Learning Goal Essay

Some people say that with dedication, persistence, and time people can accomplish any goal. Others say that people are limited in what they can accomplish and need to be realistic when setting goals.

Clegg and Smart (2010) noted that the term outcome measurement process is often interchangeable with achievement, goal, objective and indicator. Furthermore, Clegg and Smart (2010) went on to identify these terms, goals, outcomes present as essential elements to assist in identification of relevant data for program evaluation. Definitions of terms recognizes that goals are a broad statement of the ultimate aims of the program, outcomes are the changes in the lives of recipients, organization communities and those impacted by the program, and indicators indentifies specific, measurable information that can be collected or tracked to show that outcomes have occurred (Clegg & Smart, 2010).

1. Do you feel that the Bearington plant has the right equipment and technology to do the job? Why?

The ML2 program needed to be created after a study to identify youth programming needs. A review of other afterschool programs revealed the need to improve the ML2 program evaluation procedures. In 2016 the program organized the evaluation. The plan was developed with implementation for the following year. Several questions guided the evaluation process and discussed herein:

The Cycle 9 Program Coordinator will maintain regular communication with site coordinators and district administration through weekly email updates, conference calls, monthly project meetings, and scheduled site visits at each campus. Monthly project meetings will serve as an opportunity for the Program Coordinator to share TEA updates, address any campus concerns, and share best practices on program implementation. The Program Coordinator will also provide ongoing technical assistance throughout the grant. CASE will require staff at each Cycle 9 campus to attend at least two professional development workshops per semester to learn about best practices in the field. In addition, the Program Coordinator will closely monitor the activities’ set-up and schedule in TX21st to ensure that submitted site schedules mirror actual programming observed during site visits. The Data Compliance Clerk will provide a thorough TX21st training to all site coordinators and monitor TX21st to ensure timely and accurate data are entered into the database system, and to conduct data analysis to identify any discrepancies. The Family Engagement Specialist will work directly with sites and specifically monitor campus’ parental involvement activities, as well as the number of adult participants

While at SGA Youth and Family services the project that we helped constructed was a guidebook that focused on the programs that SGA currently has to offer. The guidebook was constructed for internal use only. Through this guidebook SGA will be able to understand what their programs are focusing on. While at SGA we built on the importance of data and research driven decision making. SGA will be able to understand what their programs plans are. Through the guidebook SGA directors and others within SGA will have a guide that helps translate research findings from the programs that they currently have. While editing the guidebook we were also constructed to create a reporting template. Through this template it will outline the inputs, outputs and

To ensure the success of my proposed solutions, I will also propose and evaluation plan. This plan will evaluate one of my solution above to ensure that it is successful and that it is meeting the intended goals. I have chosen to evaluate the Late Night program. I will use an implementation assessment to evaluate how well this program is implemented. “Conducting an assessment of the program implementation – of program design, delivery, and utilization – is an essential component of developing effective programs” (Twombly, 2017). This is critical to determine if Late Night is reaching its fully potential as well impacting our intended audience. An implementation evaluation is also ideal for new programs being implemented (Twombly, 2017). Below I have listed the three questions that my implementation evaluation seeks to answer, where the data can be collected from, and the standard that must be met in order to consider a successful implementation.

Evaluation: The Program Director will be responsible for evaluating the program. He will base the program evaluation on the program’s goal and outcome objectives. He will also supervised that sessions are carried out on time and quality content of the information provided in each session. The evaluation report will focus on how clients feel in terms of psychosocial well-being. And how behavior towards LGBT family members has changed in the Hispanic

The program evaluation begins with the program design to assess overall effectiveness and efficiency of implementation of the program (Calley, 2011). To illustrate the program evaluation, a theoretical framework has been developed using Calley’s Comprehensive Program Development Model’s for the proposed program, using the three major evaluations: fidelity assessment, process evaluation, outcomes evaluation.

A Program Evaluation is an important factor in determining if an agency is producing successful results. Usually a program evaluation is requested or brought forth by a specific concern that is in need of being addressed. This type of practice-based research method provides agencies with accountability. Sometimes a program evaluation is needed in order for some agencies to continue to receive funding to keep their programs, to meet accreditation standards, and to ensure clients are being helped by the programs (Royse, 2011).

Out of the three goals, (Personal, educational, and professional) I chose two of the goals that I am focusing on and that is my personal and educational goals. For my personal goals, I want to create a big picture of what I plan to do in life. Then I want to break them down in order to reach my goals, then once I have them together, then I would start working on them to achieve them. For example(Specific and Measurable goals), I plan on finding a job that has great benefits and the best rate of pay, and one that does not require working on weekends(Monday-Friday only), and not working overtime.

Linnan and Steckler (2002) describe the following key process evaluation components: Context-aspects of the larger social environment that may affect implementation; Reach-the proportion of the intended audience to whom the program is actually delivered; Dose-delivered-The amount of intended units of each program component that is delivered; Dose-received-the extent to which participants engage with the program; Fidelity-the extent to which the intervention was delivered as intended ( Bartholomew et al., 2011. p.525).

My personal goal as a student at the University of Phoenix is to obtain a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management within the next two years. This goal is very important to me because of the impact it will have on my family, work and personal life. In my family it will set a positive example for my daughters, grandchildren, and youngest sister. My family has been a source of support throughout my years in college as I have pursued this degree while maintaining a full time job. Obtaining the degree will be an accomplishment not only for me but also for my family who has given me the encouragement to reach my goal. I would like for my grandchildren to remember their grandmother as a strong and educated woman.

As a home schooler, teaching our children how to learn should be a primary goal. Learning is more than facts and figures. It involves the ability to think, analyze, and use the thought process. In short, to know how to learn and how to apply the knowledge to everything.

Over the years, program evaluation is an essential tool for value check of either the whole program or some aspect of the program (Psoavac and Carey, 2007). Program evaluation is more popular in health related educational programs. In order to determine the extent the educational system achieves its stated objectives and goals, Tylers in the 1930s developed a model (Owston, 2008). The model developed by Tylers shows a deliberate simplification of how the objectives of the education program are achieved. Tylers evaluation model was used in one or two generations of educational program evaluators (Scriven, 1999), and acts as a basis for developing the present models. However, the present models went beyond determining the