Evaluation of FarWest Laboratory Determination of Instructional Purposes A Proposal for FarWest Laboratory Educational Research and Development By Daniel

Flynn

Introduction
FarWest Laboratory (FWL) is requesting RFP to evaluate its instruction. In response, the following document is a proposal the request of a RFP by FWL to create and market their training package; Daniel Flynn will be submitting a RFP to FWL.

Description of Program
FarWest Laboratory is designing a module learning system of learning educational practices for administration and for evaluation of market feasibility. The program is set in three module system, including: setting goals, analyzing problems and deriving objectives. The program is designed for administrators and graduate students in developing effective school programs. The modules are set up to have a coordinator at an organization (that is buying the program) run, implement and coordinate the processes of training for participants. The training program can be either run as a workshop or completed on an individual level. The time estimation for each module is around 10-18 hours. The cost of the program is $8.95 per unit or $24.95 for the set, as well the coordinators handbook runs at $4.50.

Evaluation Method
The purpose of the evaluation is to evaluate the materials of FWL and their desire to market their administration and graduate training program of setting goals, analyzing problems and deriving objectives. The final results will assist FWL in know what their product can do for the purposes of marketing the products. The results of the evaluation should be revel if the program is effective in its message. The idea here is to measure the effective change of behavior of the DIP program, has it changed the behavior of the participants in a way that enables the practice of knowledge. This can be shown through the data collection methods that are noted below. The evaluation will be created for the audience of FarWest Laboratory and its executive members, staff members, marketing department and the R and D department. There is no need to make the results public or to the participants of the program as this is a private company evaluating for market feasibility. Information in data collection of this evaluation should be the following: (Criterion-Referenced, first) what levels of achievement was completed by the participant groups? What areas of improvement are needed based on questions not answered right. In the interview the following areas are important as the questioning will be standardized. Areas of importance are as follows: what have you have learned from the training modules? What areas of the training module were confusing and/or not clear? What do you have now in terms of knowledge that you did not have before going through the training module? The levels of data should be sorted in ordinal data based on the responses given. Data collection will be split into two sections, one quantitative and the other qualitative, giving a good overall picture of the program. The first set of data will be taken from using the criterion-referenced based testing (if existing data is already in place than this data will be used and step skipped in task section). Given that the modules are created by FWL and are aligned with their objectives (even though limited) it is important to receive results to determine success and failure of participants. In addition to quantitative analysis, there should be a qualitative instrument in evaluating the program. Interview (standardized) focus groups should be the main format of evaluation as this will garner authenticity and of results through participants behavior change as a result of going through the modules. The sample population will depend on how many participants (around 10) in the testing period, less than 100 all samples will be used, (this is probably going to be the case for this evaluation).

Task Analysis
No direct time frame was given by FWL and their RFP proposal, the following is a time estimation framework given the needs of evaluation of the DIP. Task Meet with FWL staff to discuss time proposal and RFP Submit all data collection materials including standardized interview questions, and criterionreferenced materials. Receive Feedback from FWL on proposal of data collection, interview questions and criterionreferenced based instruments. Revise all data instruments that were proposed back to FWL Collect Norm-Referenced Data Perform and collect standardized interview data After data Collection, summarize interview data and revel criterion reference scores to the staff of FWL Analyze that data and create final report for FWL Present final evaluation report to the staff of FWL Agency Responsible Dan Flynn Date Completed March 8th 2011 Delivered In Person

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March 20th 2011

Electronic

FWL

March 30th 2011

Electronic

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April 4th 2011

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May 5th 2011 May 12th 2011

Electronic Electronic and/or post Electronic and/or post

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May 19th 2011

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May 31st 2011

Electronic

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June 2nd 2011

In Person

Project Personal Daniel Flynn is a graduate student at Boise State University in the masters of Educational Technology Program, studying such subjects as Instructional Design and Evaluation for Educational Technologies. I also have experience in the field of data collection for the past 5 years as a technology coordinator running technology related programs and as a facilitator of MAP programs at my places of employment, As well my consultations for evaluations have included schools outside of my assignment, aiding in programs at a new school in programs such as PowerSchool and Datawise.

Budget
Personal Description Cost

Salary, Daniel Flynn at 30 Days at $350 per day Assistant (15 days at $150) Total Personal

$10,500 $2,250 $12.750

Travel Cost Description Plane Cost R/T form Bucharest to Los Angeles (2 times at $1,500USD per trip) Car Rental per day 3 days (2 times for 6 days total @ $50 USD per day) Long trip for Jet Lag Daily Per Diem ($100 USD per day at 6 days) Total Travel

Cost $3,000 $300 $600 $3900

Other Costs Materials of Course (10 set for 24.95 and 4.50 for coordinators handbook) Post (estimate) Telephone (Est for contract of 4 months and international)

$254.45 $300 $1,000 $1554.45