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1、UsingResponsiveEvaluationtoEvaluateaProfessionalConferenceAMYN.SPIEGEL,ROGERH.BRUNING,ANDLISAGIDDINGSABSTRACTInastatewideconferenceonalternativemethodsforassessingstu-dentslearning,weincorporatedresponsiveevaluationmethodsintothestructureoftheconference.Theapplicationoftheseinteractiv
2、eevaluationtechniquesservesasapilotstudythatillustratesthepos-sibleutilityofthesetechniquesinevaluatingconferences.Thispaperprovidesabriefreviewoftheliteraturesurroundingrespon-siveevaluation,adescriptionoftheresponsiveevaluationmethodsappliedtothisconference,andadiscussionoftheresult
3、sandimpli-cationsofthispilotstudy.INTRODUCTIONAspartofastatewideeffortinNebraskatoimprovemathandscienceeducation,atwo-daysummerconferencewasheldinLincolnandattendedbymorethan300participants,includingschoolteachersandadministrators,statepolicymakers,andothereducationprofessionals.Theco
4、nferencefocusedonnewtechniquesforassessingstudentslearning.Thegoalsoftheconferenceincluded:(1)increasingparticipantknowledgeofalternativestrategiesforassess-inglearning,(2)providingopportunitiesfordiscussionandreflectionontheeffectivenessofsuchstrategies,and(3)increasingparticipantkno
5、wledgeofstateandnationalassessmentgoalsandmodels.Toattainthosegoals,theconferenceactivitieswerefocusedonenhancingawarenessoftheimportanceofaccurateassessmentofstudentoutcomesandaddressingthecomplexissuesinvolvedinrethinkingassessmentmethodsandtheirroleintheschoolclass-rooms.Conference
6、presentersincludednationally-knownfiguresinstudentassessmentandrelatedfields.AmyN.SpiegellResearchAssistantProfessor,CenterforInstructionalInnovation,UniversityofNebraska-Lincoln,215BancroftHall,Lincoln,NE68588-0384;Tel:(402)472-0764.E-Mail:aspiegel@unlinfo.unl.edu.AmericanJournalofEv
7、aluation,Vol.20,No.I,1999,pp.57-67.Allrightsofreproductioninanyformreserved.ISSN:1098-2140Copyright01999byAmericanEvaluationAssociation.5758AMERICANJOURNALOFEVALUATION,20(l),1999EvaluationGoalsTheevaluationoftheconferenceservedasapilotstudyoftheeffectivenessofapply-ingresponsiveevalua
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