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Evaluability Assessment and Logic Model
Overview
For this course project component, you will complete and submit Part 2 of the Program Plan Evaluation Template: the Evaluability Assessment and Logic Model.
Instructions
Evaluability Assessment
This component will require you to consider the evaluability of the program you have chosen to focus on for your course project. As we have discussed, Wholey (1979) advocated for the use of evaluability assessments to save costs. For this assignment, you will complete the Evaluability Assessment and Logic Model portion of the Program Evaluation Plan Template, considering the organizational climate and merit of the recommendation that the organization undertake a full program evaluation plan. Ideally, you have chosen a program that is ready for a program evaluation, as you will need to consider what resources, data, and collaboration that you would require to conduct a full evaluation. You may choose to have a discussion with your administrator to gather needed information to complete the template; however, you are not required to gather any data or evidence beyond that which is readily available. Your sole outcome in this assignment is to render a recommendation that the program quality is such that it warrants a program evaluation.
Logic Model
You have deepened your understanding of the program you chose for the course project by conducting the evaluation assessment (including document review and possible consultation with the program’s sponsor, participants, and/or stakeholders), and completing Exercise 1 in the Kellogg Foundation's Logic Model Development Guide (linked in Resources). Based on what you know now, construct a logic model of the program using the template on page 54 of the Logic Model Development Guide and provide a detailed explanation of the model in the appropriate portion of the Program Evaluation Plan Template.
Additional Requirements
Remember to add this assignment to the same Program Evaluation Plan Template you submitted for Part 1. Refer to the assignment scoring guide to ensure that you understand all grading criteria.
Portfolio Prompt: You are required to save the completed course project in your ePortfolio.
References
Wholey, J. S. (1979). Evaluation: Promise and performance. Washington, DC: The Urban Institute: Author.
W. K. Kellogg Foundation. (1998). Logic model development guide [PDF]. Retrieved from https://bttop.org/sites/default/files/public/W.K.%20Kellogg%20LogicModel.pdf
Note: See also the corrected version of page 24 of the W. K. Kellogg Foundation's "Logic Model Development Guide," linked in the Resources with the title, "Logic Model Correction."
