Evaluation+ex.+3

__Exercise #3-Part 1:__
 * Chart 1.1 EVALUATOR COMPETENCIES**


 * < **Technical Knowledge Areas** ||< **Skill Areas** ||
 * < * Research Methods
 * Data Analysis for Various Types of Data (both qualitative and quantitative)
 * Various Designs and Their Strengths & Limitations ||< * People Skills
 * Managing Others
 * Supervising Others
 * Engaging Others
 * Cooperating with Others ||
 * < * Measurement
 * Develop/Select Instruments
 * Knowledge of Reliability & Validity ||< * Communication Skills
 * Written
 * Oral ||
 * < * Fiscal
 * Develop a Budget for an Evaluation
 * Monitor costs during the Evaluation ||< * Political Awareness
 * How an Organization and its People can Impact a Program
 * Role of Stakeholders ||

Refer to Chart 1.1: Evaluator Competencies (also in Module 1 ) and as a Team respond to the following 4 items:

1. Was the evaluation a formative or summative study? How do you know? Indicate what pages(s) lead you to your response.

2. Was the evaluation conducted by an internal or an external evaluator? How do you know? Indicate what page(s) lead you to your response.  I believe the evaluation was conducted by an external evaluator for several reasons. First, on page two of the study the authors state, "This year PLUS was evaluated by a two person team, with expertise in the measurement and evaluation of school based programs (M. Johnson) and counseling and substance abuse (C. Schafer, LMHC)." This statement insinuates an evaluation was conducted before, but not by experts. A second statement which indicates this is an external evaluation is on page nine: "The PLUS program allowed this interviewer to observe a group of six adolescents and one staff member at one of the participating schools." The tone of this statements implies the evaluator is an 'outsider' to the school system.

3. Think about the various Skill areas that are possibly evident in the report (or implied by the report). Choose one you feel was MOST evident in the report to highlight and describe why you choose it and how it was manifest in the report (e.g., how did you know?)

4. Think about the Technical Knowledge areas that are evident in the report (or implied by the report). Choose one you feel was MOST evident to highlight and describe why you choose it and how it was manifest in the report (e.g., how did you know?) Your responses are to be short-answer type using just a few sentences for for each question. There are 4 possible points for this exercise.