Evaluation
A number of pieces of evaluation were undertaken as a part of the project and a number of reports have been produced. The wiki section for evaluation contains all of the instruments that were constructed as a part of the project and these can be used for other research.
Click here: Evaluation home page in the wiki, or you can paste this link in a browser: http://avalonlearning.pbworks.com/w/page/7682873/Work-package-7.
Along with the instruments a number of reports have been produced which show the extent of the work undertaken on this project.
AVALON Evaluation Report: Survey of Experts
The evaluation process started with the development of a survey of experts within the project. This survey predominantly served as a first orientation concerning tendencies and possible quality criteria. The second intended purpose of the survey was to serve as guidelines for what should be asked in the interviews with experts and where these should go into more detail. This report is mainly important for the project members but could also be relevant for people who are interested in evaluation processes or in retracing the AVALON project as a whole.
AVALON Evaluation Report: AVALON Experts Interviews
To set up a baseline, expert interviews within the AVALON partnership were conducted. The interviews gave an orientation concerning the preparation of the evaluation questionnaire for participants. This report informs the project partners about the evaluation criteria identified during the expert interviews. Like the previous report it could also be relevant for people who are interested in evaluation processes or in retracing the AVALON project as a whole.
Interviews with the AVALON experts
AVALON Evaluation Report: Post Course Survey
The post-course-survey evaluates the course and supports or refutes certain assumptions concerning quality criteria with respect to language learning in Second Life. This report therefore is addressed to the project partners providing feedback on their work. In addition it serves as a useful orientation for teachers who would like to start teaching in Second Life.
AVALON Evaluation Report: Participants’ interviews
The participants’ interviews – like the survey above – evaluate the course and support or refute certain assumptions concerning quality criteria with respect to language learning in Second Life. This report therefore is addressed to the project partners providing feedback on their work. In addition it serves as a useful orientation for teachers who would like to start teaching in Second Life.
Interviews with course participants
AVALON Evaluation Report: Quantitative data (surveys) and Qualitative data (interviews)
Within this report a comparison of demonstrative quantitative data from the post-course-survey and qualitative data from the participants’ interviews is presented. It is adressed to the project partners as well as teachers who would like to start working with Second Life. But first of all it is interesting for everybody who would like to get a summary overview of the evaluation results from the AVALON project.