evaluation terminology
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korinnepetris on January 25, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 activities/strategies | what a program or organization does with its resources to fulfill its mission, such as sheltering and feeding homeless families |
| attribution | the process of identifying the single or multiple factors responsible for an observed outcome; for example, program participation reduced stress by 50% |
| benchmark/ performance target | desired level of an indicator, possibly within a given time frame for example, reduce child abuse by 25% the year 2000 |
| conceptual framework/ model | pictorial representation of the most critical elements underlying a programs operation and expected outcomes. Identifies critical areas for evaluation |
| Control/ Comparison group | in an evaluation involving two or more groups, the group that does not receive the full program or treatment that is the focus of the evaluation. A control group receives no program. A comparison group may receive some program, but not the program being evaluated |
| Context/ contextual factors | factors outside the control of a program or project that might have an impact on its effectiveness, for example, unique characteristics |
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