Using Responsive Evaluation to Evaluate a Professional Conference

Authors

Amy N. Spiegel, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Roger H. Bruning, University of Nebraska–LincolnFollow
Lisa Giddings, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Date of this Version

1999

Citation

American Journal of Evaluation 20:1 (1999)

Comments

Copyright © 1999 American Evaluation Association. Used by permission

Abstract

In a statewide conference on alternative methods for assessing students’ learning, we incorporated responsive evaluation methods into the structure of the conference. The application of these interactive evaluation techniques serves as a pilot study that illustrates the possible utility of these tech-niques in evaluating conferences. This paper provides a brief review of the literature surrounding responsive evaluation, a description of the responsive evaluation methods applied to this conference, and a discussion of the results and implications of this pilot study.