Program Evaluation, College of Agricultural Sciences and Cooperative Extension

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	Tipsheets		PA Examples
Baseline Data
TS7	Reduce Evaluation Measurement
TS75	Baseline Data for your Program?

Building Ownership
TS13	Types of Accountability Data	EX1	Adams County: Extension's Image
TS27	Measuring Barriers to Change
TS28	Evaluating Community Outreach
TS33	Increasing Advisory Committee Interest in Programs
TS37	Observation, an Underused Method to Collect Data
TS70	How Can I Conduct an Evaluation of My Newspaper Column?
TS82	8 Steps in Planning an Evaluation Strategy

Consent to Participate/Opt-out
		EX21	Asking for Implied Consent via Email
		EX22	Asking for Consent in Person
		EX25	Measuring Imapct on School Age Students

Costs
		EX14	Sunday Dispatch "Nutrition Corner"

Introducing Evaluation
TS4	Introducing an Evaluation
TS22	Cover Letter for a Survey
TS67	A Phone Interview: Steps to Increase Response From Your Target Audience

Invitation to Participate or Respond
TS22	Cover Letter for a Survey	EX1	Adams County: Extension's Image
		EX6	Measuring the Impact of the Master Gardener Training Program
		EX14	Sunday Dispatch "Nutrition Corner"
		EX15	Better Kid Care Satellite Training
		EX18	Newsletter: Nutritional Notes
		EX20	Using Focus Groups to Test a New Program

Logic Modeling Process
		EX5	Using the Logic Model Process

Planning an Evaluation
TS82	8 Steps in Planning an Evaluation Strategy
TS83	An Evaluation Strategy

Process Evaluation
TS3	Process Evaluation

Reducing Participant Burden
TS4	Introducing an Evaluation	EX2	A Graphics Experience: Evaluating Human Relationships that Harm
TS6	Reduce Evaluation Burden	EX13	Capital Region Thermometer Card
TS7	Reduce Evaluation Measurement
TS59	Creating Valid Answer Categories
TS67	A Phone Interview: Steps to Increase Response From Your Target Audience
TS74	Increasing Your Survey Response Rate
TS75	Baseline Data for your Program?

Tape Recording Interviews
TS79	Successful Tape Recording from a Transcriptionist's Point of View

Train the Trainer Model
TS84	Evaluating Your Training of Trainers	EX6	Measuring the Impact of a Master Gardener Training Program
		EX24	Training the Trainers: To What Effect?

Volunteer Involvement
TS3	Process Evaluation	EX19	Evaluating the Impact of an Extension Exhibit
TS5	Listening Posts	EX26	A Needs Assessment Strategy for Volunteer Development: Phase I: What do Extension Staff who Work with Volunteers Need?
TS28	Evaluating Community Outreach
TS37	Observation, an Underused Method to Collect Data
TS51	Analyzing Knowledge Gain Using Excel
TS65	Volunteer Interviewers in a Phone Interview: What To Consider

When to Evaluate
TS7	Reduce Evaluation Measurement
TS21	When Should I Evaluate a Newsletter?
TS27	Measuring Barriers to Change
TS32	The Power of Early Evaluation
TS55	Increasing Stakeholder Confidence of Extension's Impact
TS68	How Do I Evaluate Impact When The Make-Up Of The Audience Is Not Consistent?

Which Program to Evaluate
TS32	The Power of Early Evaluation
TS45	Which Program Should I Evaluate?

Why Evaluate?
TS3	Process Evaluation	EX4	Better Barnyard Management
TS4	Introducing an Evaluation	EX6	Measuring the Impact of the Master Gardener Training Program
TS21	When Should I Evaluate a Newsletter?	EX7	Reduction of Tomato Disease
TS27	Measuring Barriers to Change	EX9	Impact of a Food Safety Program
TS32	The Power of Early Evaluation	EX14	Sunday Dispatch "Nutrition Corner"
TS70	How Can I Conduct an Evaluation of My Newspaper Column?

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