Something isn’t working as expected and you need to know why. You need to understand the facilitators and barriers to implementation of a particular initiative You want to truly understand how a system is implemented on the ground and need to develop a model or theory of the system or initiative. Some options that maypoint you in the direction of quantitative methods: You are looking to identify current and future movement or trends of a particular phenomenon or initiative You want to consider standardized outcome across assessment as a whole. You need to monitor outputs and outcomes of an initiative. You want to document the impact of a particular initiative You want to know the associated with the implementation of a particular aspect of the assessment system You want to understand what standardized outcomes are connected with a particular initiative and need to develop a model or theory of the program or initiative. Or the most appropriate method may be a mixed methods approach wherein the qualitative data provide value, understanding, and application to the quantitative data. The question is not whether to apply qualitative or quantitative methods but what method is most appropriate to answer the evaluation question chosen. To choose the appropriate methods in your evaluation plan, you will need to:
Something isn’t working as expected and you need to know why. You need to understand the facilitators and barriers to implementation of a particular initiative You want to truly understand how a system is implemented on the ground and need to develop a model or theory of the system or initiative. Some options that maypoint you in the direction of quantitative methods: You are looking to identify current and future movement or trends of a particular phenomenon or initiative You want to consider standardized outcome across assessment as a whole. You need to monitor outputs and outcomes of an initiative. You want to document the impact of a particular initiative You want to know the associated with the implementation of a particular aspect of the assessment system You want to understand what standardized outcomes are connected with a particular initiative and need to develop a model or theory of the program or initiative. Or the most appropriate method may be a mixed methods approach wherein the qualitative data provide value, understanding, and application to the quantitative data. The question is not whether to apply qualitative or quantitative methods but what method is most appropriate to answer the evaluation question chosen. To choose the appropriate methods in your evaluation plan, you will need to:
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