Critical Self-Evaluation: An Attribute of Systemic Behavior: Authors of Natural Science Learning Materials as Evaluators

摘要

Social responsibility (SR) requires critical self-evaluating personalities. Here is a case of self-measurement. Some basic content-, methodology- and implementation-related characteristics of evaluation in education are presented. Particularly emphasized are attributes of good evaluation and good evaluators. The study empirically surveys the cognitive and emotional-motivational preparedness of e.g. authors of natural sciences learning materials for evaluation of their authored materials. Data analysis shows that authors hesitate. They worry about their objectivity, lack of time, and insufficient methodological training. Authors more generally confirmed their cooperation in the planning of evaluation in terms of content and methodology and evaluation report generation. Method may be usable in other cases, too, and may help its users improve their SR in self-measurement.