Exploring Prevention Audio Project Series3

Uncomplicating Evaluation

In this series, SATF staff connect with individuals and agencies across the state of Oregon to explore evaluation and assesment.

Episode 3.1 : What is Evaluation?

In this recording, we explore what we mean by the term “evaluation”, and what it includes.

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Episode 3.2 : Exploring Different Kinds of Evaluation and Data

In this recording, national prevention and evaluation contractor, Patrick Lemmon, and Oregon SATF’s Prevention Coordinator, Meg Foster, talk about different kinds of evaluation.

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Episode 3.3 : Outcomes (Short, Mid, and Long Term)

In this episode, Oregon SATF’s Prevention Coordinator, Meg Foster, and national prevention and evaluation contractor, Patrick Lemmon, discuss the meaning of “outcomes”, and take a dive into outcome evaluation. If you're unsure what outcome evaluation is, Episode Two in this series on different kinds of evaluation might is a good place to start.

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Episode 3.4 : Making Our Evaluation SMART(IE)

In this episode, Oregon SATF staff and national prevention and evaluation contractor, Patrick Lemmon, explore how we can make evaluation measurable by talking about SMARTIE indicators and milestones

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Episode 3.5 : What Can You Evaluate, and How?

In this episode, Oregon SATF staff and national prevention and evaluation contractor, Patrick Lemmon, discuss some of the different things you can evaluate in prevention work, as well as some of the tools that can be used to evaluate them.

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Episode 3.6 : Different Types of Evaluation Questions

In this episode, Oregon SATF staff and national prevention and evaluation contractor, Patrick Lemmon, discuss the different types of questions that you can ask in evaluation efforts.

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Episode 3.7 : Process and Understanding the Data We Collect in Our Evaluation

In this episode, Oregon SATF staff and national prevention and evaluation contractor, Patrick Lemmon, discuss methods that you can use to plan for processing, analyzing, and making sense of the data collected during your evaluation efforts.

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