| Session Title: The Rigor and Practice of Dots, Stickers, and Labels as an Evaluation Method |
| Skill-Building Workshop 711 to be held in Conference Room 14 on Friday, Nov 4, 2:50 PM to 4:20 PM |
| Sponsored by the Collaborative, Participatory & Empowerment Evaluation TIG |
| Presenter(s): |
| Lyn Paleo, First 5 Contra Costa, lpaleo@firstfivecc.org |
| Denece Dodson, First 5 Contra Costa, ddodson@firstfivecc.org |
| Abstract: Many health and social programs that we evaluate are intended for populations that are put off by self-administered written questionnaires. Often, these questionnaires can be re-formatted using use dots, stickers, and labels to appeal to groups that are resistant to "tests". Many think of using dots only for priority-setting activities; however, this method can substitute for questionnaires that assess individual or group opinions, experiences, and even knowledge gains. I have used this "sticky" method in situations such as a homeless shelter, a program for expelled middle-school students, and a home visiting program for at-risk new mothers. This workshop will cover the "ground rules" of the sticky method through the exploration real-world examples and discuss the adaptations workshop participants can make for their work. What about validity? The workshop will present ways to consider the validity of the results obtained through this method from perspectives of both conventional and participatory evaluation. |