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10/07/2014

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Evaluation Sponsor
Definition
Person, group, or organization that requests or requires the evaluation and provides resources to conduct it
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Program Evaluation
Definition
The use of social research methods to systematically investigate the effectiveness of a social intervention program in ways adapted to their environment designed to inform social action to improve social conditions
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Social program
Definition
An organized planned and usually ongoing effort designed to ameliorate a social problem or improve social conditions
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Social research methods
Definition
Procedures for studying social behavior based on systematic observation and logical rules for drawing inferences
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Utilization of Evaluation
Definition
The use of concepts and findings of an evaluation by decision makers and other stakeholders
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Process Evaluation
Definition
an evaluative study that answers questions bout program operations and service delievery
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Assessment of program theory
Definition
An evaluative study that answers questions about the conceptualization and design of a program
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Cost-benefit analysis
Definition
Analytically procedure for determining the economic efficiency of a program
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Cost-effectiveness analysis
Definition
Analytic procedure for determining the efficacy of a program in achieving its goals
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Efficiency assessment
Definition
Evaluative study that answers questions about program costs in comparison to either the monetary value of its benefits or its effectiveness
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Empowerment Evaluation
Definition
A participatory or collaborative evaluation in which the evaluator's role includes consultation and facilitation directed toward the development of the capabilities of the participating stakeholders to conduct evaluation on their own
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Formative Evaluation
Definition
Evaluative activities undertaken to furnish information that will guide program improvement
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Impact assessment
Definition
An evaluative study that answers questions about program outcomes and impact on the social conditions it is intended to address
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Independent evaluation
Definition
an eval in which the evaluator has the primary responsibility for developing the evaluation plan, conducting the eval, and distributing results
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Needs Assessment
Definition
An evaluative study that answers questions about the social conditions a program is intended to address and the need for the program
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Participatory evaluation
Definition
An evaluation organized as a team project in which the evaluator and representatives of one or more stakeholder groups work collaboratively in developing the evaluation plan, conducting the evaluation, and disseminating and using the results
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Process Evaluation
Definition
A form of program monitoring designed to determine whether the program is delivered as intended to the target recipients
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Program theory
Definition
The set of assumptions about the manner in which a program relates to the social benefits it is expected to produce
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Summative evluation
Definition
Evaluative activities undertaken to render a summary judgement on certain critical aspects of the program's performance
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Target
Definition
Who the intervention is intended for
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Implementation Failure
Definition
The program does not adequately perform the activities specified in the program design
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Performance criterion
Definition
The standard against which a dimension of program performance is compared so that it can evaluated
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Program goal
Definition
A statement usually general and abstract of a desired state toward which a program is directed
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Theory Failure
Definition
The program is implemented as designed but its service do not produce the intended benefits
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Focus Group
Definition
Small panel of persons selected for their knowledge or perspective on a topic of interest that is convened to discuss the topic
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Incidence/Prevalance
Definition
The number of new cases of a particular problem or condition that arise in a specified area
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Key informants
Definition
Persons whose personal or professional position gives them a knowledgeable perspective on the nature and scope of a social problem whose views are obtained during a needs assessment
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Snowball sampling
Definition
A non-probability sampling method in which each person interviewed is asked to suggest additional people for interview
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Articulated program theory
Definition
explicitly stated version of program theory
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Black box evaluation
Definition
Evaluation of program outcomes without the benefit of an articulated program theory
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Impact theory
Definition
A causal theory describing cause and effect sequences in which certain program activities bring about desired social benefits
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Implicit program theory
Definition
Assumptions and expectations are not fully articulated or recorded
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Process theory
Definition
The combination of the program's organizational plan and its service utilization plan into an overall description of the assumptions and expectations about how the program i supposed to operate
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accessibility
Definition
the extent to which the structural and organizational arrangements facilitate participation in the program
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bias
Definition
the extent to which subgroups of a target popluation are reached unequally by a program
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coverage
Definition
the extent which a program reaches its intended target population
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outcome monitoring
Definition
the continual measurement and reporting of indicators of the status of social conditions a program is accountable for improving
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Good Evaluation Questions are:
Definition
1) Reasonable and appropriate
2) Answerable
3) Measurable
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Evaluation Questions Focus on :
Definition
Implementation, Effectiveness, Efficiency
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Types of Evaluation
Definition
Formative: needs assessment, program theory assessment, process eval
Summative: Impact eval efficiency eval
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Stages of evaluation
Definition
Needs assessment, program theory/logic, process assessment, impact assessment, efficiency assessment
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Evaluation perspectives (types)
Definition
independent, participatory, empowerment
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Standards for a good Evaluation
Definition
Utility, Feasibility, Accuracy,Propriety
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Types of Coding
Definition
Attribute, Descriptive, Pattern
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Triangulation
Definition
Using multiple methods ie. qualitative, quantitative to evaluate a program
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Developmental eval questions
Definition
FACC Fidelity, Accountability, Compliance, Coverage
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Process Eval
Definition
FCC Fidelity Coverage Compliance

Coverage, Dosage, Bias
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