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1. Methods of evaluation are thorough,feasible, and appropriate

2. Use of objective measures to producequantitative and qualitative data

3. Methods provide performancefeedback

(h) Quality of the Project Evaluation5 points

(recommend 3 pages)

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Evaluation as a means to determine:

How you are doing

What you have accomplished

What can be improved

EVALUATION METHODS ARE THOROUGH, FEASIBLE,

AND APPROPRIATE

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Goals and objectives

How will you show your successes?

How will you track your outcomes?

Align Evaluation with Project Design

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Quality of Services

How will you track the services being provided?

How will you assess the quality of services?

How will you measure consumer satisfaction with services?

Align Evaluation with Project Services

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Management Plan

Track your milestones

How will you ensure the project is progressing in a timely manner?

Align Evaluation with Project Management

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Formative Evaluation: on-going process; a management tool for program improvement.

Summative Evaluation: final evaluation; overall appraisal at the end of the project.

Performance Monitoring

Evaluation of Outcomes

Evaluation of Costs and Benefits

Types of Evaluation

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Progress towards project goals and objectives

Consumers’ satisfaction with VR services

Project performance and efficacy

Compliance with RSA Performance Measures

Evaluation Measures

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Describe your evaluation instruments and provide copy in appendices if available

Include an evaluation procedure to assess each objective

Describe your data gathering methods, time lines, and how you will analyze the data

OBJECTIVE EVALUATION MEASURES

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Consists of numbers or quantity

Closed ended questions Was this workshop helpful?

Limited choices to provide answer Number of consumers served Number of consumers who become employed Scale of 0-5 to consider consumer satisfaction Number of specific types of treatments (visits to sweat

lodge)

Quantitative Data

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Looks at quality

Open Ended Questions How did you benefit from the program? What would you recommend to improve program services?

Unlimited choice in answers Focus groups

Time consuming but worthwhile Learn about the strengths of program from the consumers’

perspectives

Qualitative Data

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How will you use the evaluation data in relation to progress and outcomes?Consumer satisfaction surveys will be

administered semi-annually with outcomes reported to the advisory committee, along with information regarding the number of consumers served and the number of consumers with successful employment outcomes.

METHODS PROVIDE PERFORMANCE FEEDBACK

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How will evaluation activities be coordinated with other project tasks?

How will evaluation results be used to modify the project during the grant period?

Feedback and Assessment