I HAVE ADDED THE FEEDBACK FROM ANOTHER STUDENT SO THE PAPER NEEDS TO BE ADJUSTED TO THE FEEDBACK AND GUIDELINES. IT ALSO NEEDS TO BE A LITTLE LONGER TO MEET THE GUIDELINES OF WHAT IS EXPECTED.
The purpose of this assignment is for you to showcase what you have learned this semester. It builds from your earlier assignments such as the logic model, the critical analysis of evaluation literature, and so forth, and is designed to be realistic–something that could actually be implemented or used at some future time–whether in part or totally.
Program Evaluation Design Instructions
Background: We’ve learned about the necessity for program evaluation, research ethics, needs assessment, formative and process evaluation, and then there was Milestone 1 when we needed to prepare our logic model –forcing us to think with some specificity about our figurative destination before traveling on. We learned about single-system research designs and client satisfaction, sampling, group research designs, cost-effectiveness studies, and measurement instruments.
Then we hit Milestone 2 when we drew upon the wisdom of our classmates who might have practical knowledge about the intervention or assessment instrument that we wish to know more about.
Milestone 3 was the critical analysis paper; Milestone 4 was when we gathered supportive evidence for our intervention or assessment instrument. We were working toward this final assignment with Milestone 5 when you had the opportunity to ask classmates to review a draft of your program evaluation design. Our educational journey in this course is down to the final assignment and marks our achievement in this course when we complete this last milestone.
Your program evaluation design will be a Word document that fully addresses all of the major headings below, after you have made revisions to the peer-reviewed feedback you received.
Program Evaluation Design Components
Cover Page
Description of the Agency and Program
Specification of the Program Evaluation Design
Participants
Measures
Procedures
Strengths/Limitations
Reference Page
It is expected that the assignment will run in the range of 6 to 8 pages, excluding the Cover and Reference pages. Your document should be formatted with 1″ margins, double-spacing (but no extra spacing between paragraphs), and 12 pt. font.
References are to be appropriately cited per APA guidelines.
Grading Guidelines
This assignment is worth 150 points towards your overall grade and will be graded based on the program evaluation design rubric checklist:
Criteria Description
Description of the Agency and Program
10 pts
Includes the agency (whether real or fictitious),
Who its clientele are
Description of staff and the program
An explanation as to why the program is being evaluated
Specification of the Program Evaluation Design
10 pts
What type of design is being employed?
Why was the particular design chosen?
How did you ensure cultural considerations, equity, and reduction of bias in your design?
Why is it a good fit for the agency?
Projected costs and timeline
Participants
30 pts
Who will the data be collected from? How will they be recruited?
Inclusion/exclusion criteria?
Anticipated sample size?
Measures
30 pts
What instruments will be used to collect data or what existing data will be examined?
What are the psychometrics and fit of the instrument for the program? (Validity & reliability)
How did you ensure cultural considerations, equity, and reduction of bias in your instrument?
Attach a copy of the instrument(s) found in the literature you propose to use
Procedures
30 pts
Who will collect the data? When? How? Where?
Describe the data collection procures.
Will random sampling be employed?
Strengths/Limitations
15 pts
What are the strengths of collecting the data this way?
What are the limitations? Are there any thorny issues that you can’t control that could impact your design?
References in APA Format
10 pts.
References are appropriately cited in APA format
No less than 10 professional journal article references directly connected to topic
Professional Appearance, Organization, Grammar
15 pts.
Presence of a cover page
Appropriate headings are used
Grammar/Spelling
