I’m studying for my Social Science class and need an explanation.
The purpose of this Assignment is to design a program evaluation proposal plan to evaluate the effectiveness of your proposed interventions. Your plan should include the following elements:
First, explain what type of program evaluation you will be conducting (needs assessment, process, outcome or efficiency evaluation, or a combination of two or more) and explain why this type of evaluation is most useful for your program interventions. (One page)
Next, explain the type of evaluation design, such as a pre-test, post-test, or post-test only design. (One page)
Last, explain the Data Collection Plan, including the Methods for collecting data (new or existing data, probably or nonprobability), Measurement tools and any threats to internal and external validity, and reliability. (One page)
Below is a list of potential measurement tools for new and secondary data collection:
New Data (people):
Questionnaire
Interview-individual or group (explain type)
Focus Group
Participant Observations
Surveys (type)
Existing Data:
Existing reports
Secondary Data Analysis:
Census Data and Client and Program Data
Documents and Reports
Data Sets
Measurement Instruments (include Standardized Measurement Instruments)
Journals and Diaries
Logs
Inventories
Summative Instruments
The Unit 8 Program Evaluation Assignment must be a minimum of 3 pages (excluding title and reference page), utilizing a minimum of 3 sources.
Please submit the entire Program Proposal for Unit 8, including the Unit 3 and Unit 6 Assignments, for a minimum of 11 pages, utilizing a minimum of 11 sources.
