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Interservice
Procedures for Instructional Systems Development :
Executive Summary and Model (Continued...)
by Robert K. Branson, Gail T. Rayner and J. Lamarr Cox
with performance recommendations, the job of the external evaluator
will be greatly simplified.
While it is normally easier to evaluate the products of a course
in a resident or installation support school, evaluation of the
use of job performance aids is also relatively straightforward.
The requirements to provide external evaluation on the performance
of students who have been in formal on-the-job training or have
used self-teaching exportable packages becomes more difficult.
The external evaluator should also make recommendations for improvements
in the instruction which will have important payoffs to the using
command.
Inputs
The inputs to the Conduct External Evaluation block include:
1. The internal evaluation report (or the available internal
evaluation data).
2. The output of Phase
I including all of the job analyses, task selection, job performance
measures, and setting selection information.
3. Any documentation from management or higher headquarters which
has the effect of changing the requirements of the course.
Procedures
The initial step in conducting an external evaluation is the development
of an external evaluation plan. The plan will include the specifications
for the activities that will be undertaken in order to obtain data
from trainees who have received the instruction,
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