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Part 1. Overview: Program Evaluation Basics Overview; A Note about Words; What is a Program?; Understanding Programs; What is Program Evaluation?; Why is evaluation important?
Part 2. Stages of Evaluation: The Cycle and Stages of Evaluation; The Tasks of Each Evaluation Stage
Part 3. Types of Evaluation: Types of Evaluation; Needs Assessment; Feasibility Assessment; Monitoring; Context Evaluation; Formative/Process Evaluation; Summative Evaluation; Impact Evaluation
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Needs Assessment

Completion & Feedback		Identification

Implementation		Design

Key question:

What change is needed?

Occurs before the program begins
Identifies demand or gaps
Used to establish
baselines (starting point)
goals & objectives
Resources needed

An Evaluation Example: Needs Assessment

Last year, your country photographed every single monument in your capitol city for Wiki Loves Monuments. Does your country really need more photographs of these buildings this year?

You decide to complete a needs assessment to see what other subject areas need images. From the assessment, you realize that Wikipedia and Commons lack images related to monuments in rural areas and small towns, so you decide to focus on Wiki Loves Monuments for a list of identified cities.