Project diary
- 1. CENTRES: Pilot Project Diary (including baseline and end point) CENTRES (Creative Entrepreneurship in Schools) project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. www.centres-eu.org With the support of the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Union CENTRES: Creative Entrepreneurship Pilots. Pilot Evaluation Toolkit: Students This page should be filled in with teacher, pupils and the practitioner/ mentor (where relevant) at the start of the project School / organisation name: Class name / year group: Start and end dates: Project name: Brief description of activity: CENTRES refs: Project Number: 518238-LLP-1-2011-1-UK-COMENIUS-CNW Agreement Number: 2011 – 5029 / 001 – 001 Guidance This diary contains three tools to evaluate your Centres pilot project, focussing on students. All of them should be carried out as a group activity through discussion with students, rather than as an individual exercise. Please record the majority view or a range of views where requested. Section 1: Baseline Questionnaire This should be carried out at the start of the project to assess students' knowledge and understanding of entrepreneurship. Section 2: Diary The Diary sheets should be photocopied and used in every session of your project. Section 3: End Point Questionnaire This should be carried out at the end of the project to contrast with students' initial knowledge and understanding. Additional questionnaires To ensure that our evaluation is comprehensive, please also complete the Baseline and End Point questionnaires for teachers, and practitioners/mentors.
- 2. CENTRES: Evaluation CENTRES (Creative Entrepreneurship in Schools) project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. www.centres-eu.org With the support of the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Union Baseline Questionnaire Guidance: please complete this Baseline Questionnaire as early in the pilot as possible Name of School Class description (age, ability, etc) Number of students CENTRES refs Project Number: 518238-LLP-1-2011-1-UK-COMENIUS-CNW Agreement Number: 2011 – 5029 / 001 – 001 1: What is entrepreneurship? Example activity: Question asked to class, hands up for response - majority response used, OR small group discuss and report back. NB: Explore what these responses mean to the group as they will be used on the weekly sheets. Students' response: Teacher’s comments (eg did the class find it easy or hard to answer this question? If they don’t know the answer, how can they find out?) 2: Can you name any famous entrepreneurs? Example activity: hands up to give answers Students' responses Teacher’s comments (eg did the class find it easy or hard to answer this question? Could they think of anyone? Are they from creative industries?) 3: What skills do you need to be an entrepreneur? Example activity: hands up to give answers/ discuss Students' responses Teacher’s comments (think about: risk taking, confidence, creativity/inventiveness, communication and interpersonal skills)
- 3. CENTRES: Evaluation CENTRES (Creative Entrepreneurship in Schools) project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. www.centres-eu.org With the support of the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Union 4: Do you think your school teaches you these skills? How? Students' response Teacher’s comments 5: How good are the entrepreneurial skills of your class? Example activity: 4 students mark point on line/ people go towards the point they feel is right Students' response (please circle): Very Poor Poor OK Good Excellent Comment: Teachers response (please circle) share with class: Very Poor Poor OK Good Excellent Comment: 6: What do you think you will be doing in this project? Example activity: Teacher facilitates, asks question to the class and selects students to respond using a mime / facial expression, rest of class to guess and follow up with brief discussion. Students' response: Teachers response share with class:
- 4. CENTRES: Evaluation CENTRES (Creative Entrepreneurship in Schools) project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. www.centres-eu.org With the support of the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Union Project Diary Guidance: please copy enough of these sheets so that a diary can be filled in during/ at the end of EVERY SESSION. Answers should be majority responses from pupils, plus comment from teacher and also the practitioner/ mentor if present at that session. This diary can provide an opportunity to monitor how your project is running, and to make any changes needed if it is not going as expected. Name of School Class description (age, ability, etc) Number of students CENTRES refs Project Number: 518238-LLP-1-2011-1-UK-COMENIUS-CNW Agreement Number: 2011 – 5029 / 001 – 001 Date of this session Brief summary of activity in this session This diary completed by 1: How would you describe the behaviour of the group in the workshop today? Students' response (please circle): Very Poor Poor OK Good Excellent Comment: Teachers response (please circle) share with class: Very Poor Poor OK Good Excellent Comment: Practitioner/mentor response (please circle) share with class: Very Poor Poor OK Good Excellent Comment:
- 5. CENTRES: Evaluation CENTRES (Creative Entrepreneurship in Schools) project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. www.centres-eu.org With the support of the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Union 2: What new skills did you (your group) develop in the workshop today? Example activity: Class asked to name up to 5 new skills the class used, teacher (and practitioner if present) to add one additional point each. Students' response: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Comment: Teacher - note 1 additional skill share with class: Practitioner/Mentor - note 1 additional skill share with class: 3: How challenging did you (your group) find the workshop today? Example activity: 4 pupils asked to stand up and represent one of the following: easy, just right, quite hard, too hard. Class asked to point to the person that shows their experience. Students' response (please circle): Very Easy Easy Just right Quite hard Too hard Comment: Teachers response (please circle) share with class: Very Easy Easy Just right Quite hard Too hard Comment: Practitioner/Mentor response (please circle) share with class: Very Easy Easy Just right Quite hard Too hard Comment:
- 6. CENTRES: Evaluation CENTRES (Creative Entrepreneurship in Schools) project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. www.centres-eu.org With the support of the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Union 4: Did you (your group) understand what you were asked to do in the workshop today? Example activity: Question asked to class with ranking ‘none of the time, sometimes, mostly or all of the time’ hands up for response. Students' response (please circle): None Sometimes Mostly All Comment: Teachers response (please circle) share with class: None Sometimes Mostly All Comment: Practitioner/mentor response (please circle) share with class: None Sometimes Mostly All Comment: 5: Did everyone work well as a team today (including adults)? Example activity: Discussion with the class, if the majority answer is no then the class, teacher and practitioner/mentor to identify 3 things that will be done differently next week. Students, teacher and practitioner/mentor response: (please circle): Yes / No 1. 2. 3. NOTES. Please use this space to note any support needs, changes that might be needed to the project etc based on feedback today and discuss them with your project team as soon as possible. REPEAT IN EACH SESSION. Please keep all diary sheets.
- 7. CENTRES: Evaluation CENTRES (Creative Entrepreneurship in Schools) project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. www.centres-eu.org With the support of the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Union Project end and Summary Guidance: please complete this at the end of the pilot. The End Point Questionnaire (questions 1 – 9) measures progress against the questions asked in the Baseline Questionnaire at the start of the project. The summary questions (10 – 15) draw on the evidence you have collected in the diary sheets. Name of School Class description (age, ability, etc) Number of students CENTRES refs Project Number: 518238-LLP-1-2011-1-UK-COMENIUS-CNW Agreement Number: 2011 – 5029 / 001 – 001 Section 1: End Point Questionnaire 1: What is entrepreneurship? Example activity: Question asked to class, hands up for response - majority response used, OR small group discuss and report back. Students' response: Teacher’s comments: Evaluation notes: Compare these answers with the answers given to the Baseline questionnaire, and consider how easy the pupils found it to answer (eg how quickly could they think of a response?). What conclusions can you draw? 2: Can you name any famous entrepreneurs? Example activity: hands up to give answers Students'responses Teacher’s comments: Evaluation notes: Compare these answers with the answers given to the Baseline questionnaire, and consider how easy the pupils found it to answer (eg how quickly could they think of a response?). What conclusions can you draw?
- 8. CENTRES: Evaluation CENTRES (Creative Entrepreneurship in Schools) project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. www.centres-eu.org With the support of the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Union 3: What skills do you need to be an entrepreneur? Example activity: hands up to give answers/ discuss Students’ responses Teacher’s comments Evaluation notes Compare these answers with the answers given to the Baseline questionnaire, and consider how easy the pupils found it to answer (eg how quickly could they think of a response?). What conclusions can you draw? 4: What skills do you think you have learned through this project? Example activity: Students' response Teacher’s comments 5: How good are the entrepreneurial skills of your class? Example activity: 4 students mark point on line/ people go towards the point they feel is right Students'response (please circle): Very Poor Poor OK Good Excellent Comment: Teachers response (please circle) share with class: Very Poor Poor OK Good Excellent Comment: Evaluation notes: Compare these answers with the answers given to the Baseline questionnaire – what has changed?
- 9. CENTRES: Evaluation CENTRES (Creative Entrepreneurship in Schools) project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. www.centres-eu.org With the support of the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Union 6: At the start of the project, we asked you what you thought you would be doing in this project. Did it meet your expectations? Example activity: Looking back at what you thought you (the class) would be doing: What have you done that has surprised you / been different? What would you do differently next time Students' response: Teachers response share with class: 7: Have you used the new skills you’ve learnt in this project in any other areas of school life? Or outside school? Example activity: Question asked to class, if yes can you give some examples? Teacher to draw on observations or feedback from colleagues. Students: Teacher share with class: 8: What do you think your teacher/s have learned through this project? Example activity: Question asked to class – give examples and explain why they think this. Students: Teacher share with class: 9: What do you think the mentors/ practitioners have learned through this project? Example activity: Question asked to class – give examples and explain why they think this. Students: Teacher share with class:
- 10. CENTRES: Evaluation CENTRES (Creative Entrepreneurship in Schools) project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. www.centres-eu.org With the support of the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Union Section 2: Summary (to be answered drawing on the answers in the weekly diary sheets) 10: How would you describe the behaviour of the group in the workshops overall? Example activity: Looking at the weekly diary sheets add up the ‘very poor, poor, ok, good, excellent’ and give an overall ranking. Through discussion draw conclusions as to why e.g. – Because the class didn’t always understand – Because the class didn’t get on their group/s – Because it was new and interesting – Was there another reason, if so what was this? Students' overall response (please circle): Very Poor Poor OK Good Excellent Conclusions: Teachers overall response (please circle) share with class: Very Poor Poor OK Good Excellent Conclusions: Practitioner/Mentor overall response (please circle) share with class: Very Poor Poor OK Good Excellent Conclusions: 11: What new skills did you develop in the workshops? Example activity: Looking at the weekly diary sheets look for skills pupils ‘especially’ noted, select the top 5 and through discussion draw conclusions as to why? Students: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Conclusions: Teacher share with class: 1.
- 11. CENTRES: Evaluation CENTRES (Creative Entrepreneurship in Schools) project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. www.centres-eu.org With the support of the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Union 2. 3. 4. 5. Conclusions: Practitioner/Mentor share with class: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Conclusions: 12: How challenging did you find the workshops? Example activity: Looking at the weekly diary sheets add up the ‘very easy, easy, just right, quite hard, too hard’ and give an overall ranking. Through discussion draw conclusions as to why. Students'response (please circle): Very Easy Easy Just right Quite hard Too hard Conclusions: Teachers response (please circle) share with class: Very Easy Easy Just right Quite hard Too hard Conclusions: Practitioner/Mentor response (please circle) share with class: Very Easy Easy Just right Quite hard Too hard Conclusions:
- 12. CENTRES: Evaluation CENTRES (Creative Entrepreneurship in Schools) project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. www.centres-eu.org With the support of the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Union 13: Did you understand what you were asked to do in the workshops? Example activity: Looking at the weekly diary sheets add up the ‘none, sometimes, mostly, all’ and give an overall ranking. Through discussion draw conclusions as to why. Students' response (please circle): None Sometimes Mostly All Conclusions: Teachers response (please circle) share with class: None Sometimes Mostly All Conclusions: Practitioner/Mentor response (please circle) share with class: None Sometimes Mostly All Conclusions: 14: Did the adults and pupils work well as a team? Example activity: Looking at the weekly diary sheets, if the majority answer is ‘no’ then the class, teacher and creative practitioner to identify the top 3 challenges and note how these were addressed and if they were successful. Students', teacher and Practitioner/Mentor response: (please circle): Yes / No 1. 2. 3. Conclusions: 15a: What would you do differently next time?
- 13. CENTRES: Evaluation CENTRES (Creative Entrepreneurship in Schools) project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. www.centres-eu.org With the support of the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Union 15b: What was the best thing about this project? This space is to note anything that has not been covered in the questions or to make a ‘note to self’ Students: Teachers share with class: Practitioner/Mentor share with class: THANK YOU FOR COMPLETING THIS EVALUATION