After
reading Chapter 16 (Brown, 2012), I did not realize that the evaluation of a
program can be broken down into two categories: formative and summative. I
understand that summative evaluation looks at the overall outcome and benefits
of the program. I am still however unsure about the meaning of formative
evaluation. In the textbook, the example questions given to explain formative
evaluation included content about finances. I am wondering if formative
evaluation also pertains to the worth of the program for the individual.
Formative evaluation has been related to the “process” of a program but I am
still not sure what Brown means by this description (Brown, 2012, p 306). I
think I would be able to further differentiate formative and summative evaluation
if additional examples were given in the text.
I
thought it was really interesting that grade point average was ranked number
eight in the chart on page 241 (Brown, 2012). I have interviewed for multiple
positions since high school and undergraduate and not once was I asked about my
academic standing. The only time I was asked about my grade point average was
during my undergraduate and graduate entrance interview. In my job interviews
there was an emphasis on experience, skills, training, and theoretical
orientation for practice. I was also taken aback by how much money an
individual would have to pay to utilize a private for-profit employment agency.
I would think it would be very difficult to give the agency one month of
earnings especially if the individual has been unemployed for a long period of
time.
I
found the section on résumés really helpful. I was unaware that there was a
difference between paper and internet résumés and that paper résumés have two
main formats. These include the chronological and the functional résumé (Brown,
2012). I had to submit an online resume applying to internships. This was a
completely new experience and I had no idea how to format the résumé because
most of the formatting tools did not register on the online form. This led to
so much frustration and I had to end up redoing my résumé. If I would have
known that the formatting had to be different beforehand, it would have saved
me a lot of time. Brown (2012) also notes in his chapter that résumés should
approximately be one page in length. I know my resume is twice that from all of
the trainings that I have accrued over the years. With this in mind, the
functional résumé would be better. I was unaware that the functional résumé
format was an appropriate format for résumés until I read the chapter.
Brown, D. (2012). Facilitating the Global Job Search:
Employability Skills and Placement Services. In Career Information, Career
Counseling, and Career Development (10th ed., pp. 234-254). New York:
Pearson Education, Inc.
Brown, D. (2012). Program Evaluation and Evidence-Based
Practice. In Career Information, Career Counseling, and Career Development
(10th ed., pp. 349-359). New York: Pearson Education, Inc.
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