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UNIT 13 Evaluation Paper (1)

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Restatement of program theory for your paper

This is all pretty much generalized. Specifically what are you proposing in your program theory? I doubt that you are suggesting that the federal government should take upon itself funding what would effectively be two grades of schooling for every young person in the country. At the very least, I would suggest a pilot of some sort focusing on one state or one city. And then you can come closer to defining the size of the group you are considering. There are statistics on the Kansas City School District or the North Kansas City School District that you could plug into this policy proposal and would give it some reality. Also, what are the metrics that you are going to use to demonstrate success? What is the intended output from the change you are proposing?

7 / 10 pts

Identify the units of measurement for your Output analysis

You talk in generalities and not specifics. And I suggest that attendance shouldn't be the only measure. There should be something that measures the changes that are generated and the costs associated with that.

25 / 30 pts

Describe your research approach for your output analysis

You have a good research approach. I think you need to think carefully about when you are going to take snapshots of the outcomes. I don't think one snapshot is going to be convincing.

26 / 30 pts

Describe the methods that you are going to use to assess the outcomes and the approximate time frames when you will be assessing the outcomes.

This is an area that needs more work. You might look at some of the studies that have been done in this area and use those to help you think through the metrics you ought to be employing.

15 / 20 pts

Total Points: 73