Results & Evaluation
What processes should we go through to ensure a meaningful evaluation of our
role models event?
It is important to think through your evaluation processes carefully
to receive maximum benefit. Here are the steps we recommend you go through:
- Identify outcomes that you wish to measure.
- Decide whether each outcome is short term or longer term.
- Identify how you will measure these outcomes.
- For each outcome, decide on whom you need to survey (eg. Students, schools, teachers or parents).
- Decide on when you need to survey the identified groups.
- Identify how you will survey the identified groups.
- Decide what you will use the evaluation for.
- Design the instrument(s) that will be used to collect the required data.
- Implement the data collection methods identified.
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Use the data appropriately.
What should we be measuring at a role models
event?
It is up to each committee what outcomes they would like to measure but here
are some ideas to get you started:
| Outcome | Target group(s) |
| Increased participation of girls in ICTs subjects (middle and senior school) at participating schools. | Schools |
| Changes in beliefs relating to IT stereotypes and career paths. | Girls Parents Teachers |
| Enjoyment of the event and individual segments of the event. | Girls Parents Teachers |
| Demand for similar/repeated events. | Girls Parents Teachers |
| Attendance at school-based ICT clubs. | Schools |
| Increased ratio of girls to boys accessing computers outside of class time. | Schools |
| Increased enrolment of Year 12s into IT based tertiary courses. | Schools / Tertiary providers / Education Queensland |
How should we go about collecting the feedback
required?
Here are some ideas for collecting feedback:
- Use a pre-event evaluation sheet as an entry ticket for the event.
- Post-event evaluation can be used as a pass to get the sample bag, bubble pen or lollipop.
- Post-event evaluation by email.
- Online survey.
- Audience electronic opinion device (like on ‘Who wants to be a millionaire?’).
- Build web site based group or email lists that can be used for both promotional purposes and collection of evaluation data.
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