Formative Assessment II

1. Formative Assessment II D. Michael Jones Virginia Commonwealth University Educational Leadership (Ed.D.) Program

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3. Comments From Graded Work • “Good reflecton” final comment from Summer 2012 on-line class • “Overall the executive summary was well developed, easy to read, understandable to the client, not to technical and professionally designed. However, the conclusion from the study read as if they were not based on the results of the research but read like a limitation to the study.” Exective Summary from AR Program Evaluation

4. Comments • “Good points made in reference to…instruments and assignements, Great visuals…” Oral Presentation Self-Assessments (professor) • Contridictory comments from peers • “You used your notes well” Self-Assessment • “Read from your papers a tad too much.” Self-Assessment • “Try not to read off notes as often” Program Eval. Presentation • “Great job on questions! Very relaxed.” Program Eval. Presentation

5. Comments from AR Program Evaluation • Overall positive (15/15) • “Some of your interview questions were to [too] general and left to different interpretations-may impact your findings.” • “[T]he conclusion from the study read as if they were not based on the results of the research but read like a limitation to the study”

6. Strengths and Weaknesses • Communication • Written • Oral • Organization • Facilitating Relationships • Time Management

7. Goals • Practice presentations more to increase comfort with content. • Continue to write effectively • Continue to embrace and increase leadership presence in current occupational role

8. What I Learned • Good Presentations • Qualitative Research • Group Work vs. Individual Work • Program Evaluation • What is a Responsive Model using Mixed Methods? • The Steps to Completing a Capstone

9. AR Program Evaluation Literature Review Initial Client Meeting • Focus Groups Survey and Interview Data Analysis Present to Client