Task 8: Findings-50 pts.

Findings

Role: Evaluator

Audience: Stakeholders

Format: APA Formatted Paper

Task: Develop an account of the findings of your evaluation.

Online Resources:

Writing Goals and Objectives http://practicum.usc.edu/docs/Tips_for_writing_Goals_and_Objectives.pdf

Findings (Key Concepts)-50pts

Discuss the results of your evaluation.
- Identify what you obtained from your interviews, observations and/or surveys
Identify the conclusions drawn from your evaluation results.
Discuss the implications of your findings on the program and/or services.
- How can your findings impact the program?
- How can your findings impact the service?
- Is the influence positive or negative? Why?
Make recommendations based off the results of your findings. Discuss how the recommendations can improve the program and why the stakeholders should consider them.
Based on your recommendations develop clear goals and objectives for the program. (see goals and objectives resource)
- Identify a broad goal the program should implement.
- Identify objectives (action steps) that should be taken to meet this goal.
Identify how your research articles support your findings, recommendations, goals and/or objectives.

Task 8 Rubric

CATEGORY	Exceed Standards	Meets Standard	Approach Standard	Needs Attention
Results	Student adequately defines and summarizes the results of their evaluation efforts.	Student defines but has not summarized the results of their evaluation.	Student vaguely defines and/or summarizes the results of their evaluation.	Student fails to define and/or summarize the results of their evaluation.
Conclusion	Student adequately develops conclusion based of results of evaluation.	Student mentions but has not fully developed conclusions that relates to the results of the evaluation.	Student vaguely develops conclusions and relate them to the results of the evaluation..	Student fails to develop conclusions and relate them to the results of the evaluation.
Implications	Student adequately discusses the implications of their evaluation.	Students mentions but has not fully developed the implications of their evaluation.	Student vaguely develops and identifies implications of their study.	Student fails to develop and identify implications of their study.
Recommendations	Student adequately develops recommendations based off findings.	Student does not fully develop recommendations based off findings.	Student vaguely develops recommendations based off findings.	Student fails to develop recommendations.
Goals and Objectives	Student adequately develops goals and objectives related to findings of the study.	Student does not fully develop goals and objectives related to the findings of the study.	Student vaguely develops goals and objectives based off the findings of the study.	Student fails to develop goals and objectives based off the findings.
Quality of Information	Information clearly relates to the main topic. It includes several supporting details and/or examples.	Information clearly relates to the main topic. It provides 1-2 supporting details and/or examples.	Information clearly relates to the main topic. No details and/or examples are given.	Information has little or nothing to do with the main topic.
Organization	Information is very organized with well-constructed paragraphs and subheadings.	Information is organized with well-constructed paragraphs.	Information is organized, but paragraphs are not well-constructed.	The information appears to be disorganized.
Sources	All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented in the desired format.	All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented, but a few are not in the desired format.	All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented, but many are not in the desired format.	Some sources are not accurately documented.