TY - JOUR
T1 - Further considerations of evaluation competencies in Taiwan
AU - Lee, Yi Fang
AU - Altschuld, James W.
AU - Lee, Lung Sheng Steven
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported under a National Science Council Research Grant in Taiwan ( NSC 98-2410-H-260-034 ).
PY - 2013/12
Y1 - 2013/12
N2 - A list of evaluator competencies (Stevahn, King, Ghere, & Minnema, 2005) was adapted to fit the Taiwanese context by Lee, Altschuld, & Lee (2012). It was studied as to how it generalized to a large sample in Taiwan. Likert and Fuzzy surveys with needs assessment formats (importance and competence) were mailed via random assignment to two groups of participants. The questions for the study were: do the modified competencies relate country-wide to Taiwan, did the investigation uncover training needs for evaluators, and were there convergent rating patterns across the two forms of the instrument? The results supported a fit of the modified competencies to the context and convergent validity was observed but strong competency needs were not apparent. Reasons for the findings and implications for future research are discussed.
AB - A list of evaluator competencies (Stevahn, King, Ghere, & Minnema, 2005) was adapted to fit the Taiwanese context by Lee, Altschuld, & Lee (2012). It was studied as to how it generalized to a large sample in Taiwan. Likert and Fuzzy surveys with needs assessment formats (importance and competence) were mailed via random assignment to two groups of participants. The questions for the study were: do the modified competencies relate country-wide to Taiwan, did the investigation uncover training needs for evaluators, and were there convergent rating patterns across the two forms of the instrument? The results supported a fit of the modified competencies to the context and convergent validity was observed but strong competency needs were not apparent. Reasons for the findings and implications for future research are discussed.
KW - Evaluator competency
KW - Training needs
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U2 - 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2013.06.002
DO - 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2013.06.002
M3 - Article
C2 - 23856505
AN - SCOPUS:84880351743
SN - 0149-7189
VL - 41
SP - 12
EP - 18
JO - Evaluation and Program Planning
JF - Evaluation and Program Planning
ER -
