These included:. Check whether the original goals and objectives still apply. If this is not the case, work with the client and stakeholders to surface and articulate what the current goals and objectives are.
Login Login and comment as BetterEvaluation member or simply fill out the fields below. Example Denmark has provided development assistance to Bhutan for 30 years. These included: The focus on health, natural resource management and sustainable development, urban planning and urban infrastructure.
Decentralisation, governance and democratisation were primarily targeted as cross-cutting themes. The focus on health, environment and natural resource management, and urban development. CDC Evaluation Resources provides an extensive list of resources for evaluation, as well as links to key professional associations and key journals.
Developing an Evaluation Plan offers a sample evaluation plan provided by the U. Department of Housing and Urban Development. In addition to ample information on designing an evaluation plan, this book also provides worksheets as a step-by-step guide. Evaluating Your Community-Based Program is a handbook designed by the American Academy of Pediatrics and includes extensive material on a variety of topics related to evaluation. Government Accountability Office. It contains information about evaluation designs, approaches, and standards.
The Magenta Book - Guidance for Evaluation provides an in-depth look at evaluation. Part A is designed for policy makers. It sets out what evaluation is, and what the benefits of good evaluation are.
It explains in simple terms the requirements for good evaluation, and some straightforward steps that policy makers can take to make a good evaluation of their intervention more feasible.
Part B is more technical, and is aimed at analysts and interested policy makers. It discusses in more detail the key steps to follow when planning and undertaking an evaluation and how to answer evaluation research questions using different evaluation research designs. It also discusses approaches to the interpretation and assimilation of evaluation evidence. Plan an Evaluation is an extensive guide provided by MEERA aimed at providing detailed information on planning an evaluation.
Argyris, C. Action Science , Chapter 2, pp. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Fawcett, S. Work group evaluation handbook: Evaluating and supporting community initiatives for health and development.
Evaluating community efforts to prevent cardiovascular diseases. Francisco, V. A method for monitoring and evaluating community coalitions. Health Education Research: Theory and Practice, 8 3 , Empowerment evaluation: An introduction to theory and practice. Fetterman, S. Wandersman eds. Green, L. Evaluation and the accountable practitioner.
Health promotion planning , 2nd Ed. Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation. The program evaluation standards. Evaluation Practice, 15, Skip to main content.
Toggle navigation Navigation. Introduction to Evaluation » Section 5. Developing an Evaluation Plan » Main Section. Chapter Chapter 36 Sections Section 1. Community-based Participatory Research Section 3. Section 4. Choosing Evaluators Section 5. Developing an Evaluation Plan Section 6. Participatory Evaluation. The Tool Box needs your help to remain available. Toggle navigation Chapter Sections.
Section 1. Learn the four main steps to developing an evaluation plan, from clarifying objectives and goals to setting up a timeline for evaluation activities. Why should you have an evaluation plan? When should you develop an evaluation plan? What are the different types of stakeholders and what are their interests in your evaluation? How do you develop an evaluation plan? What sort of products should you expect to get out of the evaluation?
What sort of standards should you follow? Here are a few reasons why you should develop an evaluation plan: It guides you through each step of the process of evaluation It helps you decide what sort of information you and your stakeholders really need It keeps you from wasting time gathering information that isn't needed It helps you identify the best possible methods and strategies for getting the needed information It helps you come up with a reasonable and realistic timeline for evaluation Most importantly, it will help you improve your initiative!
What are the types of stakeholders? Community groups : Hey, that's you! It also includes the people directly affected by it--your targets and agents of change. Grantmakers and funders : Don't forget the folks that pay the bills! Most grantmakers and funders want to know how their money's being spent, so you'll find that they often have specific requirements about things they want you to evaluate.
Check out all your current funders to see what kind of information they want you to be gathering. Better yet, find out what sort of information you'll need to have for any future grants you're considering applying for.
It can't hurt! University-based researchers : This includes researchers and evaluators that your coalition or initiative may choose to bring in as consultants or full partners. Such researchers might be specialists in public health promotion, epidemiologists, behavioral scientists, specialists in evaluation, or some other academic field.
Of course, not all community groups will work with university-based researchers on their projects, but if you choose to do so, they should have their own concerns, ideas, and questions for the evaluation.
If you can't quite understand why you'd include these folks in your evaluation process, try thinking of them as auto mechanics--if you want them to help you make your car run better, you will of course include them in the diagnostic process.
If you went to a mechanic and started ordering him around about how to fix your car without letting him check it out first, he'd probably get pretty annoyed with you. Same thing with your researchers and evaluators: it's important to include them in the evaluation development process if you really want them to help improve your initiative.
What do they want to know about the evaluation? What decisions do they need to make, and how would they use the data to inform those decisions? Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society. Skip to main content. Evaluation: What is it and why do it? Table of Contents What is evaluation? Should I evaluate my program? What type of evaluation should I conduct and when? What makes a good evaluation? How do I make evaluation an integral part of my program?
How can I learn more? What is evaluation? Experts stress that evaluation can: Improve program design and implementation. Demonstrate program impact. Within the categories of formative and summative, there are different types of evaluation. Which of these evaluations is most appropriate depends on the stage of your program: Type of Evaluation Purpose Formative 1.
Needs Assessment Determines who needs the program, how great the need is, and what can be done to best meet the need.
For more information, Needs Assessment Training uses a practical training module to lead you through a series of interactive pages about needs assessment. Process or Implementation Evaluation Examines the process of implementing the program and determines whether the program is operating as planned. Can be done continuously or as a one-time assessment. Results are used to improve the program. Summative 1. Outcome Evaluation Investigates to what extent the program is achieving its outcomes.
These outcomes are the short-term and medium-term changes in program participants that result directly from the program. Impact Evaluation Determines any broader, longer-term changes that have occurred as a result of the program. These impacts are the net effects, typically on the entire school, community, organization, society, or environment. EE impact evaluations may focus on the educational, environmental quality, or human health impacts of EE programs.
Before Program Begins. These summative evaluations build on data collected in the earlier stages. To what extent is the need being met? What can be done to address this need? What predicted and unpredicted impacts has the program had? Needs Assessment. Outcome Evaluation.
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