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Program Evaluation Why is it so important?

Program Evaluation Why is it so important?. Carol Pilcher Department of Entomology Iowa State University. Evaluation. Answers the “ so what ” question. What difference does your program make for the participants? Determines the worth of a program.

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Program Evaluation Why is it so important?

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  1. Program EvaluationWhy is it so important? Carol Pilcher Department of Entomology Iowa State University

  2. Evaluation Answers the “so what” question. What difference does your program make for the participants? Determines the worth of a program.

  3. Program EvaluationNo longer an option… • Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) • 1993 • Requires strategic plans and numerical assessments • Requires accountability in government organizations

  4. Program EvaluationNo longer an option… • Office of Management and Budget (OMB) • Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) • Plan of Work (POW) OMB PART POW PART PART OMB POW OMB

  5. PART

  6. Systems Approach • Bennett’s Hierarchy(1976) • Logic Model • (Cooperative Extension, University of Wisconsin) (1995)

  7. Bennett’s Hierarchy Outcomes Outcomes BehavioralChange Amount of Learning Reactions Participation Activities Inputs

  8. Measuring Level of Impact • Bennett’s Hierarchy of Evidence • Impacts at higher levels of hierarchy demonstrate greater accountability

  9. Logic ModelUniversity of Wisconsin-Extension

  10. Effective Program Evaluation • Summary of Accomplishments • Use your programevaluation to • summarize your complex program • communicate with funding agencies, stakeholders, and other audiences. • Summarize the worth of your program • Summarize the difference your program made for the participants

  11. Evaluation… The voyage is worth taking because the potential rewards include making a meaningful difference in effectiveness of important programs… (Patton, 1997)

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