Evaluation Factors and Writing Strategies for the Usefulness of Handouts

Abstract

This paper determined how to evaluate handout for training handout preparation. Student’s handouts were surveyed at a class of university bachelor level. These handout manuscripts were evaluated using several scales for assessment including a degree of usefulness. An exploratory factor analysis was applied to the evaluations, and four factors were extracted. The relationships between factors of handout evaluation and scores of usefulness were examined using a causal analysis. Also relationships between usefulness and qualitative data which were reviewer’s comments and applied annotation strategies were illustrated using a corresponding analysis. As the results of analyses, a training methodology for making better handout was proposed regarding these evaluation perspectives.