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Improving Accountability by Using Reflection and Self-Assessment

Reflect on ideas and group dynamics with self-assessment to foster improvement and accountability. Implementing a cyclical, collaborative approach leads to a dynamic evaluation strategy.

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Improving Accountability by Using Reflection and Self-Assessment

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  1. Improving Accountability by Using Reflection and Self-Assessment Presentation to the Canadian Evaluation Society/Société Canadienne D’ Évaluation Vancouver, B.C. June 4, 2003 Session 302 Ivana Zuliani LAB at Brown University Research Associate Providence, RI Ivana_Zuliani@Brown.edu

  2. What is the Strategy? Reflection & Self-Assessment Presentation by Ivana Zuliani, LAB at Brown University

  3. What is the purpose of the strategy (in general)? Reflection: • enables individuals and groups to review their ideas, understandings and experiences; and • enables team members to explore each other’s values, beliefs, assumptions, and knowledge related to the issue of interest. Three types of reflection: • Content reflection • Process reflection • Premise reflection Source: Preskill, H. & Torres, R. Evaluative Inquiry for Learning in Organizations. (Sage, 1999).

  4. What is the purpose of the strategy(in general)? Self-assessment is a strategy used to assess the quality of data, processes, and mechanisms in order to foster improvement and a culture of accountability. Source: REL Self-Assessment Report, 2001

  5. How was the strategy used in the PI work? Self-assessment implemented on 3 levels: • Individual laboratories • Indicator subgroups • REL system Presentation by Ivana Zuliani, LAB at Brown University

  6. Self-Assessment questions • What assumptions and interpretations were made of the data? • What challenges did we face? • What worked well? • What aspects could be improved next time? • What changes should/could be made to this report for 2003? • What do the indicator data for 2002 tell us about the REL program as a whole? Presentation by Ivana Zuliani, LAB at Brown University

  7. Strategy (reflection & self-assessment) characteristics: • Developmental • Collaborative • Cyclical Presentation by Ivana Zuliani, LAB at Brown University

  8. Benefits • “Taking stock” • Documentation of work accomplished • Openness allows for checks in personal biases and builds trust • By internalizing and institutionalizing self-evaluation processes and practices, a dynamic and responsive approach to evaluation can be developed to accommodate shifts in the external environment . Source: Fetterman, D., Kaftarian, S. Eds. Empowerment Evaluation: Knowledge & Tools for Self-Assessment & Accountability. (Sage, 1996).

  9. Limitations • Inherent bias • Time • Competency traps • Absence of learning structures and forums Source: Chelimsky, E. & Shadish, W. Eds. Evaluation for the Evaluation for the 21st Century. (Sage, 1997).

  10. Lessons Learned • Self-assessment and reflection complement the external data verification process. Presentation by Ivana Zuliani, LAB at Brown University

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