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Could anyone kindly tell me which model I can choose if I want to evaluate a program on its achievement of stated goals?

April Wong

5 May 2023

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Hello. Our team wants to focus only on the outcomes rather than the inputs or activities of a social service program. Do you think it’s a good idea to use the Black Box model in our case? I heard that this model is very simple and easy to be followed. Could anyone kindly give me some comments?

Hello. Our team wants to focus only on the outcomes rather than the inputs or activities of a social service program. Do you think it’s a good idea to use the Black Box model in our case? I heard ...

April Wong

5 May 2023

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Hi, could anyone kindly give me a clue about the program evaluation models? I just wonder if some models are better than others? We always need to find a good model for the evaluation.

Ho Yin Man

5 May 2023

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Hi, I’ve learned so much from the MEL online courses. And I hope one day I could conduct a program evaluation myself. Hence, may I ask generally, who can initiate an evaluation of a program?

Ho Yin Man

5 May 2023

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Our organization is conducting a program sponsored by the government, and program auditors examining the program to verify the effectiveness of our service. In such a case, I wonder if our team still needs further evaluations on the program.

Our organization is conducting a program sponsored by the government, and program auditors examining the program to verify the effectiveness of our service. In such a case, I wonder if our team st ...

Linda

5 May 2023

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Hello. Could anyone kindly give me a clue about where we can get the sampling frame? It seems impossible for a frontline worker to assess one in our daily work.

Linda

5 May 2023

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Following my prior question, may I also ask about the differences between program evaluation and the individual assessments made by psychologists and personnel workers? They look very similar as well!

Letty Chan

5 May 2023

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Hello. I have never participated in any evaluation work before. I’ve read some evaluation reports and found them to be like research papers. It is very confusing to me as I failed to identify the difference between program evaluation and basic research. May I ask if they are the same thing?

Hello. I have never participated in any evaluation work before. I’ve read some evaluation reports and found them to be like research papers. It is very confusing to me as I failed to identify the ...

Letty Chan

5 May 2023

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Hi. Still, I am very curious I know if if internal evaluators and external evaluators can work together in one program evaluation? As the internal evaluators may be less objective while the external evaluators may be less trusted.

Hi. Still, I am very curious I know if if internal evaluators and external evaluators can work together in one program evaluation? As the internal evaluators may be less objective while the extern ...

Shau Lee

5 May 2023

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Another question… Regarding our previous discussion, I wonder if I could say that external and internal evaluators are more appropriate for different forms of evaluations? For example, it may be easier for internal evaluators to perform a formative evaluation.

Another question… Regarding our previous discussion, I wonder if I could say that external and internal evaluators are more appropriate for different forms of evaluations? For example, it may be e ...

Shau Lee

5 May 2023

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The topic of comparing external and internal evaluators is so interesting! May I ask which quality is more important to an evaluator? Being objective or being trusted? Based on the previous discussion, it sounds like those external evaluators are more likely to be objective while less likely to be trusted.

The topic of comparing external and internal evaluators is so interesting! May I ask which quality is more important to an evaluator? Being objective or being trusted? Based on the previous discus ...

Ka Ho

5 May 2023

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Following my previous post, could you further comprehensively explain the advantages of external evaluators? Since more evaluations are conducted by evaluators outside the organizations.

Ka Ho

5 May 2023

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