How Do Instructional Designers Evaluate? A Qualitative Study of Evaluation in Practice

Autor/inn/en	Williams, David D.; South, Joseph B.; Yanchar, Stephen C.; Wilson, Brent G.; Allen, Stephanie
Titel	How Do Instructional Designers Evaluate? A Qualitative Study of Evaluation in Practice
Quelle	In: Educational Technology Research and Development, 59 (2011) 6, S.885-907 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1042-1629
DOI	10.1007/s11423-011-9211-8
Schlagwörter	Instructional Design; Computer Software; Computer Software Evaluation; Qualitative Research; Interviews; Evaluation Utilization + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lesson concept; Lessonplan; Unterrichtsentwurf; Softwareanalyse; Qualitative Forschung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik
Abstract	This study employed a qualitative research design to investigate how instructional designers use evaluation in everyday design practice. While past research has examined how designers spend their time, how they generally make decisions, and expert-novice differences, little attention has been paid to use of context, input, process, or product evaluation, from the perspective of practicing designers. Based on interviews of practitioners, our findings included ten themes regarding how designers use evaluation to improve their products. While these results substantiate to some degree the claim that practitioners believe clients will not pay for formal evaluations, they also suggest that practitioners use evaluation in important but less formal ways. Other conclusions regarding the role of evaluation in design are provided and future directions for training and research are discussed. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10