HOW TO PRESENT AN EVALUATION REPORT

• NCJ Number: 58078
• Author(s): L L MORRIS; C T FITZ-GIBBON
• Date Published: 1978
• Length: 80 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Health, Education, and Welfare
• Corporate Author: Sage Publications, Inc; University of California, Los Angeles
• Sale Source: Sage Publications, Inc
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS. PROGRAM EVALUATION KIT

Annotation

AS PART OF AN EIGHT-VOLUME SERIES ON PROGRAM EVALUATION, THIS BOOK CONTAINS PRESCRIPTIONS AND HELPFUL HINTS FOR FORMAL AND INFORMAL (I.E., WRITTEN OR ORAL) REPORTS OF PROGRAM EVALUATION FINDINGS.

Abstract

THE EVALUATION REPORT BOOK IS DESIGNED TO HELP EVALUATORS CLEARLY AND EFFECTIVELY EXPLAIN THE INFORMATION COLLECTED IN THE COURSE OF A PROGRAM EVALUATION. THE CONTENTS OF A FORMAL REPORT ARE PRESENTED IN OUTLINE FORM. EACH COMPONENT OF THE OUTLINE IS ACCOMPANIED BY QUESTIONS WHICH, WHEN ANSWERED IN SEQUENCE BY AN EVALUATOR, WILL PRODUCE A WRITTEN EVALUATION REPORT. ANOTHER SECTION CONTAINS A SET OF POINTERS FOR COMMUNICATING TO ANY REPORT AUDIENCE; ORGANIZED AS A LIST OF TIPS, IT DESCRIBES HOW TO ADJUST EVALUATION PRESENTATIONS, WRITTEN OR ORAL, TO THE AUDIENCE AND THE MESSAGE TO BE COMMUNICATED. A FINAL SECTION CONSISTS OF A COMPENDIUM OF USEFUL AND PRACTICAL DATA PRESENTATION METHODS, INCLUDING TABLES, GRAPHS, DISPLAYING RESULTS FROM QUESTIONNAIRES, PREPARING AN AUDIENCE TO READ GRAPHS, AND OTHER TECHNICAL CONCERNS. SAMPLE TABLES AND GRAPHS ILLUSTRATE THE NARRATIVE. SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING ARE PROVIDED. AN INDEX IS INCLUDED.