Evaluation at Internship Sites | Origin: ED207
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Outside the Classroom: Experiential Learning --> Evaluation at Internship Sites
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I liked that this emphasized focusing on the objectives to be learned not the person. Objectives are actionable and measurable. Focusing on the person is subjective and results in an attempt to motivate the person externally rather than internally.
Providing feedback and student's evaluation at the internship site is an important element of monitoring the student's progress.
Comment on Francisco Gonzalez's post: Its important to note that students should be journaling their progress, as to know if the sites are giving them the best experience, and how the sites are doing as a whole.
The faculty should evaluate the intern's journal and reflections can help with changes to curriculum to improve the internship experience.
The student journal is a great feedback to the employer and program.
I now understand how crucial it is to evaluate students' internship experiences to make sure they meet learning goals and prepare students for their future careers. As a teacher, I can implement this by stressing the importance of setting clear goals at the start of internships, promoting regular feedback from supervisors, and helping students reflect on their experiences through journals or presentations, which will help them develop important skills for their future jobs.
The post internship meeting is something that I do not currently do, but would consider adding in
For students to get the most out of their experiences, they need quality feedback throughout their internship experience.
Both the students and internships supervisors feedback can be instrumental in making positive changes to the internship as a whole.
Internship activities provide a practical way to evaluate skills that are often difficult to assess in an academic setting. Feedback for skills and behaviors, such as attitude, maturity, and judgement can further prepare a student for post education employment.
Exit interview after Externship should be a great tool to measure the goals achieved by the student.
Evaluations of a student's progress should include their ability to meet the outlined objectives set before the internship/clinical begins.
Feedback is essential when it comes to both parties. It is essential for instructors so we can improve our programs and quality of teaching, clinical sites etc. Evaluation is important for students because it can help guide them to do better the next term.
Feedback is crucial because it greatly assists in learning and growth, skill development, clarifies expectations, builds confidence and enhances communication.
It is important to be able to write a journal paper about their experiences which can be the basis for some adjustments/ consideration in changing some objectives of the internships.
Everyone's experience and input is important. The student and the evaluator could have a completely different opinion of their journey during the internship.
Comment on Edward Chan's post:
Timely communication between the educator, student, and specific sites should be consistent and professional. Address how the intern can receive the best outcome from meeting the objectives.
Good to mention that there is etiquette to engaging in feedback with interns during evaluations.
It is beneficial to review the site following the experience to ensure that it is a valuable learning experience for others.