Open AccessAdvancing a Competency-Based Mixed Methods Tool to Assess a Course-Based Service-Learning Model Integrating Real-World Experience
Author(s) -
SuI Hou
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
canadian journal of program evaluation/the canadian journal of program evaluation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.341
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 1496-7308
pISSN - 0834-1516
DOI - 10.3138/cjpe.71043
Subject(s) - course (navigation) , service learning , knowledge management , service (business) , multimethodology , service model , psychology , medical education , computer science , process management , mathematics education , pedagogy , engineering , business , marketing , medicine , aerospace engineering
Given increasingly complex societal issues such as global aging, evaluators must develop essential competencies responding to the messiness of reality. This practice note advances an argument for the inclusion of service learning as a formof experiential learning that engages learners in hands-on practice with guided reflection, and shares a competency-based mixed methods (MM) tool for generating learning evidence in a course-based service-learning model. I aligned key design elements with pedagogical approaches with evaluation competencies. Competency basedguidance is critical to ensure effective assessment and quality course delivery. I conclude with lessons learned for integration of MM within program evaluation education.