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Region 5 Evaluation

Work GroupDecember 16, 2011

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Barbara Buswell: Region 5 RPTAC Director

Nora Thompson:

Region 6 RPTAC Director

Presented by:

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1. Review key concepts and evaluation from last session

2. Answer your questions now that you have begun to

outline your evaluation methods and procedures

3. Send you all forth with tools and confidence

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Session Outcomes:

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An Evaluation Answers

One or more of four main types of questions?

What occurred; what did we do?

How well did it go; how well did we do it?

So what? What difference did our efforts make? Whatchanged?

What should we change in future projects?

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Are we doing what we promised in our proposal in thetimeline established?

In what ways and to what extent is our project as a wholeeffective?

How effective are our specific approaches and activities?

How can we be sure that we are meeting our outcomes?

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Evaluate Project

Effectiveness

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Formative

Summative

Qualitative

Quantitative

High Quality

Relevant

Useful

Others?66

Use Key Vocabulary

or Terms

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Use a variety of approaches to ensure that youare using both formative and summativeapproaches.

Consider the appropriateness of the method tothe activity.

Consider the yield of various approaches.

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Consider Your Methods

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Data Collection Methods

Sources of Information

n Existing data- Program records,

attendance logs, etc

- Pictures, charts, maps,pictorial records

n Program participants

n Others: key informants,

nonparticipants, proponents,critics, staff, collaborators,

funders, etc.

Data Collection Methods

n Survey

n Interview

n

Testn Observation

n Group techniques

n Case study

n Photography

n Document review

n Expert or peer review

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Remember to be sure that your evaluationmethods and plan align with

Your grant goals

Your management plan

Your logic model

The parameters in the RFA

OSEP Performance Measures (high quality, relevant, useful)

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Go to region5ptac.org

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Resource Materials

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Go forth withskill &

confidence!1212