Using Problem-Based Learning to Train Evaluators

Autor/inn/en	Lee, Janet; Wallace, Tanner LeBaron; Alkin, Marvin
Titel	Using Problem-Based Learning to Train Evaluators
Quelle	In: American Journal of Evaluation, 28 (2007) 4, S.536-545 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1098-2140
DOI	10.1177/1098214007305613
Schlagwörter	Evaluators; Program Evaluation; Problem Based Learning; Experiential Learning; Educational Opportunities; Teaching Methods; Evaluation Methods; Graduate Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Problem-based learning; Problemorientiertes Lernen; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin
Abstract	As the evaluation profession has continued to grow and develop, there has been a corresponding concern about how to properly train future evaluation practitioners. Those who teach evaluation strive to develop training opportunities that create the appropriate balance of the practical, how-to knowledge of evaluation with the burgeoning theoretical knowledge that undergirds responsible evaluation practice. There is a recognized need to move beyond traditional teaching methods to ones that are more engaging and "hands on" to help students understand the interactive nature of program evaluation. Problem-based learning is an experiential learning approach that can integrate the need to balance self-study of theory and practice, along with the need to familiarize students with the dynamic, interactive nature of program evaluation. This article serves as an introduction to the problem-based learning approach and describes this instructional method applied to teaching a graduate-level course in evaluation procedures. (Contains 1 figure and 2 notes.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10