Re Ii Ch.15 Writing

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evaluation proposal

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written outline of a thoughtful and planned course of research

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executive summary

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brief description of findings, abbreviated eval report

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introduction

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1) description of problem
2) program description
3) purpose of eval

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literature review

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1) context, theoretical/historical perspectives for understanding the program
2) survey or literature

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methodology

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1) eval design and data collection procedures
2) sampling design
3) description of subjects
4) description of instruments
5) Procedures for analyzing the data

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results

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1) factual info
2) statistical and clinical or practical significance

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discussion

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1) explanation of findings
2) application to agency/program/practice
3) limitations of eval

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evaluations rely on

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convenience samples of clients from a single agency

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can you generalize to all clients with the same problem

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rarely

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considerations for an evaluation report

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-consider the audience
-reasonableness

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common mistakes in writing an evaluation report

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-sample too small
-insufficient info about instruments
-failure to use comparison group
-presenting individual scores
-lack of specificity
-overgeneralizing