NCJ Number
37785
Date Published
1976
Length
210 pages
Annotation
THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT WAS TO DEVELOP AN APPROACH BY WHICH REGIONAL PLANNING UNITS COULD MEASURE THE SUCCESS OF LOCAL PROJECTS, RATHER THAN ASSESSMENT OF THE PROGRAM UNDER WHICH THE PROJECT WAS FUNDED.
Abstract
THE APPROACH WAS TO BE SIMPLE IN TECHNIQUE, TO ALLOW FOR BOTH MONITORING AND EVALUATION, AND TO PROVIDE THE INFORMATION DESIRED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS IN CONSIDERING THE CONTINUATION OF PROJECTS. THE BASIC EVALUATION FRAMEWORK DIVIDES A PROJECT INTO THREE DISTINCT SETS OF OBJECTIVES - THE IMMEDIATE, THE INTERMEDIATE, AND ULTIMATE OBJECTIVES. THE CRITERIA USED TO MEASURE THE ACHIEVEMENT OF EACH LEVEL OF OBJECTIVES WERE MEASUREMENT OF EFFORT, MEASUREMENT OF PERFORMANCE, ADEQUACY OF PERFORMANCE, EFFICIENCY OF PERFORMANCE, AND PROCESS ANALYSIS. THIS MANUAL WAS DEVELOPED AS A TEACHER-TRAINER MANUAL FOR USE IN INSTRUCTING PROSPECTIVE PLANNERS, EVALUATORS, AND ADMINISTRATORS IN THE METHODOLOGY, USE, AND BENEFITS OF THIS APPROACH TO PROJECT MONITORING AND EVALUATION. IT IS DIVIDED INTO THREE SECTIONS - AN INSTRUCTOR'S TRAINING PACKAGE, A PROGRAMMED EXERCISE, AND A STUDENT MANUAL (APPENDIXES). THE INSTRUCTOR'S TRAINING PACKAGE PROVIDES THE INFORMATION NEEDED TO EXPLAIN THE EVALUATION PROCESS ON AN INTRODUCTORY LEVEL. AT EACH STEP OF THE DEVELOPMENT, THERE ARE OVERHEAD PROJECTION TRANSPARENCIES, INSTRUCTIONAL COMMENTS ON HOW TO MAXIMIZE THE BENEFITS OF THE DOCUMENT, AND REFERENCES TO SPECIFIC APPENDIX SECTIONS THAT SHOULD BE PRESENTED TO THE STUDENTS AT SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES OF THE TRAINING SEMINAR. THE PROGRAMMED EXERCISE PROVIDES A GRANT APPLICATION AND A PAGE BY PAGE DEVELOPMENTAL MODEL OF THE THREE LEVELS OF OBJECTIVES WHICH ARE DERIVED FROM THE GRANT. THE STUDENT MANUAL IS A COLLECTION OF HANDOUTS DESIGNED TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE SEMINAR PARTICIPANTS AS THE TRAINING PROGRESSES. FOR THE TECHNICAL REPORT ON THE EVALUATION DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT, SEE NCJ-37926. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)