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Working with Older Volunteers in Manual Intergenerational Projects
Evaluation Rounds
To start the day with introductory exercises like these and ending the day with
an evaluation round means that the start and end of a day are clearly defined,
while the group atmosphere can be constantly checked and visualised.
In analogy to the exercise described above, the following exercise can be
employed as a conclusive evaluation round in the evenings:
Instruction: again the group participants form a circle, the group leader
marks the centre of the circle with an object (shovel, stick, stone) and subsequently
asks the participants to walk into the direction of the centre according
to the satisfaction of the passed day. The circle centre signifies a one-hundred
per cent satisfaction. It is important that all begin to move at the same time.
This exercise, where language doesn’t matter apart from the instruction,
enables participants to provide an immediate and visible feedback.
Alternative: instead of moving to the centre themselves, each participant
can use an object and place it on the floor or a table in a certain distance to
the centre.
The disadvantage of this method is that it cannot be recorded in written
form for a project documentation unless the scene is photographed.
Depending on the group size and the time available, more elaborate evaluation
techniques can be employed. A classic feedback questionnaire, a flash
query or a traffic light feedback are sound alternatives.
Method: Daily Report
Goals/Options:
The participants’ mood and individual condition should be assessed on a daily basis.
Given sufficient time for translation, this can be achieved by oral feedback sessions or by
means of report sheets, which the organiser hands out in the evenings.
Brief description:
The easiest way is a rapid fire session, where each person summarises his experiences of
the day in one sentence.
The group leader initiates concrete sentences: I feel…/What went well today…/Tomorrow
I would like to have more… Either the participants take turns in answering or a ball
or stick is passed around.
The group leader passes round a sheet of paper and each person provides a written feedback,
either in a structured or unstructured form.
Examples for a structured form: me and my ‘weather’, smileys, symbol sheets
Starting point: Every evening
Timeframe: 30 – 60 minutes (according to group size and method)
Group size: irrelevant
Group composition: international
Necessary materials: Prepared report sheets, small soft ball, stick
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