Question

Name and define the three aspects of summative evaluation. Describe why evaluation is important in developing health interventions, and why it is important to have a culturally competent program evaluation. (Need a new answer)

Answer 1

Summative evaluation refers to the assessment of participants where the focus is on the outcome of a program. It is used to assess whether the results of the object being evaluated program, intervention, person, etc. met the stated goals. Summative assessments are used to evaluate student learning, skill acquisition, and academic achievement at the conclusion of a defined instructional period—typically at the end of a project, unit, course, semester, program, or school year. in order for a summative assessment to be most effective, five aspects must be in play,

Authenticity

A test should examine real-world applications. For example, a math test with equations alone is less effective than one with story problems or ways to associate the skill outside of the testing environment.

Reliability

Tests given as summative assessments should hold up in another setting, or with another set of students. In other words, the reliability of an assessment implies that it consistently produces similar results when given under similar conditions.

Volume

Educators should avoid the urge to over-test. Summative assessments should be used only when absolutely necessary to determine the level of learning that has been achieved. Too much volume leads to testing fatigue for both students and teachers and can inadvertently cause the quality of the testing to suffer.

Validity

As closely as possible, testing needs to reflect the objectives taught in a certain period of time. Educators should already know learning goals before teaching a particular topic or in a certain time frame. Validity does not exclude valuable student-led discussions from teaching modules, but educators should test strictly on the aspired outcomes.

Variety

Testing should always include cognitive, psychomotor, and affective learning domains. These include group presentations, work portfolios, research papers, and timed pencil-to-paper testing.

In health education changes may include changes in awareness, knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, skills or health-related behaviours. evaluation refers to assessing the immediate effects of your health education activities on the people who have received health education messages. The purpose of health promotion is to positively influence the health behaviour of individuals and communities as well as the living and working conditions that influence their health.

Cultural competence is a stance taken toward culture, not a discrete status or simple mastery of particular knowledge and skills. A culturally competent evaluator is prepared to engage with diverse segments of communities to include cultural and contextual dimensions important to the evaluation.