Assignment: Developing a Program Evaluation Logic Model Flowchart
For this week’s Discussion, you began thinking about a Program Evaluation Logic Model Flowchart using the provided template. Program evaluators need a clear plan for the evaluation process. The Program Evaluation Logic Model Flowchart is a tool used to design a program evaluation for a given project or program. It provides a visual roadmap of the processes and components needed to conduct a program evaluation. All definitions, assumptions, goals, and objectives are standardized in the Program Evaluation Logic Model Flowchart, providing a common blueprint of all stakeholders.
To prepare
Review the Program Evaluation Logic Model Flowchart you shared with your colleagues in this week’s Discussion. Make revisions based on feedback you received.
By Day 7
Then, write a 1- to 3-page paper in which you do the following:
Identify components of the Program Evaluation Logic Model Flowchart: inputs, activities, outputs, and outcomes for your program evaluation.
Describe each component of the Program Evaluation Logic Model Flowchart that relates to your identified educational program in a narrative format.
Make connections between your identified educational program and this week’s Learning Resources.
Include scholarly citations to support your ideas.
Attach your Program Evaluation Logic Model Flowchart as an appendix.
Note: You will use information from your Program Evaluation Logic Model Flowchart (due in Week 3) to develop the Program Evaluation Matrix that is due in Week 7.
Week 2 (Module 1): Understanding the Evaluation Practice—The Program Evaluation Process
Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted.
—Albert Einstein
Trillions of dollars are spent every year on educational programs (Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation, 2016). Educators invest time and energy to implement programs with the hope that their efforts will increase student success and social improvement. Consequently, it is vital to ensure that the educational programs that are implemented are both effective and efficient.
This week, you will be introduced to the key components of program evaluation, which you will apply to your chosen educational program. This week’s Discussion and Assignment will allow you to obtain feedback from your colleagues to ensure your insights are aligned to the Joint Committee Standards for Program Evaluation. You will also begin to work on your Program Evaluation Logic Model Flowchart, which is due in Week 3.
Learning Objectives
Students will:
Analyze the importance of Program Evaluation Standards when conducting program evaluations
Apply Logic Model Flowchart to the program evaluation process
Create a Program Evaluation Logic Model Flowchart*
Demonstrate an understanding of basic program evaluation criteria
*The Assignment related to this Learning Objective is introduced this week and submitted in Week 3.
Learning Resources
Required Readings
Chen, H. T. (2015). Practical program evaluation: Theory-driven evaluation and the integrated evaluation perspective (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Chapter 3, “Logic Models and the Action Model/Change Model Schema (Program Theory)” (pp. 58–93)
Spaulding, D. T. (2014). Program evaluation in practice: Core concepts and examples for discussion and analysis (2nd ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Chapter 7, “Evaluation of a Professional Development Technology Project in a Low-Performing School District” (pp. 111–120)
University of Wisconsin-Extension. (n.d.). Example logic model. Retrieved December 1, 2016, from https://fyi.uwex.edu/programdevelopment/files/2016/03/Parented1002.pdf
Document: Logic Model Flowchart (Word document)
Required Media
Duignan, P. (2009a, October 15). Brief introduction to program logic models (outcomes models) [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZkwDSr__Us
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 5 minutes.
Duignan, P. (2009b, October 15). Building inputs, outputs, outcomes, program logic models (outcomes models) [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kjew1fhQnM
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 5 minutes.
Walden University, LLC. (Producer). (2016b). Developing logic models (outcome models) [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 19 minutes.
Accessible player –Downloads–Download Video w/CCDownload AudioDownload Transcript
Optional Resources
Community Tool Box. (2016b). Chapter 36: Introduction to evaluation. Retrieved from http://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/evaluate/evaluation
The Pell Institute. (2016b). Evaluation toolkit. Retrieved from http://toolkit.pellinstitute.org/
W.K. Kellogg Foundation. (2010). W.K. Kellogg Foundation evaluation handbook. Retrieved from https://www.wkkf.org/~/media/62EF77BD5792454B807085B1AD044FE7.ashx
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