...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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...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 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 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 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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...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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...Process Evaluation Process evaluation is used to help you create infrastructure that supports your project or organization, and to evaluate how effectively that process functions. It will also help you assess short-term changes in skills, attitudes, and knowledge of the participants. Because changes in circumstances may require you to make adjustments in your plan along the way to meet your goals, you and your program officer may review your process evaluation during the term of your grant. You may find that your process evaluation is a springboard to developing other materials. For instance, it may help you generate checklists and timelines, which you can share with project staff, potential partners or funders, your clients, and the community. For capital grants, the process evaluation may be as simple as showing that funds were spent for the intended purpose and that the project was completed. Your program officer can help you determine how basic or developed your process evaluation should be. Before You Begin Your process evaluation helps you organize your thoughts about how you will meet your project goal and objectives through your activities, which should all be logically connected to each other. It is helpful to diagram these connections in a conceptual map of the project, or “logic model”. The logic model serves as a guide to help you define how your program will make a difference. We have included a sample logic model on the following page. The steps of the model...
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...Process Evaluation DRAFT Report School Community Liaison and Security Programme Prepared for the National Committee for Families and Children (NPA M&E Sub-Committee);and Ministry of Education, Youth & Sports John D. Flowers Table of Contents Executive Summary ......................................................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. 1.0 1.2 1.2.1 1.2.2 1.1.3 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.2 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.2.1 3.2.2 3.2.3 3.2.4 3.2.5 3.3 3.5 3.5.1 3.5.2 3.5.3 3.5.4 3.6 Background ................................................................................................................................................................................ 2 Project Description and Scope .......................................................................................................................................... 3 Purpose of the Consultancy ..................................................................................................................................... 4 Scope ............................................................................................................................................................................ 4 Key Activities and Main Deliverables .................................................................................................................... 4 Evaluation Design and Framework .....................................................................
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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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...Evaluation Evaluation is the last phase of the nursing process. It follows implementation of the plan of care. It’s the judgment of the effectiveness of nursing care to meet patient goals based on the patient’s behavioral responses. Evaluating is a planned, ongoing, purposeful activity in which patients and health care professionals determine the patient’s progress toward achievement of goals/outcomes and the effectiveness of the nursing care plan. (Anukrishnan 2012). * Evaluation is continuous. * Done immediately after implementation to make on the spot modifications in an intervention. * Evaluation is performed at specific intervals. * Evaluation continues until the patient achieves the health goals or discharged from nursing care. * Evaluation includes goal achievement and self- care abilities. * Through evaluation nurses demonstrate responsibility and accountability for their actions and indicate interest in the results of the nursing activities. Process of Evaluating Patient Responses 1. Collecting data related to the desired outcomes. 2. Comparing the data with outcomes. 3. Relating nursing activities to outcomes. 4. Drawing conclusions about problem status. 5. Continuing, modifying, or terminating the nursing care plan. When determining whether a goal has been achieved, the nurse can draw one of the three possible conclusions: * The goal was met. The patient response is the same as the desired outcome. * The...
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...An evaluation of the process of resocialisation. Resocialisation can be described as the mental and emotional retraining of an individual, so they may function in an environment other to what they are accustomed to. In the case of Genie, research suggested that although some effects of privation were reversible; as she was observed forming attachments with her carers and the positive development of her social skills. It was unfortunately down to the prolonged negative cognitive effects of her privation, which ultimately ended any possibility of her resocialisation. Genie had missed the critical period according to the theory of attachment. This theory by John Bowlby a psychoanalyst, suggested that all children are born with an innate instinct to form attachments in order to survive. He believed that a child must form a monotropic relationship or else severe consequences in social development could occur. The result would be irreversible developmental problems in the form of reduced intelligence, aggression or depression. A flaw in Bowlby’s theory was the fact he didn’t recognise the differences between privation and deprivation. Treating both as an equal entity, adding doubt to his 44 thieves experiment (1944). Harry Harlow on the other hand recognised the difference between privation/deprivation. Harlow, contributed work to Bowlby’s theory, with his controversial research on rhesus monkeys. Harlow basically thought that the relationship with caregivers was an important...
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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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...In evaluating the process of me becoming the sexual person I am today, I believe it’s best to start closer to the beginning of my life and view how I have changed from then. I was born into a Mexican-American family who practiced Catholicism and was brought up with a combination of old school and new school ideas about sexuality. Religion taught me that it was a sin to have sexual relationships with others before marriage and that women were not supposed to be actively sexual and if they were, it was something that was kept private. Along with a conservative religion, being raised by parents who never really addressed sexuality in any way and left me to decipher it on my own. This was probably because their parents never talked to them about...
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...The Digital Business Evaluation Process Overview Typical corporate budgeting routines were conceived for large, predictable businesses. The conditions were designed more for conservative and cautious environments rather than quick-moving entrepreneurial situations. As more companies continue to focus on e-Business ventures, the responsibilities for envisioning, researching, financing and implementing project ideas becomes cumbersome. Combining this with the continuously emerging Internet technologies and the result is an extremely short timeframe for creating new business models and getting ideas to market. Corporations are rapidly generating ideas, but are finding it difficult to evaluate and implement because they are used to the traditional, comfortable pace and level of detail with which ideas are researched and analyzed. There is a compelling need for a repeatable methodology to identify, validate and implement new opportunities in an efficient and conclusive manner. The benefits behind a repeatable process are two-fold. First, it provides a quick and consistent method for screening ideas and secondly does not put undue pressure on business managers who are preoccupied with running the current business. Intro to evaluation process Idea Generation In order to compete in the fast based e-Business environment, cutting edge ideas must be created in an attempt to stay ahead of the competition. Similarly, ideas that improve upon existing processes or simply...
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