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Thoughts on Conducting a Senior On-Hill Evaluation
- Evaluation team
- Typically 3 to 4 evaluators per group
- Position evaluators in order to view candidates from different vantages (approach, passing, and moving away)
- A shadow evaluator may be assigned – allow them the opportunity to comment and provide input
- Do not allow other individuals to tag along with the team and do not accept the input from others outside the evaluation team
- Candidate considerations
- Have a plan: Communicate places to meet at the beginning of the day, at the end of each run, and in case you get separated
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- Stay together as a group, except for deliberations
- Try to keep the candidates in order when performing tasks.
- Keep the candidates perspective in mind. Keep the evaluation positive and loose.
- Always give clear and explicit instructions as a lead examiner
- Candidate feedback is not generally provided during the evaluation. If needed, it should be provided by the lead evaluator. Avoid conveying pass/fail judgments.
- When deliberating with the evaluators be sure it is out of ear-shot of the candidates and with minimal body language.
- All questions should be deferred to the lead examiner.
- Demos
- All tasks being evaluated (tobogganing, skiing, snowboarding) need to start with good demos.
- Redo the demo if needed.
- Be sure that the candidates understand that the demo is the baseline. Performance at or above the demo is acceptable; below is not.
- Terrain selection
- Terrain must be appropriate to the task.
- Candidates should be comfortable with the terrain.
- This is a senior level evaluation and the terrain should not be too easy nor should it be too hard for the given task.
- Test day snow conditions and weather may influence terrain selection.
- Metrics are established and published for senior level tobogganing terrain.
- Scorecards
- Allow sufficient time to fill out cards
- Lead evaluator makes the final call
- Be considerate of the entire evaluation team and deliberate any issues.
- Tough calls sometimes have to be made.
- As a lead, listen to any and all concerns from the examining team
- As an evaluator, questions and concerns should be brought to the lead examiner
- Agreement should be reached among the evaluators.
- Allow re-runs if necessary but within reason.
- Above all, integrity of the entire team must be maintained
- It is not appropriate to sell out your lead or fellow evaluators once the cards are turned in. Work out any differences before cards are turned in.
- General comments
- Be considerate of the other exam teams (terrain, toboggans, etc.).
- Be flexible and be able to adapt.