Evaluation Reflection Questions

1. What have you learned about logic mapping/modeling?

I had never really completed a logic map before this class. I
thought it was a good way to focus on what I really wanted to
accomplish with this evaluation, what my objectives were, how
to make those objectives happen to achieve the goals I was
hoping for. It is important that each strategy is tied to an
objective as well as an objective being tied to a goal. This
ensures success and does not leave anything in limbo hoping
for success.
2. What have you learned about writing evaluation questions?
Writing evaluation questions can be both qualitative and
quantitative. Qualitative questions are more discussions,
verbal feedback, etc. Quantitative feedback would be
numbers, percentages, etc. Evaluation questions should be
very explicit and narrow. If the question is too vague, it will
be hard to find an answer in order to evaluate correctly.
3. What have you learned about selecting data/measures?
I learned to not make it too hard on myself when selecting
data/measures. I started out thinking it would be a grand
production and it turns out the simpler the survey, the more
likely people will respond. However, wording has to be
considered carefully. You might want to ask one big
questions, but if you break it down into several questions it
doesnt seem as daunting to participants and/or colleagues.
4. What have you learned about data analysis and writing up
results?

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When looking at the data I was surprised by some of the

results. When your reach this stage in your evaluation, you
need to let the data speak for itself and not assume results.
Your bias does not need to be involved whatsoever. I enjoyed
writing the data analysis and then thinking about what should
be implemented next year in order for this program to be more
of a success in the future. The data really helped me narrow
in on what some issues were, and I wouldnt have necessarily
thought of them before.
5. Knowing what you know now, what might you have done
differently in planning your evaluation?
I would have had more time to complete my evaluation. I
know with the semester limit, and the learning process, it put
a restraint on my data collection period. However, I feel that
with a larger window, more data could be collected to
increase the validity of this evaluation.
6. Do you think the information you have learned in this
course will be useful to you in the future? Why or why not?
I definitely believe this information I have learned in this
course will be useful in the future. The recommendations
from my evaluation plan will be implemented next year in my
school. Not only is it useful for me to learn how to properly
evaluate a new resource, but it is also helping my school
utilize the resources we have available to the highest
potential. Thanks to this class, I will be able to evaluate more
resources in the future to be able to analyze the benefits and
possible cons of the program or resource.

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