Evaluation And Evaluation Of Evaluation

Evaluation is a process that is used to look at the project, policy or program critically. It includes the collection and analyzing information that is related to the program or policy and that of its outcome. The Main purpose is to improve the policy or the program effectiveness. This will also help to identify any of the weak areas and changes that need to be made in the policy.

First, would look at my measurement method to make sure that it is reliable and valid. Making sure that the measurements are representing the people and the program accurately, enough sample size is use to represent the program, and make sure there is no participants contamination. Second, the time from when the program started and when the evaluation process starts can also show that the program have no impact. It takes a long time for programs to work out the kink and bumps along the way and sometimes having an evaluation conducted within a year will not show the program at its full potential. There is also the sleeper effect where the program will not show impact until a much later time. Having an open and clear communication with the stakeholders will let me know what they are looking in the program evaluation so that I can focus on those aspects to make sure I use accurate

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To ensure that my program evaluation is objective, credible and fair I would employ internal and external counselors or advisors as well as align my program evaluation with the standards and practices of the professional body of evaluators. These “advisors “may or may not include the program stakeholders, but would not negate the formal process of collaborating with key stakeholders. Rather, the purpose of my advisor team is to see and hear things I missed.

How is evaluation research a political process? ANSWER- (b) it must promote cooperation and consensus among stakeholders.

Evaluation is an assessment of something or making an observation of the outcome whether good or bad. An example of evaluating is after the Year 8 disco, was the year 8 pupil’s filing out an evaluation form on how they thought the event went. There are many different ways to evaluate such as minutes of meeting, questionnaires, post-event papers and circulation list.

I am choosing to write summative projective-wide evaluation plan; which looks at the short-term to long-term outcomes of an intervention on the target group. This evaluations will look at information such as community needs, activities and or services, desired results, indicators, method of measurement, type of instrument, minimum level of success, steps, etc. The evaluation will analyse the process and outcome of the program. The evaluation will also discuss the goals and how they are measured.What are the measurement tools you would use? I chose to evaluate the Peace Domestic Violence Agency which is located in the Portland metropolitan area working with families affected by domestic abuse.

There are a number of stakeholders that would take an active interest in and may be affected by this study for a variety of reasons.

Evaluation have its pros and cons depending on the type of evaluation. A beneficial evaluation is the overall success of the type of service that is being rendered. Depending on the resources that is offered and rather or not the staff is effective in achieving their goals with the client. Basically, a chain of cause and effect is the mission of human services agencies. The evaluation will determine rather the agencies is having an impact on the services that are provided, and what difference it has made on the person. The purpose is the primary target of what the agencies are initiated in their mission. If the outcome is measured in conducting an evaluation in the agencies, the management should elaborate on the services, networking capacity, budget, and practice skills of the workers when dealing with clients. Human services workers could have a clearer picture of the purpose of the organization, and helpful tips on dealing with clients. Many questions and answers should be in the evaluation session with the workers, especially about satisfaction with reaching their goals with the organization. This type of evaluation is the pro to the workers and the administration could get a better handle on what to take out of the program or what to add, no one is in the hot

Program Evaluation   There are many different types of evaluations and reasons to conduct program evaluations. For example, cost/benefit analysis, assessment needs, effectiveness, and outcomes. Program evaluations is a complex but an integral component of a nursing program. Also, program evaluations is an ongoing process of collecting and describing data which provides the basis for decision making. Specifically, evaluation data can be used to prepare for accreditation visits, develop faculty and staff, examine the planned and actual

Process evaluation is used to determine if the program activities have been implemented as intended. Outcome evaluation is used to measure effects of a program in the target population by estimating the progress in the outcome objectives that the program is to achieve (CDC, n.d.).

A program evaluation offers a way to determine if adjustments are needed to improve upon the project in order for it to remain successful. Furthermore, the project evaluation team will analyze and measure each component of the outcome, input, and process in order to clarify the program’s objectives and goals. Thus creating a framework of evaluation methods and questions in addition to setting up a timeline for the evaluation activities will assist in the evaluation (CDC, 2011; HRSA, n.d.; McGonigle & Mastrian, 2015). The goal of outcome measures is to describe the overall performance of the process; therefore, outcome measurement will determine the program cost-effectiveness, attribution, and efficiency (CDC, 2012; HRSA, n.d.; McGonigle & Mastrian, 2015). There will be additional evaluation concerning the input measures, which are the resources that were put into the process. Lastly, the appraisal of process measures will provide data regarding the performance each course of action involved in the implantation of the project (HRSA, n.d.). After a thorough evaluation of the project, recommendations and the dissemination of results will be prepared and

Purpose of the evaluation: What aspect of the program would you assess? How does this complement the larger group evaluation? (5 points)

Creating programs require different steps for the program to run smoothly. When providing a program to the community it at some point require an evaluation in order to determinate the effectiveness of the services provided by the agency. It is relevant to receive feedback from the participants in order to be able to understand what works and what does not work from the program, and therefore be able to make the required changes. There can be times where the hypothesis of the program is wrong, which leads to an unsuccessful program. If the program that we have developed is successful, we would have proof on how effective it is and we can publish the results for the public to see. It is important to let the participants from the program know

Within a program evaluation, there are four main phases, such as the survey phase, the planning phase, the fieldwork phase, and the final phase (Capella University, 2017). In regards to disseminating results, the final phase of program evaluation is when the data that was collected is then analyzed. The evaluators take the time to develop the findings through research, draw conclusions from the data, and finally make the best recommendations for the program that are based on the findings (Capella University, 2017). Depending on the type of program evaluation being conducted, the evaluators may be managers or staff that works within the program. For instance, formative evaluations are completed internally by the managers, so that they can assess their program and make improvements moving forward. The results are used within the program evaluation to measure accountability and develop new strategies needed to meet the outcomes and objective of