Health Sciences 2250A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Data Analysis, Smoking Cessation, Response Bias
25 Apr 2018
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Evaluation: critical, should be done throughout program processes, frightening how many programs have not and do not get evaluated wasted $, resources, opportunities. Or: where, worth = whether or not object/program is needed, merit =whether or not object/program is good, process of collecting and using info to guide decision making. Want people to get the most out of their involvement. Want to get good people there, so not to waste $ Two critical purposes of program evaluation: assessing and improving quality, determining program effectiveness. Evaluation: when: should be done early in the program planning process, begi(cid:374)s (cid:449)he(cid:374) progra(cid:373)(cid:859)s goals a(cid:374)d o(cid:271)je(cid:272)ti(cid:448)es are de(cid:448)eloped, must be timely, ex. your exam (evaluation) results. Evaluation: who: collaborative effort among all stakeholders. Program planners: did program meet needs of target population: eg. Or how much did it cost per person: eg. Faciliators: did participants change their behaviours as result of program: eg.
