Evaluation for the Unevaluated:
Program Evaluation 101
Table of Contents
Introduction
Module 1: Introduction to Evaluation
- Objectives
- Background: The Story of Jack and the Bean Counters
- The Cool After School Program
- Cool After School Program Description
- What Is Evaluation?
- Purposes of Evaluation
- Evaluation: A Working Definition
- Module 1 Quiz
- Next Module: Designing an Evaluation Project
Module 2: What Does an Evaluation Project Look Like
- Objectives
- The Making of an Evaluation Project
- Program Planning in a Nutshell
- The Evaluation Cycle
- Step 1. Conceptualize the evaluation
- Step 2. Design the evaluation and the methodology
- Step 3. Hire and train staff
- Step 4. Choose and test instruments and procedures
- Step 5. Collect data
- Step 6. Analyze and report data
- Step 7. Modify the prevention program based on the data.
- Step 8. Prepare to re-evaluate
- Module 2 Quiz
- Next Module: Understanding Types of Evaluation Projects
Module 3: Understanding Types of Evaluation Projects
- Objectives
- Process, Schmocess-Did My Program Work?
- Formative and Summative Evaluations
- Process Evaluation: What Are We Doing?
- Efficiency Evaluation: How Efficiently Are We Providing Our Services?
- Outcome Evaluation: What Effect Are We Having?
- Types of Evaluation
- Put on Your Thinking Cap
- Module 3 Quiz
- Next Module: Preparing for Your Evaluation
Module 4: Preparing for Your Evaluation
- Objectives
- Choosing an Evaluator/Evaluation Team
- Where To Find Outside Help With Your Evaluation
- The Evaluation Team
- Selecting an Evaluator
- Contracts With Outside Evaluators
- Planning the Evaluation
- 1. Clarify your program's mission statement, goals, and objectives.
- 2. Choose the evaluation design.
- 3. Draft evaluation questions.
- Module 4 Quiz
- Next Step








