Evaluator Competencies
From the very outset, the Visitor Studies Association has had professional development as a core value. And over the years VSA has observed interest in its programs increase; most specifically in the various professional development components (workshops and other forms of training) of the VSA annual meetings. With the support of a planning grant from the Informal Science Education Program of the National Science Foundation, VSA developed these guidelines for a self-study and professional development in Visitor Studies. A grant from the Noyce Foundation provided support for the web-based dissemination of the Evaluator Competencies for Professional Development.
- Research design
- Instrument/protocol design
- Measurement techniques
- Sampling
- Data analysis
- Data interpretation
- Report writing and oral communication
- Human subjects research ethics
- Research design, measurement, and analysis that shows sensitivity to diversity and diversity issues