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Program Planning and Evaluation. EAD 877 - 3/26. Community Pro- gram- Yen Pham Transfer of Learning Jan Danford, Educator, UAW/GM Corpor- ateTrainer, Com- munity Leader. Formulating Evaluation Plans - Interactive Step Internship Out- line - due
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Program Planning and Evaluation EAD 877 - 3/26
Community Pro- gram- Yen Pham Transfer of Learning Jan Danford, Educator, UAW/GM Corpor- ateTrainer, Com- munity Leader Formulating Evaluation Plans - Interactive Step Internship Out- line - due Systematic Program Evaluation A G E N D A 3/26
Devising Transfer of Learning Plans • What is Transfer of Learning? • How can what I learned in this class be applicable to my situation? • What skills does one need to assist people making change? • What changes need to happen in the context?
Factors that influence Transfer of Learning • Participants - to be or not be influenced by what learned • Program Design and Execution • Content • Changes Required to Apply the Learning • Organizational Content - support • Community and Societal Forces
T of L Techniques • Individuals • Groups • both Individual/Groups ex: Learning Plans, Support Groups, Networking
T of Learning is Linked to 5 Components • 1. CONTEXT • 2. NEEDS and IDEAS • 3. OBJECTIVES • 4. INSTRUCTIONAL PLANS • 5. EVALUATION
Evaluation of Programs • Formulating an Evaluation Plan - part of Cafarrella’s Interactive Model • “Introducing a Framework for Evaluation” - Mark’s article - the goal of evaluating programs and policies - for social betterment
Programs Policies Products Examples? Personnel Performance Proposals Examples? According to Scriven, we evaluate:
A process used to determine whether DESIGN & DELIVERY of a program were effective and whether the proposed OUT- COMES were met. Used for ACCOUNTABILITY and DECISION MAKING What is Program Evaluation?
Judging the Value and Worth of a Program • Difficult to demonstrate that outcomes are tied to what happened in the program • Difficult to develop clear criteria upon which judgments are made • Some Planners don’t want to know - purely political/personal
Planning Systematic Program Evaluation - (see handout) • How will you find out what you need to know? • What approach will you use to find out what you need to know? • What will you do with the data when you find out what you need to know?
Internship Program • Outline due March 26 • Committee Assignments • Next Steps……...