6 Models of Evaluation

Question 1

Goal Attainment Model
What does it measure? (3)

Answer 1

1. whether the goals have been achieved
2. the impact of the results
3. makes goals measurable

Question 2

Goal Attainment Model
Strengths (1)

Answer 2

it represents goals and actors involved democratically by making up/reinforcing chains of principal-agent relationships

Question 3

Goal Attainment Model
Weaknesses (3)

Answer 3

1. Haziness Argument: goals are not achieved because of their ambiguity
2. Goal Catalogs: many goals in one goal (not specific enough)
3. Unintended Side effects

Question 4

Side Effects Model
What does evaluate?

Answer 4

It evaluates effects outside the target area, leading to new reasons for new interventions.

Question 5

Side Effects Model
Types of Effects
- Perverse
- Null

Answer 5

Perverse Effects: unexpected results
Null Effects: effects don’t disturb the target area

Question 6

Relevance Model
what does evaluate?(3)

Answer 6

it evaluates the underlying problems by evaluating
· relevance issues
· outputs
· communities/people

Question 7

Relevance Model
Effects Relevance

Answer 7

the change in the goals due to underlying problems

Question 8

Client Oriented Model
what does evaluators allow to?

Answer 8

it allows evaluators to evaluate on their own criteria

Question 9

Client Oriented Model
Evaluations are based on (2)

Answer 9

1. evaluations are commissioned by administrators
2. evaluations are planned to involve users

Question 10

Client Oriented Model
Strengths (3) (SID)

Answer 10

1. service improvement, delivery, effects and customer satisfaction
2. deliberative feature
3. increases legitimacy

Question 11

Client Oriented Model
Weaknesses (2)

Answer 11

1. clients nurture illusions
2. based on a hierarchical system

Question 12

Stakeholder Model
what does measure?

Answer 12

it evaluates the involvement of different stakeholders by providing a responsive evaluation through information portrayal (pics, evidence)

Question 13

Stakeholder Model
Strengths (3) (DIC)

Answer 13

1. democratic approach
2. interaction & interest
3. consensus building

Question 14

Stakeholder Model
Weaknesses (3)

Answer 14

1. impractical & resource demanding
2. there is no authoritative answers
3. no priorities among stakeholders

Question 15

Collegial Model
how does evaluate?
Types (2)

Answer 15

the organisation’s personnel evaluate themselves
1. Self Evaluation: evaluate own’s performance
2. Peer Review: evaluation is carried by equal professionals

Question 16

Collegial Model
Strengths (2)
Weaknesses (1)

Answer 16

1. dialogue
2. short & (usually) cheap

X. tempted evaluations