Evaluation for the Unevaluated:
Program Evaluation 101

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SAMPLE FINAL REPORT OUTLINE

Cover Form

Part I: Executive Summary

Part II: Research Report

  1. Project Abstract
  2. Overview of the Intervention
    1. Statement of the problem
      1. Description of the target population
      2. Level of substance use and other risk factors in the targeted population
      3. Theoretical underpinnings linking project goals and objectives to intervention and desired outcomes
      4. Brief description of the intervention--the set of theoretically relevant activities administered to the specific population assessed
      5. Hypotheses relating specific intervention activities to specific measures of change
  3. Implementation Summary
    1. Detailed description of the intervention, as a whole, and of specific activities designed to affect the population, which are measured in the evaluation
    2. Dosage of intervention received
  4. Methodology
    1. Process Research Design
      1. Description of design and assessment procedures (methods). Include management data (e.g., number of clients enrolled in the program and retained per annum, number and type of service sessions provided) and program functioning measures
      2. Timetable for assessments
      3. Description of assessment tools including validity and reliability
    2. Outcome Research Design
      1. Research design/Research questions/Hypotheses
      2. Sampling strategy and sample size
      3. Measurements
      4. Data collection methods/procedures
      5. Data analysis plans
  5. Results
    1. Process Findings
      1. Fidelity
      2. Discussion of findings and limitations of the data
    2. Outcome Findings
      1. Comparability of treatment and comparison groups
      2. Attrition analysis
      3. Statistical/analytic results for all key dependent measures
      4. Discussion of findings and limitations of the data
    3. Interplay Between Process and Outcome Findings
  6. Cost Analyses
  7. Conclusions/Recommendations

    (For Annual Reports: present summary of outstanding issues, accomplishments, specialproblems, challenges. For Final Report: present interpretation of findings in a mannerdesigned to advance the field.)
  8. Appendices
    1. Quarterly/Bi-annual report appendices (i.e., Staffing Table, Non-Participants Served, Community Activities, Training/Education Activities, Interagency Linkages)
    2. Copies of Instruments and Assessment Protocols/Materials (Annual Report Year 01, Final Report)
    3. Presentations, Awards, Publications
      1. Accomplished
      2. Planned
    4. Success Stories
    5. Other
Part III: Replication Manual
  1. Abstract
  2. Program Philosophy and Overview
  3. Program Goals and Objectives
  4. Target Population
  5. Intervention
  6. Evaluation
  7. Project Organization
  8. Project Resources
  9. Other Information
  10. Appendices
    1. Appendix 1. Fidelity Instrument
    2. Appendix 2. Curricula and Materials Used for the Intervention
    3. Appendix 3. Internal or Other Program Documents

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