program evaluation plan for adult education to promote continuous quality improvement.Design data collection and analysis methods appropriate for evaluation.Apply AI concepts and techniques to the practice of evaluation.Communicate the value of AI for evaluation in an appropriate and effective manner.Design data collection instruments within the framework of AI data collection.Communicate in a manner that respects the dignity and integrity of fellow learners, colleagues, peers, and others.Assignment DescriptionUsing a writing style and terminology appropriate for a professional program evaluation plan, write the component of your Evaluation Plan that describes the data collection instrumentation component of your program evaluation plan. Include the interview questions, the survey, and a summary of how the data collected will be analyzed to contribute to the evaluation results. Please note this component of the plan should be presented in 4–5 pages, so an appropriate writing style is one that is concise, specific, and focused. Provide validation of claims and assertions by including and citing relevant examples and supporting evidence from the assigned readings.In this component, address the following:How are AI techniques incorporated into the interview questions? How does incorporating AI techniques add value to the interview questions? Present your AI-designed interview protocol (the revised post of the first discussion in Unit 7) after its introduction or in an appendix.To what extent are AI techniques incorporated into the survey? How does incorporating AI techniques add value to the survey? Present your survey (the revised post of the second discussion in Unit 7) after its introduction or in an appendix.How do these tools support the purpose of the evaluation? Address this question in the summary of this component of your Evaluation Plan.
