Main methods of educational evaluation

Educational evaluation method is the general name of activities, procedures and means that people take to judge the value of a certain element or all activities in order to understand the laws of educational activities.

Evaluation methods serve the purpose of evaluation and should be innovated in combination with evaluation practice.

First, the collection methods of educational evaluation information

(a) Comments on observation methods

1, advantages

1) The information is true and reliable; 2) the information distortion is small; 3) Rich information connotation; 4) Flexible and simple operation.

2. Shortcomings:

1) has a great relationship with the personal quality of the observer; 2) inefficient information collection; 3) It is easily limited by time and space; 4) The data is not convenient for further processing.

3. Observation strategy

1) should have a clear observation purpose; 2) Pay attention to observation; 3) Be fully prepared for observation.

(b) Comments on interview methods

1, advantages

1) evaluation facilitates communication between the two parties; 2) The information obtained is comprehensive and in-depth; 3) The requirements for the interviewees are not high; 4) It is beneficial to improve the evaluation scheme.

2. Shortcomings:

1) requires high quality of interviewers; 2) Both parties are easy to interfere with each other; 3) It is not practical for threatening problems; 4) Difficulties in data analysis; 5) High cost.

3. Interview strategy

1) Have an interview plan; 2) Pay attention to interview skills.

(c) Comments on the questionnaire methodology

1, advantages

1) good anonymity; 2) strong adaptability; 3) Good standardization; 4) high efficiency.

2. Shortcomings:

1) Evaluate the communication difficulties between the two parties; 2) The quality of information collected depends on the quality of the questionnaire; 3) The information obtained is relatively simple; 4) There are certain requirements for the educational level of the respondents.

3. The implementation strategy of questionnaire survey.

1) The questionnaire should be carefully designed; 2) Control the number of questionnaires; 3) Improve the recovery rate of the questionnaire.

(4) Comments on test methods.

1, advantages

1) Good standardization; 2) strong objectivity; 3) convenient for further processing and quantitative analysis; 4) It is convenient for organization and implementation.

2. Shortcomings:

1) Not too many topics; 2) Attitude and emotion are difficult to measure; 3) Poor orientation (exam-oriented education).

3. Implementation strategy of test method

1) Reform the traditional examination (interpretation of examination contents, methods and results);

2) Compile high-quality test questions and scales (reliability, validity, difficulty and discrimination).

(V) Comments on the Literature Law

1, advantages

1) is not limited by time and space; 2) simple operation; 3) Save time and money.

2. Shortcomings:

1) Non-primitive information; 2) Selectivity of providing information; 3) Subjectivity of sampling.

3. The implementation strategy of literary law

1) Make a careful collection plan; 2) Establish a responsibility system for providing documents; 3) Verify the reliability of documents from multiple angles.