6 Models of Evaluation Flashcards
Goal Attainment Model
What does it measure? (3)
- whether the goals have been achieved
- the impact of the results
- makes goals measurable
Goal Attainment Model
Strengths (1)
it represents goals and actors involved democratically by making up/reinforcing chains of principal-agent relationships
Goal Attainment Model
Weaknesses (3)
- Haziness Argument: goals are not achieved because of their ambiguity
- Goal Catalogs: many goals in one goal (not specific enough)
- Unintended Side effects
Side Effects Model
What does evaluate?
It evaluates effects outside the target area, leading to new reasons for new interventions.
Side Effects Model
Types of Effects
- Perverse
- Null
Perverse Effects: unexpected results
Null Effects: effects don’t disturb the target area
Relevance Model
what does evaluate?(3)
it evaluates the underlying problems by evaluating
· relevance issues
· outputs
· communities/people
Relevance Model
Effects Relevance
the change in the goals due to underlying problems
Client Oriented Model
what does evaluators allow to?
it allows evaluators to evaluate on their own criteria
Client Oriented Model
Evaluations are based on (2)
- evaluations are commissioned by administrators
- evaluations are planned to involve users
Client Oriented Model
Strengths (3) (SID)
- service improvement, delivery, effects and customer satisfaction
- deliberative feature
- increases legitimacy
Client Oriented Model
Weaknesses (2)
- clients nurture illusions
- based on a hierarchical system
Stakeholder Model
what does measure?
it evaluates the involvement of different stakeholders by providing a responsive evaluation through information portrayal (pics, evidence)
Stakeholder Model
Strengths (3) (DIC)
- democratic approach
- interaction & interest
- consensus building
Stakeholder Model
Weaknesses (3)
- impractical & resource demanding
- there is no authoritative answers
- no priorities among stakeholders
Collegial Model
how does evaluate?
Types (2)
the organisation’s personnel evaluate themselves
1. Self Evaluation: evaluate own’s performance
2. Peer Review: evaluation is carried by equal professionals