Its evaluation time here at eGagne. What does it mean to evaluate something? Why do we evaluate anything?
It seems to me that the heart of any educational endeavor is the evaluation phase, either pre- or post-. When designing lessons, the key component is evaluating what you want learners to know — the design of the curricula takes care of itself,as if by rote if the evaluation has properly occurred. Post evaluations determine the effectiveness of the learning outcome. Did it work? Again, at the heart of the matter.
Initially, I was hesitant about all of this evaluation, on both sides– it seemed boring and monotonous– but now I understand that it is the KEY component in ID as well as many other things in life…
I now know this; do you?
