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"Don't Test Me, Let Me Play!" Evaluation Alternatives to the Standard Pre- Post-test for Latina/o Adolescents
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| Lyn Paleo,
Evaluation Research and Training,
paleo@igc.org
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| Gina Malan,
Central American Resources Center,
gina@carecensf.org
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Cuerpo Sano: Avtivate! is an after-school program of exercise and nutrition that offers children in San Francisco's Mission District opportunities for outings, field trips, sports/games, and cooking classes. The evaluation uses innovative data collection strategies well suited to the youth's interests and the program's dynamic characteristics. These strategies for assessing nutrition knowledge, cooking safety skills, sports skills, and sportsmanship will be presented and discussed for their practicality, participatory and interactive features, and validity.
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Using Outcome Measurement for Organizational Learning: From Rhetoric to Reality
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| Presenter(s):
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| Sandra Ortega,
Kent State University,
sortega@kent.edu
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| James W Altschuld,
The Ohio State University,
altschuld.1@osu.edu
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Outcome measurement is an evaluation tool that has been touted as assisting service providers and funders in determining program effectiveness. Over the past ten years, outcome measurement has become a requirement for most non-profit organizations. One of the primary benefits associated with outcome measurement is that it can be used as an organizational learning tool. The presenters will discuss their research regarding the use and misuse of outcome measurement as an organizational learning tool and the reasons why it has not lived up to all the hype. The presentation is based on the dissertation research of the first presenter which investigated the differences in perceptions and understanding of outcome measurement by non-profit funders and service providers in social services agencies in a large state. In that study, gaps between rhetoric and reality were observed and will be presented during the session to spur discussion among the participants.
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