Evaluation

Definition Uses Examples

Type
How well is
the program
Evaluates a program When starting a being
during development new program delivered?
in order to make
early improvements To assist in the What
Formative
early phases of strategies
Helps to refine or program can we use
improve program development to improve
this
program?
Should this
program
To help decide
continue to
whether to
be funded?
Provides information continue or end
on program a program
Should we
effectiveness
expand
To help
Summative these
Conducted after the determine
services to
completion of the whether a
all other
program design program should
after-school
be expanded to
programs in
other locations
the
community?
Determines if To Did your
Process specific program determine why program
strategies were an established meet its
implemented as program has goals for
planned changed over recruitment
time of program
Focuses on program participants?
To address
implementation
inefficiencies in Did
program participants
delivery of receive the
services specified
number of
To accurately
service
portray to
hours?
outside parties
 program
operations
(e.g., for
replication
elsewhere)
Did your
participants
report the
desired
Focuses on the To decide
changes
changes in whether
after
comprehension, program/activit
completing a
attitudes, behaviors, y affect
program
and practices that participants
cycle?
result from outcomes
Outcomes
programs activities
What are
To establish
the short or
Can include both and measure
long
short and long term clear benefits of
term results
results the program
observed
among (or
reported by)
participants?
What
changes in
your
program
participants
Focuses on long To influence behaviors
term, sustained policy are
changes as a result attributable
of the program To see impact to your
Impact activities, both in longitudinal program?
positive/negative studies with
and comparison What effects
intended/unintended groups would
program
participants
miss out on
without this
program?