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An evaluation is an analysis of something that results in a judgment. Sam is evaluating a smartphone he is considering buying. Prof. Klee is evaluating a student’s paper. Dominique is evaluating an employee’s performance. An evaluation is an analysis of something that results in a judgment.

To evaluate, you must determine criteria. The criteria you choose will be the ones that matter to you. For instance, Sam is evaluating three smartphones. He has chosen criteria that matter to him: Physical keyboard is desirable Built-in camera should be at least 8 megapixels Cost should be under $250 Size: should be as small as possible To evaluate, you must determine criteria.

Sam selects three smartphones to analyze and evaluate. To make an evaluation, you must gather information to analyze the items. Blackberry Android Apple Physical Keyboard? Yes No Camera 8 Megapixel Cost $199 @299 $549 Size Large Large/medium Medium/small https://www.usps.com/mobile/info.htm http://gsablogs.gsa.gov/gsablog/2011/06/23/government-on-the-go/ http://www.army.mil/article/96057/Smart_phone_charging_increases_cyber_threat/

The next step is to weight the importance of the criterion. Sam uses a Likert scale (1-10) to rank the importance of each criterion. The next step is to weight the importance of the criterion. Criterion Importance (1 = least, 10 = highest) Physical keyboard 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8-megapixel camera 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Under $250 Small

Phones that have physical keyboards get 10 points. Phones that have 8 megapixel cameras also get 10 points. Phones under $250 get 8 more points. Phones that are medium/small get 5 points. Now Sam plugs in the numbers and analyzes the phones using the criteria.

His careful evaluation of the three phones leads to a judgment: The best phone for Sam is the Blackberry. His careful evaluation of the three phones leads to a judgment:

Professor Klee is evaluating a student’s essay Professor Klee is evaluating a student’s essay. He first comes up with the criteria he has focused on and wants to evaluate: Organization A clearly-written thesis statement Well-developed supporting paragraphs Accuracy and care in the use of sources The quality of content The use of standard English grammar The use of MLA format Another Example

For the next step, Prof. Klee weights the importance of the criteria. Importance (Percentage) Organization 15% Clearly-written thesis statement Well-developed supporting paragraphs Accuracy and care in the use of sources Quality of content Use of standard English grammar Use of MLA style 10% TOTAL 100% For the next step, Prof. Klee weights the importance of the criteria.

Prof. Klee Creates an Evaluation Rubric. Criteria Evaluation of Student’s Paper x Percent-age Product Organization 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 x .15% Clearly-written thesis statement Well-developed supporting paragraphs Accuracy and care in the use of sources Quality of content Use of standard English grammar Use of MLA style x .10% STUDENT TOTAL GRADE: Prof. Klee Creates an Evaluation Rubric.

He Uses the Rubric to Evaluate Paulo’s Essay. Student: Paulo Criteria Evaluation of Student’s Paper x Percent-age Product Organization 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 X 15% 13.5 Clearly-written thesis statement x 15% 10.5 Well-developed supporting paragraphs 7.5 Accuracy and care in the use of sources Quality of content Use of standard English grammar 12 Use of MLA style x 10% 8.0 STUDENT TOTAL GRADE: 72.5 He Uses the Rubric to Evaluate Paulo’s Essay.

Your Turn Try it on your own paper. Dominique has been hired to be a manager of a small cafe. She must create a method to evaluate the job performance of her wait staff. First, select the criteria Dominique should use. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Your Turn Try it on your own paper.

Your Turn Try it on your own paper. Once you have selected the criteria, weight each one. Your Turn Try it on your own paper. Criterion Weight (1 = least important; 10 = most important) 1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2. 3. 4. 5.

Your Turn Try it on your own paper. Practice using criteria to evaluate by creating an imaginary employee and evaluating his or her performance. Your Turn Try it on your own paper. Criterion Weight (1 = least important; 10 = most important) 1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2. 3. 4. 5.

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