example of school district that failed to use fed funds appropriately, yet gleaned part of the eval that /was/ positive.
Darin suggests there may be whistleblower protection by the fed funding provider
Questions to Ask the Client
objective of the evaluation?
what do you hope to get out of this evaluation? what do you hope to do with the results?
objective of the software?
how is it suppsed to work?
software features:
logs and analytics
versioning
(don’t have to go to IRB to collect data because we won’t publish it), however should warn client. We should always try to get IRB, because you never know when you’ll get something interesting.
“No eval should be conducted without a detailed description of the program being evaluated.” e.g. “team teaching” but we don’t know if it’s team teaching
“[understand] why the program is supposed to achieve its desired impacts”
1. meet
2. describe program
3. share with description of program
3 ways to gather info
review documentation
talk to stakeholders
observe object/program
evaluand may change as you go, e.g. formativeness of feedback
(Rob = point of contact, projet mgr?)
Describe Timez Attack in a Logic Model
, user interface
IPT 661 Notes: 5-11-2010
Evaluation Planning and Questions
accurate (ethical) representation of findings
example of school district that failed to use fed funds appropriately, yet gleaned part of the eval that /was/ positive.
Darin suggests there may be whistleblower protection by the fed funding provider
Questions to Ask the Client
objective of the evaluation?
what do you hope to get out of this evaluation? what do you hope to do with the results?
objective of the software?
how is it suppsed to work?
software features:
logs and analytics
versioning
(don’t have to go to IRB to collect data because we won’t publish it), however should warn client. We should always try to get IRB, because you never know when you’ll get something interesting.
“No eval should be conducted without a detailed description of the program being evaluated.” e.g. “team teaching” but we don’t know if it’s team teaching
“[understand] why the program is supposed to achieve its desired impacts”
1. meet
2. describe program
3. share with description of program
3 ways to gather info
review documentation
talk to stakeholders
observe object/program
evaluand may change as you go, e.g. formativeness of feedback
(Rob = point of contact, projet mgr?)
Describe Timez Attack in a Logic Model
, user interface