Learning Objective 4:
Trainees will evaluate peers’ team action plans achieving comprehensive roadmaps as described by the rubric provided.
Activities 4:
- Peer Debate Live Conference
- Cross Team Evaluation Survey
The two learning activities included for learning objective 4 support the highest levels of knowledge conceptualization- namely the evaluation of each other’s work via online web conferencing debate and online surveying. Leadership participants are to build online surveys completed by their cross-teams that correctly assess the objectivity, usefulness and relevance of the action plan wikis created by the survey originator in the previously. Evaluation will be directed in two ways: first, the LDTs need to be able to evaluate the key elements of the team action plans to successfully build a survey form; secondly, the LDTs will engage in active evaluation of each other’s work- first by debate Q&As then by completing the surveys sent to them by peers. As a result of these activities, learners develop deep, long lasting understanding of the key structural elements, benefits and uses of action plans used in managing their teams.
Assessment 4 Process: Cross Team Evaluation Survey
The Cross Team Evaluation Survey utilized as the assessment tool for learning objective 4 activities, judges the LDTs understanding of key elements of a well built, effective team action plan. The assessment activates deep level evaluation skills twice- upon building a professional, targeted online survey that correctly appraises the validity and quality of the action plan and also upon filling out the evaluation surveys sent by the peer cross-teams. The rubric provided looks at survey design, delivery and relevance analysis, assuring a comprehensive assessment of the skills developed. Graded as exemplary, satisfactory or beginning level, LDTs are provided feedback on the quality of the surveys they produced in correlation with evaluation a real-life team roadmap utilized in the corporate setting, as well as its versatility, authenticity, ease of use and response analysis.
Assessment 4 Technology: Online Survey Tool
Benefits:
- Cost Effective: many sites offer free basic accounts and low cost upgrade options
- Adaptable: to individual need, theme, course topic or selected audience group
- Responsive: results can be collected & interpreted instantaneously once distributed
Challenges:
- Limited: question structure, data collection and respondent choices are limited
- Time Consuming: quality depends on time for design and technology skill mastery
Assessment 4 Plagiarism: Authentic
This assessment tool creates authentic learning specific to each team action plan and the cross-team debate that takes place earlier on, minimizing the chance of plagiarism.
Assessment 4 Learning Styles: Diverse
This assessment tool is comprehensive in addressing every learning style as it first uses online debate discussions, than hands-on development of visuals such as the online survey form.
