Objectives-Oriented Approaches to Evaluation

• Presentations - Professor and Student Lectures on the Topic
  • Objectives-Oriented Approaches to Evaluation
  • Objectives-Oriented General Approach with Case Study (Gabriel M. Telleria)
  • Logic Models with Case Study (Stephanie Goodwin)
  • Program Theory with Case Study (Amanda Paez)
• Briefs - 1 Page Synopses of Approaches, Tools and Designs
  • General Objectives-Oriented Evaluation Brief (Gabriel Telleria)
  • Logic Model Brief (Stephanie Goodwin)
  • Program Theory Brief (Amanda Paez)
• Learning Resources - Articles, Manuals, and Media Providing Additional Understanding of the Topic
  • Generic Objectives-Oriented (link): Guide To Evaluation For Family Literacy Projects In Alberta
  • Logic Models (manual): Kellogg Logic Model Development Guide
  • Logic Models (article): Learning from Logic Models, Harvard Family Research Project
  • Logic Models (worksheet): Logic Model Worksheet, Harvard Family Research Project
• Case Studies - Real-World Applications of the Approach, Tool, or Design
  • Objectives Oriented (article): James H. Bell, When Hard Questions Are Asked: Evaluating Writing Centers
  • Objectives Oriented (article): Laura Bercovitz, Objectives Oriented - Learning with East Aurora Families.pdf
  • Logic Models (article): John A. McLaughlin & Gretchen B. Jordan, Logic models: a tool for telling your program's performance story
  • Logic Models (article): Rex S. Greena, Peter M. Ellisb, Shirly S. Lee, A city initiative to improve the quality of life for urban youth: how evaluation contributed to effective social programming
  • Program Theory (article): Hans Torvatn, Using program theory models in evaluation of industrial modernization programs: three case studies
• Alternative Approaches Compared
  Comparison of Alternative Approaches to Evaluation