The final step is to develop a process to evaluate the success of your Action Plan. This is the start of an ongoing, long-term process which needs to be both rigorous and well-planned.
There are two main types of evaluation, each with different evaluation methods.
- A process evaluation provides information about the action plan's processes and activities. Process evaluation methods are usually qualitiative and include statisfaction surveys, group discussions, audits of participation rates and summary reports.
- An impact evaluation provides information about whether the plan has achieved, or has moved towards achieving, its objectives. Impact evaluation methods are usually quantitative and involve a carefully planned experimental design to meausure impact over time.
Example of an evaluation method:
Objective: To achieve 95% preschool participation in all suburbs, but particularly in suburbs who have the lowest participation rates, over the next 3 years.
Evaluation method: Process - combine 3 annual audits of preschool participation rates in all suburbs in the community.
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