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Effective Strategies for Measuring Program Impacts: A Comprehensive Guide

This guide provides essential tips and tools for evaluating program impacts, from preparation to data collection and presentation. It emphasizes the importance of utilizing various evaluation instruments, managing data effectively, and communicating results clearly. By understanding the purposes of evaluation—accountability, improvement, and knowledge development—program managers can cater to their audience's needs and convey meaningful insights. Enhance your program evaluation skills with practical strategies and accessible resources from the Office of Educational Innovation and Evaluation at Kansas State University.

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Effective Strategies for Measuring Program Impacts: A Comprehensive Guide

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  1. Tips and Tools for Measuring Program Impacts: From Delivering Programs to Reporting Impacts Office of Educational Innovation and Evaluation 2323 Anderson Avenue, Suite 220 Kansas State University Manhattan, Kansas 66502 Phone: 785-532-5930 Fax: 785-532-7185

  2. Part I: Preparing to Evaluate Your Program

  3. Tips • Find and review evaluation instruments • Utility and feasibility • Purposes of evaluation: Accountability, Improvement, Knowledge Development, Oversight and Compliance • “Who wants to know what about your program?” • Multiple, complementary sources of data

  4. ToolsRubric: Reviewing Evaluation Instruments

  5. Part II:Collecting and Managing Data to Measure Impacts

  6. Tips • Plan early – determine whenevaluation will take place in the programming cycle • Review and manage data as you receive it • Analysis • quantitative and qualitative • by hand, using Excel • “Whowants to know what about your program?”

  7. ToolsData Analysis Plan Worksheet

  8. Part III:Presenting Impact Data

  9. Tips • KSRE Impact Reports • “Who wants to know what about your program?” • Illustrate your data • Be clear and concise, avoid jargon • Use the active voice

  10. TipsChoose Graphics to Effectively Convey Data Example #1 – Table NOT formatted effectively Table 1. Chewing Gum Rates in the United States by Geographic Region and Level of Education* Example #2 – Table IS formatted effectively Table 2. Chewing Gum Rates in the United States by Geographic Region and Level of Education* • *Education level based on number of years of schooling. Adapted from a report of the U.S. Department of Chewing Gum.

  11. ToolsWhat Does the Data Mean?

  12. QUESTIONS?

  13. Contact Information Amy Hilgendorf (785) 532-5538 aehilgen@ksu.edu Sarah Bradford (785) 532-5677 sbradfor@ksu.edu Office of Educational Innovation and Evaluation Kansas State University 2323 Anderson Avenue, Suite 220 Manhattan, KS 66502 Phone: 785-532-5930 www.ksu.edu/oeie

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