Health Sciences 2250A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Summative Assessment, Design Of Experiments, Content Analysis

• School: Western University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: Health Sciences 2250A/B
• Professor: Marnie Wedlake

Document Summary

Chapter 14 class notes evaluation approaches and designs. Approaches = refers to formative, process, and summative evaluation and suggests these types of evaluation are clearly distinct. Designs = relates to summative evaluation, experimental, quasi-experimental, and non- experimental. Inclusion: extent to which an adequate range and number of participants are involved in the program. Informal interviews: focus groups, surveys, key informant interviews, expert panel reviews, quality circles, protocol checklist, gantt chart. Chapter 14 class notes evaluation approaches and designs: program and evaluation forms, direct observation. 2 possible methods of data collection: quantitative (deductive; applying principles to case, produces numeric (hard) data, such as counts, ratings, scores, or classifications, suited to programs that are well defined. It is the method most often used in evaluation designs. Qualitative methods used in evaluation: case studies, content analysis, delphi technique, ethnographic studies, film ethnography, focus groups, historical analysis, nominal group process, participant-observer studies, quality circle, unobtrusive techniques.