So, did it work?
Jenni Carr
Academic Development Officer, HEA
1 April 2014
Evaluation and/or impact assessment?
Evaluation concentrates on processes and outcomes. It seeks
to find out what is happening or has happened as a result of
the activity, and what is (or is not) working and what did (or
did not) work.
• the objectives (the intended achievements) of the activity
being undertaken;
• the inputs (resources) into the activity (including money
and people’s time);
• the outputs (activities and products) of the activity;
• the outcomes of the activity (what happens as a
result of the activity).
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Impact is about change
• What do we want to achieve?
• What needs to change in order to achieve this?
• What activity is needed in order to bring about
those changes?
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Participants in change
(In)visible witnesses
HEA Social Sciences
strategic priorities
• Children and young
people
• Project teams
• Educators
• Funding bodies
• Programme-makers
• The wider higher
education community
Lecturers
Deans
PVCs
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Generic learning outcomes (GLO)
http://www.inspiringlearningforall.gov.uk/toolstemplates/genericlearning/
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Some thoughts on methods
• The value of quantitative
– but remember to
measure change
• Social networking
• Games, including
competitions
• Simulations
• “Making is doing” creative
activities
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