PE Week 4 Discussion

To prepare:

• Review the readings from your course text listed in this week’s Learning Resources.
• Review the media from this week’s Learning Resources.
• Select ONE set of questions (Option 1 or Option 2) below for this week’s main Discussion post.

Post your comprehensive response to ONE of the following sets of questions:

Option 1:

• When and why would a needs assessment be planned as part of a formal program evaluation?
• What would be some sources of information for a needs assessment? Explain and give an example.

OR

Option 2:

• How does an evaluator’s choices for measures of implementation and/or outcomes affect the validity of the evaluation findings? Explain and give an example.