Program Evaluation

· Briefly restate the purpose of your team’s program evaluation RFP.

· Describe a situation for which a single-group design might be considered for an evaluation of the general program situation of your RFP (e.g., Opioid prevention). Why might it be appropriate in this situation? Explain.

· Given your example, explain the strengths and limitations of a single-group design for use in this evaluation.

· Would you choose a posttest only or pretest-posttest design? Why?

· How would you try to deal with threats to internal validity as part of your planning?

General Description

• Provide a general description of the program/project to be evaluated.

Need to Be Addressed

• Identify the specific problem to be addressed by the program activities and provide justification of that need.

Context

• Within what context is the program operating (i.e., setting; any environmental factors that may positively or negatively affect the initiative)?

Target Population

• Who is the target population of this program?

Stage of Program Development

• In which stage is this program at present: planning, implementation, or mature phase of program? Provide some details.