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| What are the 3 major groups of stake holders? |
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program operations:
ÑThose served or affected by the program:
intended users of the evaluation findings: |
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•A visual depiction of a program showing what the program will do and what it is to accomplish
•A series of “if-then” relationships that, if implemented as intended, lead to the desired outcomes
•The core of program planning and evaluation |
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A theory
An absolutely true representation of reality
An evaluation model or method |
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framework for describing the relationships between investments, activities, and results
It provides a common approach for integrating planning, implementation, evaluation and reporting |
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| Logic Model: Simplest Form |
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The resources that go into the program – INPUTS
The activities the program undertakes – OUTPUTS
The changes or benefits that result – OUTCOMES |
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| examples of inputs or what we invest |
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staff
volunteers
money research
materials |
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examples of outcomes
activities: what we do
Participation: who we reach |
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activities: workshops
who we reach: participants |
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outcomes
short
medium
long |
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short learning; awarness
medium action: behavior
long condition: social |
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programs
intended outcomes
observed outcomes |
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| what are the 3 types of research design |
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experimental
Quasiexperimental
Observational |
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| Describe experimental design |
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random assignment
compares intervention and control group |
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| describe quasi-experimental |
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no random assignments
non-equvalent groups |
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| describe observational design |
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time series analysis
cross sectional surveys
case studies |
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| what are the pros and the cons of eperimental design |
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| Pros: the gold standard for testing causal relationships Cons: costly, require more control over the program than is feasible, vulnerable to a variety of implementation problems Example: effectiveness of parachutes |
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•Is there a causal relationship between the independent and dependent variable?
•Can rival hypotheses be ruled out? |
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| Define construct validity |
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•Can the cause & effect relationships between the variables be generalized back to the constructs and their relationships in the program logic? |
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| Can the findings be generalized to other populations, settings, etc.? |
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| 3 Conditions for Causality |
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Temporal asymmetry
Cause variable precedes the effect variable
Co-variation
As one variable varies, the other also varies
No plausible rival hypotheses
No other factors could explain co-variation between the 2 variables |
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