Fleming M Lynette, Easton Janice
Research, Evaluation & Development Services, 11220 E. Stetson Place, Tucson, AZ 85749-9550, USA.
Eval Program Plann. 2010 May;33(2):172-7. doi: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2009.07.007. Epub 2009 Aug 3.
Evaluation capacity building (ECB) is seldom mentioned in the environmental education (EE) literature, but as demonstrated by the lack and poor quality of EE evaluations, is much needed. This article focuses on an online course, Applied Environmental Education Program Evaluation (AEEPE), which provides nonformal educators with an understanding of how evaluation can be used to improve their EE programs. The authors provide descriptions of key aspects and strategies for addressing challenges they face in teaching AEEPE, such as: reducing attrition, developing and maintaining a social learning environment online, and improving students' understanding of attribution and logic models. While the course equips environmental educators with the skills necessary to design and implement basic evaluations, there is less certainty that the course contributes to generating demand for evaluation within organizations and the profession. Therefore the authors call on national organizations and associations for help with increasing the demand for ECB in the EE community.
评估能力建设（ECB）在环境教育（EE）文献中很少被提及，但正如EE评估的缺乏和质量不佳所表明的那样，这是非常必要的。本文重点关注一门在线课程，即应用环境教育项目评估（AEEPE），该课程让非正规教育工作者了解如何利用评估来改进他们的EE项目。作者描述了在教授AEEPE过程中应对所面临挑战的关键方面和策略，例如：减少流失率、在线创建和维护社会学习环境，以及提高学生对归因和逻辑模型的理解。虽然该课程为环境教育工作者提供了设计和实施基本评估所需的技能，但对于该课程是否有助于在组织和专业领域内激发对评估的需求，确定性较低。因此，作者呼吁国家组织和协会帮助提高EE社区对ECB的需求。
