Program
Evaluation
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Northern Illinois University
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Program
Evaluation:
Guide for Practitioners
Part 4
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Workshop
1. Think: What type of questions do
you ask on an Evaluation
instrument?
2. Take turns to speak up: Give one
specific example. No repeats.
3. Organize Thematically: Write your
question on the board.
4. Synthesis
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Why
Evaluate
?
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Approaches
to Evaluation
Traditional
Non-
Traditional
Separate
Activity
Integrated
& Built in
Mechanical Dynamic
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Why Evaluate?
• Traditional Approach:
1. To satisfy program manager’s
planning & allocate actual
use of resources
2. To satisfy donors
3. Donors to satisfy their donors
too!
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Traditional
Approach
Program
Manager
Donor
Define nature
of the program
Assess
Impact
Justify use
of resources
Show effective
use of resources
Validity & use of
international aid
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Non-
Traditional
Approach
Participants
evaluate
themselves
Participants
are involved
Reflection Built-in
Critical-
Reflection
Essays
In
Different
Stages
Tandon.
(1995).
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What’s the
Best Approach
to Evaluation?
Traditional
Non-
Traditional
Combo!
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Why Evaluate?
• Non-Traditional Approach:
“witness, record & analyse
the impacts of
the…programme.” (R.
Tandon, Participatory
evaluation in Adult Education
& Development, p. 30).
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Types of
Evaluation
Developmental
or
Pre-Conduct
Assessment
Pretest/
Posttest
Diagnostic
Formative
&
Summative
Midterm
&
Final
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Impact
Assessment
Social
Impact
Assessment
Environmental
Impact
Assessment
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Why
Evaluate
?
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Why Evaluate?
1.“Developmental
Evaluation” &
“Assessment”: Pro-
active: to plan
program properly
before it takes place
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Why Evaluate?
2. Diagnostic
Pretest: To
tweak the
program right
before it begins
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Why Evaluate?
3. Midterm, Final &
Summative
Evaluation: To
know wha