...Process and Outcome Evaluations Holly Regan HSM/270 June 18, 2014 Fedder Williams Process and Outcome Evaluations Some of the characteristics for process evaluation involve planning, implementing, and monitoring and documenting the interrelationship of the program components for the proposed project. The main focus of a process evaluation is comprised of several components that are: (A) program interventions, (B) database management system (DMS), and (C) program and planning development. The sub-components for a process evaluation are: (a) description of program implements, development, and activities for interventions, (b) documentation regarding the appropriateness and acceptability of offered programs within the community, (c) providing quantitative and qualitative research data on the effectiveness of delivered services, (Yuen & Terao, 2003). Examples of a Process Evaluation: (1) Program staff and volunteers distribute employment-readiness training brochures at a local community event. (2) Program staff will track how many individuals attended each training session and how many people completed ninety percent of the sessions. Outcome evaluations involve the strategies described within the projects objectives. It also provides measures for process and outcome evaluations within three categories, (1) getting things done, (2) member development, and (3) community development by determining the effect the program had on the target population over time, (Yuen...
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...Process and Outcome Evaluations HSM/270 January 9th 2014 Process and Outcome Evaluations A Process Evaluation has three main components, which are program planning and development, program interventions, and database management system. These three main components are used to achieve these aims, describe program interventions’ development, implementation, and activities, provide quantitative and qualitative data on the services delivered and their effectiveness, and document the appropriateness and acceptability of the program within the target community. The Process Evaluation will answer the question “did you do what you said you were going to do?” (Yuen, ., & Terao, 2003). Examples of Process Evaluations are: 1. The teacher takes attendance each day to find out which students are missing too much class. 2. Over the Christmas holiday the truck group Straight Six Mafia collected 13 boxes of food for the local food bank and $300 in donations for Labor of Love, by holding a truck show. 3. WIC employees pass out brochures containing information where its clients may receive other services. Outcome Evaluations are used to look at how effective the interventions are. Data before the intervention and after are collected and compared to yield this information. It assess the outcomes/effectiveness of the programs activities and the impacts the program has on the target population. This evaluation answers the questions “What benefits did the recipients of...
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...Process and Outcome Evaluations 2 Evaluating the programs of any organization is important not only to support how well or how poorly a program performs, but also how the internal and external processes work to meet the mission, goals, and objectives of any agency. Without some form of evaluation, there is no way to decide which direction the agency should go in the future, what changes need to be made, and what challenges were identified in the past that need to be addressed. The two primary evaluations used in most organizations are process and outcome evaluations. Understanding the differences between these two evaluation techniques is essential to properly estimate the state of an agency. Process evaluation looks at the actual process of delivering services and the supporting operations, including any alternative processes which may make the organization more efficient and effective. Both qualitative and quantitative measurements are used to see how well the program is meeting its purpose in the short-term, how well the process works, the details of the program operation, how the target population is changing or remaining the same, and what assessments will be used to be able to plan and later perform outcome evaluations of the program. Knowing how a program works is a crucial step to being able to identify the outcomes. Process and Outcome Evaluations 3 Examples of process evaluations from the multimedia presentation in the University of...
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...Checkpoint: Process and Outcome Evaluation A process evaluation describes the services and activities that were implemented in a program and the policies and procedures that have been put in place. Grantees were funded with an expectation that a specified number of participants will be served and that specific services will be implemented under the project. Process measures, or “output” data, describe who received the services, what they received, and “how much” of the service was provided. Therefore, grantees should be tracking the number, type, and duration of services. Progress toward project milestones is successive, and therefore, data should be collected on an ongoing basis over the course of the demonstration to monitor and describe how well the established goals are being met. This information will enable grantees to demonstrate to the funding agency whether they were able to provide the services that they were funded to provide. The process evaluation may provide early feedback as to whether or not the program has proceeded as intended, what barriers have been encountered, and what changes are needed. Most importantly, the process evaluation helps to answer questions about why the intended outcomes were achieved or not achieved. Examples of process evaluation would be, number of children who remained safely in their homes, number of parents who are knowledgeable about their children’s needs, and number of program participants who believe their participation in the program...
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...Process and Outcome Evaluations LaJoaune McClellan University of Phoenix HSM/270 Process Evaluation is “Documenting and monitoring the planning, implementation, and interrelationship of the components of the proposed project” pg 103. It is characterized by planning, implementation and related program elements. The intervention description should be qualitative and quantitative and include data on products, intake and application forms and utilization of project services. These procedures are the basis of understanding the effectiveness of the program. Hiring procedures, staff training, meeting agendas, program development process questionnaires and interviews are just a few of the measures and forms used to document the effectiveness of the program. Some examples of Process Evaluation are as followed: * Program staff and volunteers distribute employment-readiness training brochures at a local community event. * The Community Closet collected 1,000 boxes of food and clothing. Outcome Evaluation “will provide better understanding to the three key evaluation question: effectiveness of intervention strategies, ATOD use of family capacity, and replicability of projects” pg 106. They examine how effective the intervention is, by looking at the strategies used on the target population. Information is collected before the intervention and after to determine if the program is reliable and if it can be replicated. Some examples of Outcome Evaluations are as followed:...
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...Process and Outcome Evaluations Malinda C. Brown HSM/270 June 27, 2012 Robyn Minton Process and Outcome Evaluations A Process Evaluation is used to document and monitor the planning, implementation, and interrelationship of the components of the proposed project are the focus of the process evaluation, which aims to: (a) describe program interventions’ development, implementation, and activities, (b) provide quantitative and qualitative data on services delivered and their effectiveness, and (c) document the appropriateness and acceptability of the program within the target community. In order to achieve the aims, there are three main components of the process evaluation: (a) program planning and development, (b) program interventions, and (c) database management system. An Outcome Evaluation is based on the project’s ecological systems social constructionist theoretical orientations and its focus on the individual, family, peer, and school domains, the outcome evaluation will provide better understanding to the three key evaluation questions: how effective is the intervention strategies, alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use and family capacity, and the ability of the project to be replicated (Yuen & Terao, 2003). Examples of a process evaluation are: 1. A program that provides addiction recovery services to children ask the clients and their parents to fill out survey forms to specify if the program was helpful for their family to help them to meet specific...
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...Religious and Ethnic Group Ronda Draper ETH125 February 1, 2013 Religious and Ethnic Group The religion I chose was Roman Catholic. This religion differs from other in many ways. The Roman Catholic Church or Catholic Church teaches that the Bible alone is not sufficient to practice their faith. They believe that both the Bible and sacred Roman Catholic traditions are what is needed to effectively practice the Christian faith. Catholics also call the Pope a “Vicar of Christ”, Vicar meaning substitute. The Catholic religion believes that the Pope takes the place of Jesus Christ himself. According to the Catholic religion, the Pope has the ability to speak with authority on matters of faith and practice ("Got Questions", 2003-2013). They believe that his teachings are considered infallible and binding to all Christian beliefs ("Got Questions", 2003-2013). The Roman Catholic Religion is the only religion that has a Pope to represent Jesus Christ. The Catholic Church teaches that the most proper and correct way of interpreting the Bible can only be taught in their church ("Got Questions", 2003-2013). Roman Catholics believed that if you followed any other religion belief your soul was destined to spend eternity in Hell being tortured since you could not be saved (Robinson, 2000-2007). But over the years their views changed. Now they teach that there are elements of truth in other Christian faith groups and other religions as well (Robinson, 2000-2007). They...
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...The three types of evaluations described to date: needs assessment, process evaluation, and outcome evaluation. Discuss how the three types of evaluations work together to present a picture of a program. The Process Evaluation determines whether program activities have been implemented as intended and resulted in certain outputs. The Process Evaluation can be conducted periodically throughout the life of a program by reviewing the activities and output components of the logic model. Basically, it is the road map; it gives details of what the program needs to achieve, provide/ serve, etc. The Outcome Evaluation measures program effects in the target population by assessing the progress in the outcomes that the program is to address. For instance, in our program, we measure the program effects with surveys, such as physical measurement: Illness...
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...a program is by finding out what the outcome would be. Process evaluation pinpoints the areas of the program that have been achieved and it also looks at the complications the program experiences. Even though a program may have a great outcome, you may still have an inaccurate process. Process evaluation views the environment where the program is managed. Process evaluation is measuring the difference between what is a plan and what is the reality. Process evaluations also view the inside operations of a program. Outcome evaluation, on the other hand, helps to show all of the effects of the programs purpose. This evaluation may show if the goals that were set have been reached and is accompanied with any advice to help make the program better. This outcome evaluation is a non stop way of planning and gathering data. Outcome evaluations can help evaluate the instruction and show that the program is seeing a change in the community. It is possible to combine the process evaluation and the outcome evaluation. I feel it is a good idea to do both evaluations because you can never be too careful. Classmates what is your opinion about using both evaluations at the same time? Process evaluation lets a non profit organization see how the program is made, the structure, and helps to support the program. This evaluation records the progress of a programs performance. Process evaluation helps the people on the board to see if the outcome of a program was reached. The main focus...
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...enario Scenario Evaluation Plan 3/4/13 HSM/270 Dakira Starks-Walker Scenario Evaluation Plan Evaluation is one of the most important steps in the development and implementation of any program or project. As imperative as it is to lay a solid foundation through mission, goals, and objectives, it is equally as important to have a way to define success or failure through use of appropriate tools, accurate reporting, and proper evaluation techniques. Deciding whether to use a process evaluation format or outcome evaluation can be challenging, but often a coordinated system is most telling. The main objective of any evaluation technique is to provide the state of the agency and how well or poorly their programs are working, what may need to be changed, and how well they continue to meet their mission, goals and objectives. The PEACE Domestic Violence is an organization to reduce victim trauma, empower survivors, and promote recovery through direct services. PEACE is committed to reducing the incidence of sexual assault and domestic violence through education and strives to challenge societal norms and beliefs that condone and perpetuate violence in the community. The mission, goals, and objectives that are presented in the scenario are fairly generalized. Without an adequate, detailed description of how the program will be administrated and implemented, it is nearly impossible to perform a process evaluation. Process evaluations serve to collect the information...
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...Report Training Evaluation Submitted by Miss Nathaporn Janped 55760213 MissThunchanok Neamsawan 55760541 MissSirada Janthon 55760718 Present Mr. Lorenzo E.Garin Jr Training and Development Naresuan University International College Content Titles Pages Content 2 Introduction 4 Reasons for evaluating training 5 - Formative Evaluation 6 - Summative Evaluation 6 Overview of the Evaluation Process 8 Outcomes Used in the Evaluation of Training Program 9 -Reaction Outcomes 9 -Learning or Cognitive Outcomes 9 -Behavior and Skill-Based Outcomes 9 -Affective Outcomes 10 -Results 10 -Return on Investment 10 Determining Whether Outcomes are Appropriate 11 -Relevance 11 -Reliability 13 -Discrimination 13 -Practicality 14 Evaluation Practices 15 - Which Training Outcomes Should be Collected 16 - Evaluation Designs 18 - Threats to Validity 18 - Types of Evaluation designs 21 Consideration in choosing an Evaluation design 24 Determining return on investment 25 - Determining Costs 25 - Determining Benefits 26 Other Methods for Cost-benefit Analysis 27 Practical Considerations in Determining ROI ...
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...CHAPTER DEVELOPING AN EVALUATION PLAN 4 As program staff start planning for program development and begin addressing the components of the logic model, they should keep in mind that as the logic model takes shape, the development of evaluation plans will follow soon after. The logic model can act as a guide to assist you in determining when your evaluation plan should be developed. As you identify the accomplishments and outcomes in your logic model, the next question to ask yourself is, “How will I determine if I met my accomplishments and reached the outcomes I identified?” The evaluation plan will provide a framework for why the evaluation is to be conducted, what is to be evaluated, and how the evaluation will be conducted. After you have assessed the community needs and determined what services/activities will be implemented to address those needs, the evaluation plan is the next step in your planning process. Empowerment Evaluation Before learning how to develop an evaluation plan, it is important to look at the purpose of conducting a program evaluation and understand the type of evaluation models available. This section of the chapter introduces the empowerment evaluation model and the benefits of using this model for program development and improvement. Gutierrez (1994) defines empowerment as the “process of increasing personal, interpersonal, or political power so that individuals, families, and communities can take action to improve their situations” (p. 202)...
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...Process and Outcome Evaluations Frederica Phoenix HSM/270 August 27, 2014 Shelley Johnson-Gildwarg Process and Outcome Evaluations Process and Outcome Evaluations A Process Evaluation is relatively used to monitor as well as document the planning, implementation, and interrelationship of the components of the proposed project are the focus of the process evaluation. The process evaluations main focus is to assist with the description of program interventions’ development, as well as its activities, also to provide quantitative and qualitative data on many services that are to be rendered and their effectiveness. A Process Evaluation is also responsible to document the acceptability of a specific program within the programs targeted community. An Outcome Evaluation is what is known to be based on the project’s ecological systems social constructionist theoretical orientations and its focus on the peer, family, individual, as well as school domains, the outcome evaluation will provide better understanding to some of the key evaluation questions and its effectiveness. Some examples of process evaluations are: 1. A program that provides addiction recovery services to the communities children ask the clients and their parents to fill out survey forms to specify if the program was helpful for their family to help them to meet specific goals. 2. The children participating in sports work with their coaches to fill out questionnaires about the program services they receive...
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...“Implement consultation and education as a percentage of each professional’s work (Lewis, Packard & Lewis). The reality is that funding is a major issue for the center and the C and E department is the focus of a possible program to be cut. According to Henry McDonald, “Consultation and Education are luxuries and they do not bring in the funding the program needs. McDonald’s thought is to do away with the program and invest the money and resources into programs that carry their weight by bringing in extra revenue. The Greenby Community Mental Health Center must decide on whether to discontinue the program and services or create a strategic plan to help the program become a profitable resource. Process Evaluation Measure Process evaluation involves assessing agency activities to determine whether programs are operating in...
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...St Joe’s Hospital Organizational Change-Part III St Joe’s Hospital Organizational Change-Part III Part three of St Joe’s Hospital comprehensive plan is focusing on strategies for evaluating the organizational change; this will include a description of the effectiveness of the organizational change after implementation, measurements of the outcome of the organizational change, and measuring quality, cost and satisfaction of the organizational change. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is developing an evaluation team for the task of evaluating the change after implementation. The implementation of the organizational change of placing a Pyxis Medstation System in the nursing departments and emergency room is complete. The daily monitoring of the nursing staff is successful, and there has not been any resistance from the nursing staff on the new way to give medication. To review the organizational change plan part one and two. The organizational change was to place a Pyxis Medstation System in the nursing departments and the emergency room. The leaders did a review of the needs, barriers, and things influencing the change. Some of the needs and things influencing the hospital to make the change were, decreasing pharmacies times with medication deliveries...
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