Evaluation of Determining Instructional Purposes

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Evaluation ofDetermining Instructional Purposes

Submitted to Far West Laboratories Educational Research and

Development

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Evaluation of Determining Instructional Purposes

AProposal Submitted to Far West Laboratories Educational Research and Development

by

Educational Evaluation Specialists

Introduction

In February 2012 Far West Laboratory (FWL) for Educational Research and Development

issued a request for proposal (RFP) for an evaluation ofDetermining Instructional Purposes

(DIP) training program. This document is a proposal from Educational Evaluation Specialist

(EES) of Tyler, Texas submitted in response to the Far West Laboratories RFP.

Determining Instructional Purposes Training ProgramTheDetermining Instructional Purposes training program was developed by FWL. The training

programs target audience is school administrators and educational administration graduate

students, to attain skills necessary for planning effective school programs.

The DIP training package consists of one Coordinator Handbook and three training units (Setting

Goals, Analyzing Problems, and Deriving Objectives), each unit covers four to six modules

focused on specific instructional objectives. The units can be stand-alone training units as well as

a combination; this will allow the administration the flexibility of focusing on all three or just

one specific training unit.

FWL is interested in mass producing of the DIP program for school administrators. The initial

goal of the survey is to receive information that will allow FWL to make the decision regarding

the potential, if any, of mass production. They also anticipate the possibility of using the

evaluation as a tool in encouraging school administrators to purchase of the training unit

package(s).

Evaluation Method

The following two data sources have been chosen to evaluate the Determining Instructional

Purposes program for Far West Laboratories. Through the chosen data sources the *program

coordinator and the **training group will be the main focus in determining the success of the

program.


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Observation- The program coordinator will be observed as he/she monitors, organizes and

guides the participants through the DIP training units. The purpose of the observation is to

determine whether or not the previous coordinators participation with the training units and the

coordinator handbook is sufficient enough expose to the program in order to effectively

coordinate the participants, making the outcome and understanding of the training units

successful.

Interview- Both the coordinator and the participants will be interviewed following the

completion of the training units. The coordinator will be asked questions regarding overall

feelings of the program as well as their readiness to coordinate the units with the provided

experience and handbook. The participants will be interviewed regarding the units ease of use

and understanding. The participants will also be asked specific questions regarding each unit

individually and their impression of lesson learned through the training units.

*The program coordinator is an individual who has had no previous training. He/she haspreviously completed the units as part of a training group. Along with previous knowledge of

the units, the coordinator will have the coordinator handbook as reference

**The training group is the participants of the training units

Task Schedule

The Task schedule for the evaluation can be found on page 5. The evaluation is intended to

begin March 13, 2011 and conclude no later than August 15, 2011.

Project PersonnelLeslie Haskell the senior evaluation specialist with EES, will lead the evaluation of the

Determining Instructional Purposes program for Far West Laboratories. Ms. Haskells primary

responsibilities will be planning, executing and overseeing the inclusive evaluation. Ms. Haskell

has been with EES for 20 years, serving as senior evaluation specialist for 15 years. She has a

B.A. degree in Elementary Education from Stephen F. Austin University and a Masters degree

in Educational Technology from Boise State University.

Jenson Strong- will be over the design of observation checklist/goals and interview questions.

Mr. Strong will carry out the observations and interviews as well as summarize and interpret thedata. Mr. Strong has been with EES for 2 years, he recently transferred to the East Texas area

from Washington state where he worked for West Coast Evaluations for 5 years. Mr. Strong

graduated from Idaho State University with a B.A. in Business.


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Budget

Personnel

Professional salaries:

Leslie Haskell: 35 days at $425.00/day $14,875.00

Jenson Strong: 50 days at $250.00/day $12,500.00

Secretary: 30 days at $100.00/day $ 3,000.00

Total Personnel $30,375.00

Operations

Estimated miscellaneous mileage: 575 miles at $.45/mile $ 258.75

Phone expense $ 200.00

Printing and copies $ 400.00

Total Operations $ 858.75

Supplies

Coordinators Handbook $ 4.50

Training Units: 5 @ $24.95 $ 124.75

Total Supplies $ 129.25

Total Budget $32,351.00


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Task Schedule

TASK Agency

Responsible

Deadline

Date

1. Meet with FWL staff in order to discuss EES evaluation proposal

and any possible revisions.

EES March 13,

2011

2. Submit observation checklist/goals and interview questions to

FWL for review.

EES April. 3

3. Meet with FWL for feedback and possible revisions regarding

data-sources.

FWL April 15

4. Submit revisions regarding data-sources to FWL. EES May 2

5. Conclude obtrusive observations. EES June 25

6. Conclude coordinator and individual participant interviews. EES July 6

7. Summarize observational findings and interview conclusions. EES July 16

8. Meet with FWL to review data-source summary. EES July 20

9. Submit final evaluation report to FWL. EES August 15

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