There are lots of different evaluation models to choose from. Which one is the correct one for you?

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Outcome: Resolve Differences of Opinion

Evaluator's Task: Facilitation

Example: What are the pros and cons of in-school suspension?

Evaluation Questions: In favor or against components of program

Outcome: : Critical reflection, improved standards

Evaluator's Purpose: Expert Judgement

Sample Project: A football coach deciding which players to draft

Sample Questions: Would a professional approve of program activities?

Outcome: Effectiveness, Impact, Quality

Evaluator's Task: Facilitation

Example: What are the pros and cons of in-school suspension?

Evaluation Questions: In favor or against components of program

Outcome: Compliance with standards

Evaluator's Task: Facilitation, monitoring, data collection, analysis, interpretation

Example: Evaluating compliance of San Francisco Unified School District of implementing California State Department of Education corrective actions

Evaluation Questions: How did the program perform compared to standards?

Outcome: Efficiency, Effectiveness, Impact

Evaluator's Task: Data collection, analysis, interpretation

Example: How have racial equity increased/decreased in SFUSD?

Evaluation Questions: Did the clients change (grow)?

Outcome: Efficiency, Effectiveness, Impact

Evaluator's Task: Usefulness, Impact

Example: How has RAZ KIDS affected the reading level of students?

Evaluation Questions: What happened in the program?

Outcome: Efficiency, Effectiveness

Evaluator's Task: Monitoring, data collection, analysis, interpretation

Example: Managing a group of people who analyze testing data.

Evaluation Questions: Were the expected outcomes achieved? Were the expected effects achieved efficiently?

Outcome: Program Understanding

Evaluator's Task: Participation, data analysis, evaluation interpretation

Example: How is the implementation of Google Classroom compare with the way Google intended?

Evaluation Questions: What does the program look like from different vantage points?
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Boulmetis, John; Dutwin, Phyllis (2014-10-20). The ABCs of Evaluation: Timeless Techniques for Program and Project Managers (Research Methods for the Social Sciences) (p. 110). Wiley. Kindle Edition.