A Theory-Based Evaluation of POGIL Workshops: Providing a Clearer Picture of POGIL Adoption

摘要

Typical evaluations of workshops consist of asking participants to rate a workshop's "effectiveness". The questions are written by the workshop organizers and the evaluation is often reported as simple percentages of how many participants liked the workshop. By contrast, in this theory-based evaluation, a more precise instrument based upon the theories of Rogers and Ajzen was developed to determine the participants' stage of adoption readiness, a measure of their intention to adopt POGIL following the workshop, and the type of support they needed. Analysis of these surveys addressed issues such as who attends POGIL workshops, why they come, their stage of adoption readiness, and differences in the barriers and support needed by participants at different stages. Such specific information as a result of surveys was used to positively impact the structure of future workshops and enhance implementation efforts.