Evaluation Plan Guidance Page 44
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68EVALUATION PLAN GUIDANCE
SOCIAL INNOVATION FUND
Full Review Checklist
Executive Summary
The following items are briefly described:
The program and intended outcomes/impacts;
The prior research;
The targeted level of evidence;
The evaluation design including comparison/control group approach;
The measures/instruments;
The proposed analysis approaches;
The evaluation timing/timeline and budget; and,
The evaluation team.
Program Background and Problem Definition
The policy issue or problem the program is designed to address and why it should be addressed is succinctly described.
The issue or problem is framed based on a review of research.
The program model is described briefly in the introduction, and includes key information such as who participants will be, the
intervention level, and key outcomes.
Overview of Prior Research
Prior research conducted on this program is succinctly described.
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Sufficient information is provided to identify the prior level of evidence attained by the program
Prior research conducted on similar programs is succinctly described.
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Sufficient information is provided to identify the prior level of evidence attained for similar programs
Logic Model
Both a narrative and a graphical display that follows the chain of reasoning are included.
The logic model concepts, including all outcomes to be measured, are clearly defined.
How the resources and activities lead to the outcomes is described.
Only aspects directly related to the theory of change are included.
Impact Questions
Program impact questions that the study will address are clearly stated.
The questions are consistent with the logic model’s stated outcomes.
If there are multiple questions related to the same outcome, confirmatory and exploratory questions are clearly defined.
The confirmatory research question(s) represent(s) the main impact question(s) for the primary outcome that the study can
address with a known level of statistical precision (based on statistical power).
Questions address programmatic activity in the program participant group and, when feasible, the comparison or control group.
Questions are phrased such that groups can be compared to understand net effect of intervention and differences.
Impact questions do not include implementation questions.
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