Definition Standards Tasks Resources

The Tasks in the Metaevaluation Process as delineated by Dr. Daniel Stufflebeam

1. Determine and Arrange to Interact with the Evaluation's Stakeholders
2. Staff the Metaevaluation with One or More Qualified Metaevaluators
3. Define the Metaevaluation Questions
4. As Appropriate, agree on Standards, Principles, and/or Criteria to Judge the Evaluation System or Particular Evaluation
5. Issue a Memo of Understanding or Negotiate a Formal Metaevaluation Contract
6. Collect and Review Pertinent Available Information
7. Collect New Information as Needed, Including, for Example, On-Site Interviews, Observations and Surveys
8. Analyze the Findings
9. Judge the Evaluation's Adherence to the Selected Evaluation Standards, Principles, and/or other criteria
10. Prepare and Submit the Needed Reports
11. As Appropriate, Help the Client and Other Stakeholders Interpret and Apply the Findings

 

 

ACTIVITY

1. Divide into 4 groups

2. Read "The Impact of Portable Technologies on Teaching and Learning Year Four Report"

3. Conduct a mini-metaevaluation of the evaluation using the Program Evaluation Metaevaluation Checklist provided. Each group will be assigned to evaluate one aspect of the report using either the utility, feasibility, propriety or accuracy standard.

4. Report your findings to the class.

 

 


 


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