Ellen Iverson MESI Graduate Assistant Director of Evaluation

* Ellen Iverson, MESI Graduate Assistant Director of Evaluation at the Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College Logic Models for Smarties - MESI 2014 - Ellen Iverson 1

Logic Model Theory of Change Theory of Action Program Theory * Logic Models for Smarties - MESI 2014 - Ellen Iverson 2 Funnell and Rogers, 2011, W. K. Kellogg Foundation’s Logic Model Development Guide

Logic Model Theory of Change Theory of Action Program Theory How a given program, project, strategy, or policy is understood to influence or contribute to specific outcomes * Logic Models for Smarties - MESI 2014 - Ellen Iverson 3 Funnell and Rogers, 2011, W. K. Kellogg Foundation’s Logic Model Development Guide

Logic Model A systematic and visual way to show relationships among the resources of a program, project, strategy, or policy as well as the activities and the intended results Theory of Change Theory of Action Program Theory * Logic Models for Smarties - MESI 2014 - Ellen Iverson 4 Funnell and Rogers, 2011, W. K. Kellogg Foundation’s Logic Model Development Guide

http: //serc. carleton. edu/cismi/2011_hhmi_prop. html * Logic Models for Smarties - MESI 2014 - Ellen Iverson 5 Funnell and Rogers, 2011, W. K. Kellogg Foundation’s Logic Model Development Guide

http: //serc. carleton. edu/isme/workshop 2012/framework. html * Logic Models for Smarties - MESI 2014 - Ellen Iverson 6 Funnell and Rogers, 2011, W. K. Kellogg Foundation’s Logic Model Development Guide

Logic Model Theory of Change How change comes about and what are the central processes/drivers for change in a given program, project, strategy, or policy Theory of Action Program Theory * Logic Models for Smarties - MESI 2014 - Ellen Iverson 7 Funnell and Rogers, 2011, W. K. Kellogg Foundation’s Logic Model Development Guide

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Logic Model Theory of Change Theory of Action What the program, project, strategy, or policy does (activities and level of success needed) to influence or contribute to outcomes Program Theory * Logic Models for Smarties - MESI 2014 - Ellen Iverson 10 Funnell and Rogers, 2011, W. K. Kellogg Foundation’s Logic Model Development Guide

*Plan program or strategies *Define scope *Visualize complexity to anticipate uncertainties *Facilitate a shared understanding *Engage stakeholders *Document perceptions *Disseminate more broadly *Identify evaluation opportunities and monitor progress * Logic Models for Smarties - MESI 2014 - Ellen Iverson 11

Logic Model Theory of Change Theory of Action Program Theory How a given program, project, strategy, or policy is understood to influence or contribute to specific outcomes * Logic Models for Smarties - MESI 2014 - Ellen Iverson 12

*Articulate “mental models” of key stakeholders *Analyze via artifacts (documents, reports, forms) *Infer through observation of program including interviewing staff and participants * Logic Models for Smarties - MESI 2014 - Ellen Iverson Funnell and Rogers, 2011 13

*Visioning * Describe how you now serve clients? * What specific improvements have been made? * What are people saying about the program now? * What problems have been solved? * What specific outcomes have been achieved? * How are people behaving differently? * Logic Models for Smarties - MESI 2014 - Ellen Iverson 14 Bens, I. (2012). Facilitating with ease! Jossey-Bass: San Francisco

*Visioning *Write individual responses *Compare with partner *Compare with another partner *Facilitate discussion * Logic Models for Smarties - MESI 2014 - Ellen Iverson 15 Bens, I. (2012). Facilitating with ease! Jossey-Bass: San Francisco

*Focus Group (Bens, page 22) *Reflective listening *Getting the right people to the table (even if “virtually”) *Iterate *Return and revise *Disseminate * Logic Models for Smarties - MESI 2014 - Ellen Iverson 16 Bens, I. (2012). Facilitating with ease! Jossey-Bass: San Francisco

*Snow Cards (Keystone, page 15) *Brainstorm Pre-Conditions *What change? *For whom? *How good? *By when * Logic Models for Smarties - MESI 2014 - Ellen Iverson 17 Bens, I. (2012). Facilitating with ease! Jossey-Bass: San Francisco

*What would a simple logic model look like? *What might a theory of change look like? *What might the models miss? *What outside forces might influence the program? *What might be some unexpected outcomes (positive/negative) *What questions would you have about the program and program theory? * Logic Models for Smarties - MESI 2014 - Ellen Iverson 18

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* W. K. Kellogg Foundation’s Logic Model Development Guide http: //www. wkkf. org/resource-directory/resource/2006/02/wk-kelloggfoundation-logic-model-development-guide Funnell, S. C. & Rogers, P. J. (2011). Purposeful program theory: Effective use of theories of change and logic models. San Francisco, CA: Jossey. Bass. Keystone. (2009). Developing a Theory of Change from http: //www. keystoneaccountability. org/sites/default/files/2%20 Developi ng%20 a%20 theory%20 of%20 change. pdf Mc. Laughlin, John A. , & Jordan, Gretchen B. (1999). Logic models: A tool for telling your program’s performance story. Evaluation and Program Planning, 22(1), 65 -72. Milstein, Bobby, & Chapel, Tom. (N. D. ). Developing a Logic Model or Theory of Change. The Community Toolbox. Retrieved 12 March 2014, from http: //ctb. ku. edu/en/tablecontents/sub_section_main_1877. aspx * Logic Models for Smarties - MESI 2014 - Ellen Iverson 20