A Road Map — An Evaluation Planning Guide
- Output (program, project or activity) to evaluate:
- Plan of Work Issue Area:
- Goals and objectives of the output you are evaluating:
- Who is the evaluation for and what they need to know:
- Level of outcome impacts needed:
- Learning (short term outcome)
- Action (medium term outcome)
- Condition (long term outcome)
- Audience to be evaluated:
- Who are the appropriate persons or groups to involve as evaluators:
- Evaluation methods to be used to collect the outcome impact data:
- Analyzing and interpreting the data: How? Who?
- Reporting the results of the evaluation: How? To whom?
- Resources needed to implement the evaluation plan:
- Evaluation plan timeline:
- Completion celebration plan:
Definitions
Learning outcomes: A statement of the change in knowledge, skills, aspirations or other learning that is achieved by participants in a program activity.
Action outcomes: A statement of the change in behavior and practice that is achieved by participants in a program activity.
Condition Outcome: A statement of the change in the social, economic, civic, or environmental status that is, ultimately, to be achieved by participants in a program activity.