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Special Events - ANSWER-One-time or infrequently occurring activity outside normal
programs offered by the park and recreation agency. Have a different level of
supervision in their implementation. Despite the diverse special event themes, all
special events require a great deal of planning and supervision to ensure the goals of
the special event are met.
Specific Supervision - ANSWER-Involves observing, overseeing and managing the
conduct of a specific activity, facility, or program
-Provide correct, competent instruction and or direction to the activity
-Oversee the behavior and practices of participants; intervene and regulate behavior to
ensure safe participation and safe environment for the activity
-Conduct safety inspections for and remove obvious hazards to ensure a safe
environment for participation
-Respond to traumatic events as warranted and render appropriate assistance as
required - ANSWER-When engaged in specific supervision, the park and recreation
professional is expected to provide the following level of services:
Behavioral management goals - ANSWER-Behavioral goals to establish the behavioral
outcomes that will result from participating in the program (i.e. to improve participants
serving skills)
Objectives - ANSWER-Specific, measurable statements that lead to the
accomplishment of a goal. Each goal will have 2 to 4 objectives.
Audience (who), behavior (what), condition (how), degree (when) - ANSWER-A well
written objective will address which areas?
Purpose statement - ANSWER-Outlines the agency's rationale for operating the
program
Outcome-based evaluation - ANSWER-An evaluation that can document the outcomes
of participating in recreation and leisure programs
Data - ANSWER-May be gathered to analyse a program's effectiveness, impact, or cost
benefit
, Cost-benefit - ANSWER-Used to quantify the cost of each unit of outcome or benefit
produced
Formative and summative evaluations - ANSWER-Two primary types of evaluations
Formative evaluation - ANSWER-Conducted while a program is being operated. Used
to form and shape a program while it is still being implemented or operated thus helps
to improve the current session of a program. Info obtained is used to improve the
current program and to make certain all of the assumptions about the activities and
leadership techniques designed into the program are correct and achieving the
program's goals.
Summative evaluation - ANSWER-Conducted at the end of the program. Primary role is
to help document a program's outcomes and impact to funding agencies and other
audiences. Will also help to determined if a program should be continued, modified, or
dropped.
Reliability, validity, and the tool's usability - ANSWER-When developing a program
evaluation tool, the park and recreation professional must be concerned with three
issues:
Reliability - ANSWER-The consistency with which an evaluation tool yields a certain
result when the participants being measured have not changed.
Validity - ANSWER-The extent to which the tool measures what it is supposed to
measure
Construct, content, and face - ANSWER-Three forms of validity:
Construct validity - ANSWER-Concerned with whether or not the evaluation tool is
measuring the specific construct or attribute of the program
Content validity - ANSWER-The actual content of the evaluation tool
Face validity - ANSWER-Whether the evaluation tool, taken at face value, appears to
measure what it is supposed to measure
Usability - ANSWER-How easy is to tool to use?
Quantitative evaluations - ANSWER-Generally concerned with obtaining information
about relationships among variables with the purpose of explaining, predicting, and/or
controlling phenomena. Focused on converting respondents thoughts, attitudes, and/or
opinions into numbers.
General Supervision - ANSWER-Assumes less of a "hands-on" approach. Does not
include activity instruction; rather is primarily concerned with on-site supervision of
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Special Events - ANSWER-One-time or infrequently occurring activity outside normal
programs offered by the park and recreation agency. Have a different level of
supervision in their implementation. Despite the diverse special event themes, all
special events require a great deal of planning and supervision to ensure the goals of
the special event are met.
Specific Supervision - ANSWER-Involves observing, overseeing and managing the
conduct of a specific activity, facility, or program
-Provide correct, competent instruction and or direction to the activity
-Oversee the behavior and practices of participants; intervene and regulate behavior to
ensure safe participation and safe environment for the activity
-Conduct safety inspections for and remove obvious hazards to ensure a safe
environment for participation
-Respond to traumatic events as warranted and render appropriate assistance as
required - ANSWER-When engaged in specific supervision, the park and recreation
professional is expected to provide the following level of services:
Behavioral management goals - ANSWER-Behavioral goals to establish the behavioral
outcomes that will result from participating in the program (i.e. to improve participants
serving skills)
Objectives - ANSWER-Specific, measurable statements that lead to the
accomplishment of a goal. Each goal will have 2 to 4 objectives.
Audience (who), behavior (what), condition (how), degree (when) - ANSWER-A well
written objective will address which areas?
Purpose statement - ANSWER-Outlines the agency's rationale for operating the
program
Outcome-based evaluation - ANSWER-An evaluation that can document the outcomes
of participating in recreation and leisure programs
Data - ANSWER-May be gathered to analyse a program's effectiveness, impact, or cost
benefit
, Cost-benefit - ANSWER-Used to quantify the cost of each unit of outcome or benefit
produced
Formative and summative evaluations - ANSWER-Two primary types of evaluations
Formative evaluation - ANSWER-Conducted while a program is being operated. Used
to form and shape a program while it is still being implemented or operated thus helps
to improve the current session of a program. Info obtained is used to improve the
current program and to make certain all of the assumptions about the activities and
leadership techniques designed into the program are correct and achieving the
program's goals.
Summative evaluation - ANSWER-Conducted at the end of the program. Primary role is
to help document a program's outcomes and impact to funding agencies and other
audiences. Will also help to determined if a program should be continued, modified, or
dropped.
Reliability, validity, and the tool's usability - ANSWER-When developing a program
evaluation tool, the park and recreation professional must be concerned with three
issues:
Reliability - ANSWER-The consistency with which an evaluation tool yields a certain
result when the participants being measured have not changed.
Validity - ANSWER-The extent to which the tool measures what it is supposed to
measure
Construct, content, and face - ANSWER-Three forms of validity:
Construct validity - ANSWER-Concerned with whether or not the evaluation tool is
measuring the specific construct or attribute of the program
Content validity - ANSWER-The actual content of the evaluation tool
Face validity - ANSWER-Whether the evaluation tool, taken at face value, appears to
measure what it is supposed to measure
Usability - ANSWER-How easy is to tool to use?
Quantitative evaluations - ANSWER-Generally concerned with obtaining information
about relationships among variables with the purpose of explaining, predicting, and/or
controlling phenomena. Focused on converting respondents thoughts, attitudes, and/or
opinions into numbers.
General Supervision - ANSWER-Assumes less of a "hands-on" approach. Does not
include activity instruction; rather is primarily concerned with on-site supervision of
