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APPENDIX D
THE EVALUATIONS

EVALUATION SHEET

Please list three things you'd change next time:

Please list three things you'd keep for next time:

How did you feel about your delegate selection process?

Did you have a mini-assembly in your district? ( )Yes ( ) No.

Did you attent it? ( ) Yes ( ) No.

Would you please comment on whether or not it was helpful, and in what way?

Did you receive adequate pre-assembly information? Comment.

How were the accommodations? The food?

Please comment on your small group process. How was your facilitator?

Was concensus more or less difficult than you though it would be?

Was your group very diverse? If so, how?

Please comment on the large group meetings? Were the proposals clearly and fairly expressed?

What about the balance of free time, workshops, worship, etc. Did you find your needs were met?

(Complete)

Getting here was ...

Being here is ...

Going back is going to be ...

(Circle one) TEN BEING HIGH, MY OVERALL IMPRESSION OF COMMON GROUND IS:

1     2     3     4     5     6     7     8     9     10

ANYTHING ELSE? WE WANT AND NEED YOUR COMMENTS. USE ADDITIONAL SHEET IF NECESSARY. THANK YOU.


TALLY OF EVALUATION SHEETS

One hundred eight evaluation forms were returned to us, out of the two hundred eighty-two delegates and staff present. This represents a 32% return. A summary of results is listed below:

THREE THINGS TO CHANGE
(listing only those mentioned by 10 or more people)

Clear up behavioural rules / guidelines28
Suggestions for smoother business process25
Longer assembly23
More sleep/no late meetings or programs23
More free time20

THREE THINGS TO KEEP
(listing only those mentioned by 10 or more people)

Worship Services47
Circle Groups42
The Process25
Unity/Love/Friendship19
The Staff15
Campus Setting14
Songs/Music13

FEELINGS ABOUT DELEGATE SELECTION PROCESS

Fair / Good82
No Comment / Not applicable9
Not Fair / Needs to Change12

WAS THERE A MINI-ASSEMBLY?

Yes - 82No - 21NA-4

DID YOU ATTEND?

Yes - 71No - 14NA-3

DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE PRE-ASSEMBLY INFO?

Yes - 85No - 15? - 2

COMMENTS ON ACCOMMODATIONS?

Positive - 99Negative - 4

COMMENTS ON FOOD?

Positive - 82Negative - 22

SMALL GROUP PROCESS COMMENTS:
HOW WERE FACILITATORS?

Excellent76
Good18
Fair9
Biased4
N.C.4

BASED ON ADVANCE EXPECTATIONS, WAS CONSENSUS IN YOUR GROUP ...

More Difficult19
Less Difficult64
About what I expected17

WAS YOUR GROUP VERY DIVERSE?

Yes71
No13
N.C.21

COMMENTS ON THE WHOLE GROUPPROCESS (Noting comments mentioned by 10 or more people)

The process worked well45
The proposals were clear45
The fair witness was excellent24
The assembly got stuck on detail15
Proposals should all be put on butcher paper or overhead projector15
Long14
Hard13
Confusing13
Moderators should have exercised more control12
Moderators sensitive/good10

COMMENTS ON BALANCE OF FREE TIME/WORKSHOPS/WORSHIP (listed by 10 or more)

Good57
Need more free time41
Need more sleep time22
Worship great21

BEING HERE IS ...
(see facing page of recommendations)

OVERALL IMPRESSION OF COMMON GROUND, 10 BEING HIGH

1 - 06 - 0
2 - 07 - 2
3 - 08 - 28
4 - 19 - 46
5 - 110 - 38


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Translated from the original text document to HTML by Lorne Tyndale, YRUU Programmes Specialist September 1993 - August 1994. The document was on lryer.org. I have placed the document on this site as I've been notified that lryer.org appears to be down.

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