STEPS IN

PLANNING A
PROJECT
EVALUATION
PLANNING
Step 7 . Perform a Literature Search

• Identify the related literature and use this

literature as a touchstone.

• Research evaluation processes, practices, and

standards.
SOME USEFUL SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND
EXAMPLE
• NOAA, Coastal Services Center
• NOAA, National Marine Sanctuaries, Education
Project Evaluation
• Online Education Resource Library
• University of Michigan, My Environmental
Education Evaluation Resource Assistant
• University of Wisconsin-Extension, Program
Development and Evaluation
• Web Center for Social Research Methods
Step 8 . Select Data Collection Methods and Develop
Questions Based on the Evaluation Goals and
Objectives
Evaluation team determined;
-Why evaluation is being conducted?
-Who will conduct?
-What will be evaluated?
-Who will be evaluated?
-When the evaluation take place?
Ex: Survey, Interviews, Case Studies and Focus Group
Studies.
DATA COLLECTION
Step 9 . Determine the Audience Sample

• How many audiences do you wish to

sample?(Teachers, Parents and Students)
• How many individuals do you hope to
assess?
• How can you best reach the audience to
collect data?
Determining Sample Size – Rules of Thumb
Population Sample
50 or less 50 or less
500 or less approx . 200
1,000 or less approx . 275 10,000+ approx . 350
U .S . population 2,000 to 4,000
Source: Fitz-Gibbon & Morris . (1987) .
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