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Controlling Your Evaluation Destiny

Controlling Your Evaluation Destiny. Marla Steinberg Director of Evaluation MSFHR & The CAPTURE Project www.thecaptureproject.ca. Can you spot the PEAR cake?. What does evaluation mean to you?.

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Controlling Your Evaluation Destiny

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  1. Controlling Your Evaluation Destiny Marla Steinberg Director of Evaluation MSFHR & The CAPTURE Project www.thecaptureproject.ca

  2. Can you spot the PEAR cake?

  3. What does evaluationmean to you? “Evaluation is the systematic acquisition and assessment of information to provide useful feedback about some object” Evaluation can be defined as the systematic collection and analysis of information on the performance of a policy, program, or initiative to make judgments about relevance, progress or success and cost-effectiveness, and/or to inform future programming decisions about design and implementation. Evaluation means asking good, critical questions about programs to improve them and help them be accountable for the wise use of resources. Don’t be put off by the language of evaluation

  4. Planning Tips

  5. Data Collection Tips • Chosen data collection methods that meet required level of rigour and are acceptable to participants • Include qualitative and quantitative data, get people to tell their stories • Use multiple methods • If possible try to use engaging methods • Use lay or participant data collectors

  6. Analysis and Interpretation Tips • Hold interpretation sessions • Find creative ways to display data that can speak to different audiences

  7. Reporting and Dissemination Tips • Don’t just create the one long evaluation report • Video • Art • Brief reports

  8. Using Results Tips • Quality improvement • Management • Decision-making Jointly develop action plan

  9. Joint Action Planning

  10. Final Tip: Plan Evaluation Up Front How many evaluators does it take to change a light bulb? • one to do a needs assessment • one to do a feasibility study • one to do a qualitative study to find out what bulb to change • one to empower the bulb to change • one to tender a contract for further study • one to write performance indicators for success • one to do a cost benefit analysis to determine the best to buy • one to do a meta-evaluation showing that all previous studies have left everyone in the dark SO.......how many evaluators does it take?

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