Program Evaluation Standards Presentation Part I Utility 1

Program Evaluation Standards Presentation Part I: Utility 1 and Utility 2 Anteeatta “Tee” Swims, Ed. S

Program Evaluation Standards defined… Third Edition provides an integrated guide for evaluating programs that foster human learning and performance across the life span (Yarbrough, 2011, p. xii).

1 Utility Standards Overview Judgments made based on the extent to which program stakeholders find evaluation processes and products valuable in meeting their needs (p. 4). Illustration retrieved from https: //www. ruralhealthinfo. org/topics/rural-health-researchassessment-evaluation

U 1 Evaluator Credibility Evaluations should be conducted by qualified people who establish and maintain credibility in the evaluation context (p. 15). Illustration retrieved from http: //www. biznetdigital. net/credi bility-trumps-facts/

U 1 Credible evaluators establish functional professional associations with a variety of stakeholders while maintaining independence in thought and action (p. 17). Diagram retrieved from http: //www. cclexplorer. org/three-stages-of-wisdomdependence-independence-andinterdependence/

U 2 Attention to Stakeholders Evaluations should devote attention to the full range of individuals and groups invested in the program or affected by the evaluation (p. 23). Evaluator Illustration retrieved from https: //www. toolshero. com/project-management/stakeholdermanagement/

Needs/ Attention Evaluator’s attention to stakeholders positioned both inside and outside program Individual Evaluator decision-making circles (p. 23). Organizati on Group

Interpretation Effective quality evaluators Informationseeking

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Reference � Yarbrough, D. B. , Shulha, L. M. , Hopson, R. K. , and Caruthers, F. A. (2011). Joint Committee on Standards for Program Educational Evaluation – The program evaluation standards: A guide for evaluators and evaluation users. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.