Criteria for program evaluation in motorcycle safety rider education and training programs

The purpose of this study was to identify program evaluation criteria for motorcycle safety rider education and training programs from the perspective of state program administrators. The two research questions were: "What are the currently- used criteria for program evaluation in motorcycle safety rider education and training prógrams?" and "What are ideal criteria for program evaluation in motorcycle safety rider education and training programs?" Eight administrators were interviewed using questions developed within the framework of Stufflebeam's Context-Input-Process- Product (CIPP) model of program evaluation. A total of 205 criteria were initially identified from an analysis of the interview results data, and administrators named 17 of these criteria as currently used for program evaluation. Through the use of a double-round Delphi technique, administrators rated 30 criteria as being ideal for program evaluation.

Comparison of ideal criteria to criteria in current use revealed differences in qualitative features and scope of administrator concerns, such as learning outcomes and instructor performance. Ideal criteria may prove useful in the development of evaluation systems for motorcycle safety rider education and training programs, but further study of these criteria is warranted. Needed is a better understanding of barriers to implementation of ideal criteria and whether the criteria identified in other regions of the country parallel those identified in this study.The purpose of this study was to identify program evaluation criteria for motorcycle safety rider education and training programs from the perspective of state program administrators. The two research questions were: "What are the currently- used criteria for program evaluation in motorcycle safety rider education and training prógrams?" and "What are ideal criteria for program evaluation in motorcycle safety rider education and training programs?" Eight administrators were interviewed using questions developed within the framework of Stufflebeam's Context-Input-Process- Product (CIPP) model of program evaluation. A total of 205 criteria were initially identified from an analysis of the interview results data, and administrators named 17 of these criteria as currently used for program evaluation. Through the use of a double-round Delphi technique, administrators rated 30 criteria as being ideal for program evaluation.

Comparison of ideal criteria to criteria in current use revealed differences in qualitative features and scope of administrator concerns, such as learning outcomes and instructor performance. Ideal criteria may prove useful in the development of evaluation systems for motorcycle safety rider education and training programs, but further study of these criteria is warranted. Needed is a better understanding of barriers to implementation of ideal criteria and whether the criteria identified in other regions of the country parallel those identified in this study.