Chris L. S. Coryn Western Michigan University Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Evaluation Evaluator Competency Just Because You Have a Library Card Doesn’t Make You Yoda
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Chris L. S. CorynWestern Michigan University
Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Evaluation
Evaluator Competency
Just Because You Have a Library Card Doesn’t Make You Yoda
Kia ora…and special acknowledgments to…
Kate McKegg, E. Jane Davidson, my students, the conference organizing committee, & attendees…
it is an honor and privilege to have this opportunity
An abbreviated life history…that has significantly influenced my world view and evaluation practice
Bad is bad and good is good and it is the job of evaluators to decide which is which”
— Michael Scriven
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Current influences…
Other influences…
Davidson
Cook
Shadish
Patton
Cronbach
Stufflebeam
Chelimsky
Hattie
Competency…
in most cultural and contextual environments
knowledge, skills, abilities, traits, & other characteristics needed to conduct high quality evaluation…
A note of explanation…
others are ‘worker’-oriented
some competencies are ‘work’-oriented…
Technical competencies…
others often matter more
really, really matter…
Why?‘wheat from the chaff’
As mentioned by Kushner yesterday…
and the requisite competencies are daunting
the demands placed on evaluators continue to expand…