Question

What is two classes of evaluation in mis?

Answer 1

Once you pinpoint the reason for conducting your evaluation and the target population, you can better determine the most appropriate type of evaluation. This section describes the five major types of evaluations and the appropriate circumstances for their uses.





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Formative
Summative
Process
Outcomes
Impact


Evaluation Type

Definition

Uses

Examples


Formative

Evaluates a program during development in order to make early improvements
Helps to refine or improve program
When starting a new program
To assist in the early phases of program development
How well is the program being delivered?
What strategies can we use to improve this program?

Summative

Provides information on program effectiveness
Conducted after the completion of the program design
To help decide whether to continue or end a program
To help determine whether a program should be expanded to other locations
Should this program continue to be funded?
Should we expand these services to all other after-school programs in the community?

Process

Determines if specific program strategies were implemented as planned
Focuses on program implementation
To determine why an established program has changed over time
To address inefficiencies in program delivery of services
To accurately portray to outside parties program operations (e.g., for replication elsewhere)
Did your program meet its goals for recruitment of program participants?
Did participants receive the specified number of service hours?

Outcomes

Focuses on the changes in comprehension, attitudes, behaviors, and practices that result from programs activities
Can include both short and long term results
To decide whether program/activity affect participants outcomes
To establish and measure clear benefits of the program
Did your participants report the desired changes after completing a program cycle?
What are the short or long term results observed among (or reported by) participants?

Impact

Focuses on long term, sustained changes as a result of the program activities, both positive/negative and intended/unintended
To influence policy
To see impact in longitudinal studies with comparison groups
What changes in your program participants’ behaviors are attributable to your program?
What effects would program participants miss out on without this program?
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