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Dear Jennifer, I have found that the key principle for conducting evaluation activities with children at this age level is to have some kind of object to orient their attention. This can be done after the activity by having them draw something relevant to the activity, and then interviewing them about what they drew and why. It can also be done by using some kind of artefact from the activity (or representing the activity) as a focal point for them to look at, while interviewing them. I have found drawings to be a preferable option on a practical level because you then have a durable product that you can use to anchor your analysis/interpretations of the interview responses. Best, Eric --------------- Dr Eric Jensen, Fellow Higher Education Academy Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer), Department of Sociology, University of Warwick http://warwick.academia.edu/EricJensen Recent books: - The Therapeutic Cloning Debate: Global Science and Journalism in the Public Sphere (published April 2014) - http://www.ashgate.com/isbn/9781472403803 - Culture & Social Change: Transforming Society through the Power of Ideas - http://www.infoagepub.com/products/Culture-and-Social-Change Upcoming Books: - From Conservation Education to Public Engagement: Research, Principles and Practice (Cambridge University Press) - Making the Most of Public Engagement Events: Research, Principles and Practice (Cambridge University Press) - Doing Real Research (SAGE) Current project: - Using Social Media to Identify and Leverage Engagement (SMILE) with Arts and Culture - http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/sociology/staff/academicstaff/jensen/ericjensen/smile The Department of Sociology at the University of Warwick has been ranked 3rd in the University Guide 2015 Guardian league table and 23rd in the QS World University Rankings 2014 From: Jennifer Barrett <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Reply-To: Jennifer Barrett <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Date: Friday, 14 November 2014 09:12 To: "List for discussion of issues in museum education in the UK." <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Subject: Evaluations of Pre-school Activities Hi all, I was wondering if anyone knew of any great examples of pre-school activity evaluation methods? We currently run four pre-school sessions a month, including craft activities, toddler yoga, song and dance, and welly walks. I would be particularly interested in methods which encourage the children to respond, rather than those which only ask parents/guardians for their input. Thanks so much, Jennifer ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. For more information please visit http://www.symanteccloud.com ______________________________________________________________________ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + GEM list: Contact the list owner for assistance at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> For information about joining, leaving and suspending mail (eg during a holiday) see the list website at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=GEM + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + GEM list: Contact the list owner for assistance at [log in to unmask] For information about joining, leaving and suspending mail (eg during a holiday) see the list website at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=GEM + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +