Element 1: Plan the Evaluation
Purpose: Planning how to conduct a program evaluation is the essessential the first step. The preparatory thinking involves understanding the program being evaluated, organizing an evaluation team, and determining how to conduct the evaluation. Element 1 outlines the pre-planning tasks.
Activity 1: Understand Evaluation
Activity 2: Organize Evaluation Team
Activity 3: Establish Evaluation Focus
Element 2: Implement the Evaluation
Purpose: Conducting the evaluation involves designing data collection so the analysis and interpretation will answer the questions the evaluation sets out to resolve. When developing and implementing the evaluation design be flexible to collect and analyze data from many perspectives. The collected data should be attentive to the evaluation questions. Element 2 outlines the tasks associated with implementing the evaluation.
Activity 1: Data Collection
Activity 2: Understanding the Data
Activity 3: Report the Results
Element 3: Use the Results
Purpose: The evaluation's findings and recommendation have limited value unless they are shared with the stakeholders and utilized to improve the evaluated program. Using the results to improve the evaluated program and communicating with constituencies are activities that occur in parallel. Element 3 outlines the tasks associated with using the results.
Activity 1: Communicate with Constituencies
Activity 2: Use Results to Improve
