This is Section 4 of the Evaluation Toolkit for the TA & D Network. Read about the toolkit. Process evaluation can help you document, monitor, and assess the implementation, operations, and progress of your dissemination work. With process evaluation, TA & D projects can monitor their progress in achieving dissemination objectives, tasks and activities. Value of process evaluation Elements to look at with process evaluation Other … [Read more...]
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This is Section 5 of the Evaluation Toolkit for the TA & D Network. Read about the toolkit. Summative evaluation can help you determine outcomes and longer-term benefits of your dissemination efforts. Outcomes generally have to do with target audience reports of how they benefited and used what you disseminated to them. What do you want to learn? Rigor in summative evaluation Looking at benefits and outcomes of dissemination Back … [Read more...]
Focus Groups
Section 6 continues looking at data collection methods. This page looks at focus groups. Read about the toolkit. Focus groups can be a useful evaluation method for collecting qualitative data from group discussions. This webpage on focus groups addresses: What's a focus group? When to use a focus group What happens in a focus group Advantages Disadvantages Guidelines Back to top What's a focus group? Focus groups are … [Read more...]
Interviews
Section 6 of the Evaluation Toolkit continues its discussion of data collection methods. This time---interviews. Read about the toolkit. Interviews are an effective method for collecting in-depth information about specific topics, issues, and target audience needs, as well as their experiences and the benefits they’ve attained from your dissemination activities. The interviewer can explain and clarify questions, and probe by asking additional … [Read more...]
Surveys
Section 6 continues the discussion of data collection methods. This time---surveys. Read about the toolkit. Surveys are useful for collecting more quantitative data (e.g., numerical counts, frequencies, percentages). This webpage on surveys addresses: When surveys are useful How will you collect the data? Establishing the baseline Advantages Disadvantages Guidelines Example of a target audience website survey Back to top When … [Read more...]
Create a Great TA Website
Home / The Art and Science | Heart and Soul of Dissemination / Create a Great TA Website March 2013 A resource developed collaboratively by the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY) and the Technical Assistance Coordination Center (TACC) Website Woes Do any of these website worries sound familiar? “We can’t edit our own website. We have to hire a consultant to make any small change.” “Our … [Read more...]
