...Formal Evaluation Model June 30, 2016 CJA 385 Formal Evaluation Model Policy making in criminal justice can be broken down into two main focal points; monitoring and evaluation. During the monitoring phase, this is where factual information about policy goals are monitored. During the evaluation phase, this is where the question arises; did the monitoring phase address the potential outcome of the intended objective? In criminal justice, the formal evaluation model would benefit these types of policies. This paper will summarize the formal evaluation model and explain why it is the most effective evaluation process in criminal justice. This paper will also look at a policy involved with criminal justice and provide reasoning why the formal evaluation process is more practical than the pseudoevaluation and decision-theoretic evaluation. According to Willam Dunn (2012), Formal evaluation is an approach that uses descriptive methods to produce reliable and valid information about policy outcomes but evaluates such outcomes on the basis of policy-program objectives that have been formally announced by policy makers and program administrators. During this type of evaluation the goals and objectives are measurable values, meaning they contain specific and realistic information gathered during the monitoring phase. In criminal justice the formal evaluation process is vital because the effectiveness and efficiency of policy outcomes are defined by legislation, various...
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...Training Evaluation Marchel Jackson GM542-02N Training and Development 7/09/2014 Professor Prof. Kevin Nash INTRODUCTION In today’s society, the majority of successful organizations utilize some sort of training for new hires. Human resources and all administrative team members ensure new hires have all tools necessary to get the job done along with ensuring they know exactly how to complete the tasks being asked. Most training programs consists of one trainer teaching new hires how to successfully complete their duties and responsibilities. Although training programs are mandatory and necessary, it is also important to ensure the training being given is well beneficial, covers all bases for the duties being asked of the corporation, and entails relevant information tied to the job while excluded all unnecessary information for the new hires. Training programs are at an all time high in this day and age due to the constant changes of technology and increase in logical ways to make all aspects of organizations much more straight lined. Organizations make it known to new hires the importance of being actively engaged in the information being given so they will know exactly what to do once they are released to perform their duties and responsibilities. Training programs are a very important piece that organizations consider when hiring new employees, however, most organizations do not consider giving evaluations to their new hires at the end of the program. This paper will...
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...1 Analysis of Three Instructional Design Models 2 Abstract Instructional design models provide for a systematic approach of implementing the instructional design process for a specific educational initiative (Morrison, Ross, & Kemp, 2004). This paper will briefly describe the purpose and what instructional models are followed by process of three selected models: (a) the Dick and Carey systems approach; (b) Morrison, Ross and Kemp model (also known as the Kemp model); and (c) the Three-Phase design (3PD) model. The process description for each model will serve as the foundation and supporting points required for comparing and contrasting process of the models. 1 Dick and Carey, Kemp, and Three-Phase Design models for Instructional Design Instructional design (ID) models can provide a systematic approach of implementing the instructional design process for specific educational initiatives (Morrison, Ross, & Kemp, 2004). Gustafson & Branch (1997) states that there is a wide variety of instructional design models describing the ID process created for different situations and settings (as cited in Gustafson & Branch, 2002b; Ryder, 2006). The purpose of the instructional design models offer both educational and training organizations design steps, management guidelines and teamwork collaboration options with designers, technicians and clients (Gustafson & Branch, 2002a). Specifically by definition, a model can be defined as “a way of doing something; an explicit representation...
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...lifestyle. These lifestyles are adopted by the social norms of family, friends and the media. These examples directly relate to the behaviors that fall into the beliefs of the social cognitive theory (SCT). Understanding these negative behavioral patterns allow these individuals to assess their current lifestyle. Evidence has shown that theoretical assessments, complied with health program interventions, provide a successful basis to introduce a behavioral change. This paper will discuss behavioral changes using the social cognitive theory and its application to a program created using the health communication model. The critical steps of the health communication model will shape new behaviors using social platforms such as groups activities, media and a program planner's support. Health communication involving various media sources and professional advisement are key to modern...
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...rationale: The implementation of electronic documentation for medical records, medications, and nursing flow sheets has replaced the existing paper documentation and is currently the educational need with the highest priority for the Emergency Department at the University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center. In a continuous care operation, it is critical to document each patient’s condition and history of care, to ensure the patient receives the best available care. The medical record documents the care of the patient and can immediately be accessed, updated, and passed among the interdisciplinary team of caregivers. The Emergency Department is the initial passageway to the hospital for most patients. Electronic documentation is a patient’s health information including medications, allergies, past and present illnesses, and family history can be gathered upon their initial presentation and up-to-the minute revisions can be made by the healthcare team throughout their hospital stay. The Electronic Medical Record/Charting can be designed to hold collaborative information from all providers that are involved in the patients’ care. With each subsequent visit thereafter, the patient’s demographic, insurance, and health history database will automatically pre-fill the electronic template alleviating nurses of time restraints associated with paper documentation. This allows for quick updates to the patient’s profile if necessary. Patients may suffer drastic consequences when a chart...
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...instructors deliver to the learners to assist in their learning progress of course goals. Assessment includes procedures and strategies teachers use to collect information about the learners progress on course goals and objectives. Assessments can take on many forms and serve many purposes. Two types of assessments that are used as fundamental parts of teaching and instruction are formative and summative. Formative assessments are used to monitor learner’s achievement. Then the information collected can be used by the instructor to develop and modify their learning goals and objectives in attempts to improve the overall learning experience of the learners. Formative assessments are commonly have low point value. Examples of formative assessments include summaries, reflections graphic organizers, and collaborative activities. Summative assessments demonstrate the amount of success the learner can exhibit as a result of meeting the goals of the assessment. They are generally given at the end of the course to assess what the learner comprehended against the long term learning goals. Examples of Summative assessment often include standardized test, end-of unit or chapter test, and mid and semester exams. In the late 1980’s the United States higher education assessment movement was only a few years old. The movement was inspired by curriculum reform, along with certain pedagogies associated with high learning gains. In the last 20 years we have witnessed a shift from routine education...
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...Nathan Clark Design for Instruction Task The information gathered from my contextual factors and pre-assessment inform me of what type of students I will be teaching. The contextual factors help me to have a better understanding of the type of demographic my students belong to and what type of learning styles they attain. This information will also allow me to know of any outside characteristics that may inhibit learning for an individual student and the students as a whole. For example, some students may have learning disabilities and the student’s as a whole may react negatively to artworks involving polytheism. Giving the pre-assessment allowed me to fully understand what level my students are performing for that particular unit. I have found that I need to focus a lot of time on vocabulary definitions and how to apply the terms to artwork. Prompt Results of Pre-Assessment The students in this introductory level drawing class consists of students that are required to take this class as an elective or students who have an interest in drawing and wish to pursue it. The students in this class have limited experience with the concepts and skills in drawing. The pre-assessment results allow for an analysis of where the students are in terms of general knowledge. The pre-assessment for learning goal one allowed me to have a base quality level of the students’ performance. It enables me to see what each student is capable of in terms of skill and...
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...company strategic objectives and allow managers to measure and monitor key activities and processes as we evolve to reach goals. The performance dashboard will give us ability to monitor critical processes via preconceived metrics and data which in turn can prompt alerts of potential performance gaps. The gathered data from the dashboard will allow more accurate root cause analysis thru use of relevant and readily available data. The overall all objective of the performance dash board will be more efficient management of people, resources and processes with improved decisions, optimal performance and the company growing exponentially. The first step my team will take is completing a full-scope evaluation which consists of four separate types of evaluation which are formative, summative, confirmative and meta....
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...Program Planning and Evaluation Paper Crystal Ingerson 5/1/16 HSM/270 Joan Butcher-Farkas Program Planning and Evaluation Paper Program planning and program evaluation are two parts to one goal. It is through program planning and evaluation that the attainment of program goals and quality of services are assessed. Program planning is defined as an organized process through which a set of coordinated activities or interventions is developed to address and facilitate change in some or all of the identified problems; thus, it is a means for development or change (Brooks/Cole, 2003). Only after the program interventions are implemented, then the performance and the attainment of intended objectives are then evaluated. Program evaluation provides useful information used for improving the programs and the service delivery systems (Brooks/Cole, 2003). Program planning and evaluation is very important when it comes to grant proposals. A grant proposal is a formal proposal submitted to a government or civilian entity that outlines a proposed project and shows budgetary requirements and requests monetary assistance in the form of a grant (Entrepreneur staff, 2016). Before writing a grant proposal, organizations must first have a proper program plan and evaluation process. Funding sources are no longer willing to allocate resources for human service agencies and expect merely a report on whether or not the program and service providers did what they said they would do (Brooks/Cole...
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...Kemp, Dick and Carey design models for Instructional Design for instructional design are very important because they can provide a procedural way of establishing or implementing the instructional design process for a particular initiative of education. There exists several instructional design models which illustrates the ID process meant for dissimilar settings and situations .The aim of these instructional design models is to give training and educational organizational design process, guidelines for management and collaboration of teamwork options with designers, clients and technicians. A model in general can be described as a pattern or example that prescribes relationships in a normative sense. A model can also serve as a communication and visual tool to assist in conceptualizing complicated instructional design process or schematics as well as how the various elements and stages relate to each other. It should be noted that the application of the model relies on the instructional scenario, problem or task. To make sure that there is a procedural way of establishing the instructional design process for a particular educational initiative, instructional design should be used. This is because they serve as important tools of learning and they make the work of teachers easier. According to Carey and Carey (2001), ...instructional design can be defined as the systematic method for analyzing, designing, developing, evaluating and managing the instructional process efficiently;...
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...Report Training Evaluation Submitted by Miss Nathaporn Janped 55760213 MissThunchanok Neamsawan 55760541 MissSirada Janthon 55760718 Present Mr. Lorenzo E.Garin Jr Training and Development Naresuan University International College Content Titles Pages Content 2 Introduction 4 Reasons for evaluating training 5 - Formative Evaluation 6 - Summative Evaluation 6 Overview of the Evaluation Process 8 Outcomes Used in the Evaluation of Training Program 9 -Reaction Outcomes 9 -Learning or Cognitive Outcomes 9 -Behavior and Skill-Based Outcomes 9 -Affective Outcomes 10 -Results 10 -Return on Investment 10 Determining Whether Outcomes are Appropriate 11 -Relevance 11 -Reliability 13 -Discrimination 13 -Practicality 14 Evaluation Practices 15 - Which Training Outcomes Should be Collected 16 - Evaluation Designs 18 - Threats to Validity 18 - Types of Evaluation designs 21 Consideration in choosing an Evaluation design 24 Determining return on investment 25 - Determining Costs 25 - Determining Benefits 26 Other Methods for Cost-benefit Analysis 27 Practical Considerations in Determining ROI ...
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...FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT 2 Abstract This paper explores the discussion of formative assessment in the classroom. It will do so by focusing on four discussions: (1) Describe how formative assessment is used in a class. (2) Explain the role psychometric models play in the creation of your assessment. (3) Explain the use of observational situations in formative Assessment. (4) Discuss expected challenges in your assessments, and how could they be addressed. These discussions will bring forward why understand the basics in understanding formative assessment and will generate a stronger role for an educator in dealing with today’s students. FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT 3 Description of how Formative Assessment is used in a class Formative assessments are basically the complete opposite of summative assessments, in where they are used on a daily basis in classroom instruction and not based upon reviewing students’ academic process periodically. Formative assessments are designed to help the instructor to determine what the students know, how to modify the instructional material to better aid the students comprehension, to help create more appropriate material, and better inform students of their own learning progress (Garrison, et. al, 2007). And, depending upon what type of material the teacher is responsible in instructing, there are several different facets the teacher can use in formative assessment, such as observation, worksheets, pop-quizzes, use of journals...
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...Running head: PRACTICUM EXPERIENCE 1 Nursing 740 Practicum Experience Ginger VanDenBerg Ferris State University PRACTICUM EXPERIENCE Abstract 2 Orienting to the role of an academic nurse educator is a dynamic and challenging process. While engaging in this role with a preceptor, this novice nurse educator was guided by the core competencies developed by the National League for Nursing to teach Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree students. Utilizing teaching, assessment, and evaluation strategies learned throughout the Master’s in Nursing Science program, this educator developed a didactic presentation on building cultural competence for Health Assessment nursing students, demonstrated and assisted in the development of essential skills to conduct an adult physical examination, and coordinated a perioperative clinical rotation for senior level nursing students. This practicum experience has played a pivotal role in strengthening this novice educator’s ability to assist students in identifying their learning needs, strengths, and limitations, while providing opportunity to experience the teaching-learning environment of the academic arena. Keywords: nursing students, learning, practicum learning, nurse educator PRACTICUM EXPERIENCE Nursing 740 Practicum Experience New nurse educators transforming into their new role often discover they are not as prepared as they would hope to be (Poindexter, 2008). Being an experienced or expert nurse is not sufficient...
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...The Four Circles Model The Four Circles Model Merriam-Webster defines belief as the acceptance or assurance that something is true. Belief takes faith, because sometimes there is no evidence to support what a person believes. In every successful career you will find someone who first believed; in every successful career that was challenging, you will find someone who had faith. This paper will focus on the Four Circles Model that is founded on what a person believes. It will identify how the Four Circles Model is reflected in my present school, recognize improvements in each of the areas, and how curriculum changes can affect those improvements. The Four Circles Model The Four Circles Model is made up of four segments: what we believe, what we want, what we know, and what we do. The first section, what we believe, is one of the most important sections because of the influence that it has on the other three sections. What we believe as educators can determine what we want for our schools and students; what we know can influence what we believe, and they all ultimately end up influencing what we end up doing. At Edward W. Bok Academy, the Four Circles Model is evident in the school’s culture. Beginning with the first segment of the Four Circles Model (what we believe) we believe that all students have the right to education and ensuring high-level learning is ingrained in our system. Once you enter Bok Academy’s campus, it is obvious what we want to accomplish...
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...Paul, Wiliam, Dylan, Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice Mar1998, Vol. 5, Issue 1 ABSTRACT This article is a review of the literature on classroom formative assessment. Several studies show firm evidence that innovations designed to strengthen the frequent feedback that students receive about their learning yield substantial learning gains. The perceptions of students and their role in self-assessment are considered alongside analysis of' the strategies used by teachers and the formative strategies incorporated in such systemic approaches as mastery learning. There follows a more detailed and theoretical analysis of the nature of feedback, which provides a basis for a discussion of the development of theoretical models for formative assessment and of the prospects for the improvement of practice. Introduction One of the outstanding features of studies of assessment in recent years has been the shift in the focus of attention, towards greater interest in the interactions between assessment and classroom learning and away from concentration on the properties of restricted forms of test which are only weakly linked to the learning experiences of" students. This shift has been coupled with many expressions of hope that improvement in classroom assessment will make a strong contribution to the improvement of learning. So one main purpose of this review is to survey the evidence which might show whether or not such hope is justified. A second purpose is to...
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