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Ohio Program Evaluators’ Group Fall Conference: Reporting Your Findings
November 8, 2013 Tania Jarosewich, PhD Tania@CenseoGroup.com @TaniaJarosewich
Ohio Program Evaluators Group Fall Conference: Reporting Your - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Ohio Program Evaluators Group Fall Conference: Reporting Your - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Ohio Program Evaluators Group Fall Conference: Reporting Your Findings November 8, 2013 Tania Jarosewich, PhD Tania@CenseoGroup.com @TaniaJarosewich Clear accurate communication for stakeholder decision making Communication Plan Reporting
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Communication Plan
Reporting Methods
Written Presentation Poster
Design
Use
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Communication Plan
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Identify appropriate, preferred, commonly used channels of communicating with your audience
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Example Plan
The Art and Architecture of Writing Evaluation Reports
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Example Plan
CDC, 2013
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Example Plan
CDC, 2013
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Example Plan
(IPDET, 2007)
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Communication Plan
Reporting Methods
Written Presentation Poster
Design
Use
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Front matter Exec Summary Introduction
Beginning
Eval Questions Methodology Results/Findings
Middle
Conclusions Limitations Recommendations
End
Appendices
After the end
Situation Implications
Possibilities Recommendations
Forsyth, 2006, 2009
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Written Reports
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Front matter Exec Summary Introduction
Beginning Situation
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http://www.impactscan.org/reports/Report06011.htm
Title Page Acknowledgements Table of Contents List of Figures List of Tables
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Well Designed Cover Page
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Consistent Cover Page Design
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Consistent Cover Page Design
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Introduction
1‐2 Pages Hook readers’ attention Provide program history and context
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Front matter Exec Summary Introduction
Beginning
Eval Questions Methodology Results/Findings
Middle Situation Implications
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Evaluation Questions
½ ‐ 1 pages 3‐7 key questions that lead to actionable answers
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Methodology
1‐5 pages Evaluation Design Sample Data Collection Instruments Data Collection Procedures Data Analysis
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Results / Findings
3‐9 pages Organized by evaluation question Combine evidence Use graphics to highlight findings
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Front matter Exec Summary Introduction
Beginning
Eval Questions Methodology Results/Findings
Middle
Conclusions Limitations Recommendations
End Situation Implications
Possibilities Recommendations
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Recommendations
0‐3 pages Link recommendations to findings Focus on a few key recommendations
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http://www.oxfam.org/sites/www.oxfam.org/files/tsunami_DRR_summary_web.pdf
Executive Summary
1‐2 Pages Succinct summary Includes all facts
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Front matter Exec Summary Introduction
Beginning
Eval Questions Methodology Results/Findings
Middle
Conclusions Limitations Recommendations
End
Appendices
After the end
Situation Implications
Possibilities Recommendations
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Presentations
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Nancy Duarte Stephanie Evergreen
Presentation Resources
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Potent Presentations Initiative p2i.eval.org
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Posters
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Communication Plan
Reporting Methods
Written Presentation Poster
Design
Use
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Design
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Sagepub.com/evergreen
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Evaluators blogging and tweeting about design:
Ann Emery: http://emeryevaluation.com/ Stephanie Evergreen: http://stephanieevergreen.com/blog/ On Twitter: #dataviz, #eval (very active data viz group), #thumbsupvis AEA365 blog: October 15, 2013 includes links to eval reports with good design http://aea365.org/blog/?p=10281
Informal science/arts evaluation examples & guides:
http://informalscience.org/ ‐ evaluation resources http://www.visitorstudies.org/ ‐ evaluation for informal learning, including museums
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Communication Plan
Reporting Methods
Written Presentation Poster
Design
Use
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References
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2013). Evaluation Reporting: A Guide to Help Ensure Use of Evaluation Findings. http://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/docs/Evaluation_Reporting_Guide.pdf, November 1, 2013. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity. (2013). Developing an effective evaluation report: Setting the course for effective program evaluation. Atlanta,
- Georgia. Retrieved form http://www.cdc.gov/eval/materials/Developing‐An‐
Effective‐Evaluation‐Report_TAG508.pdf, November 1, 2013. Centre of Excellence for Evaluation Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (May 2004). The Art and Architecture of Writing Evaluation Reports. Retrieved from http://www.tbs‐sct.gc.ca/cee/career‐carriere/workshops‐ateliers/aawer‐amrre‐ eng.pdf, November 1, 2013. Evergreen, S. (2013). Presenting Data Effectively. Sage Publications: Washington. Forsyth, P. (2006). How to Write Reports and Proposals. Second Edition. Kogan Page: Philadelphia. Forsyth, P. (2009). Effective Business Writing. Kogan Page: Philadelphia. International Program for Development Evaluation Training. (2007). IPDET Handbook, Module 11 Presenting Results. Retrieved from http://dmeforpeace.org/sites/default/files/M11_NA_0.pdf, November 1, 2013.
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Tania Jarosewich, PhD Tania@CenseoGroup.com @TaniaJarosewich