MONITORING & EVALUATION OF EXTENSION PROGRAMMES
- 2. What is program Monitoring & evaluation MONITORING It is the routine process of data collection and measurement of progress toward program objectives. EVALUATION It is the use of social research methods to systematically investigate a achievement of a program results.
- 4. MONITORING : The word “monitor” is derived from the Latin word meaning to warn. It is an integral part of management. It is a device through which problems can be identified and solved as well as progress can be assessed.
- 5. As it involves : 1. Collecting data (facts, observation and measurement) and documenting them. 2. Analyzing and drawing conclusions (interpretation) 3. Making recommendations (judgement) and taking corrective action Steps involved in Monitoring:-
- 6. Types of Monitoring:- 1. Monitoring of activities: it compares time planned for and finally required to carry out an activity. 2. Monitoring of results: Progress is assessed by comparing an initial situation with the current situation.
- 7. 3. Monitoring of impact : it does on project effectiveness a) Project effectiveness (“doing the right things”) and beyond, i.e. the positive and intended impacts. b) The side effects c) The negative impacts d) The long-term period of observation i.e. there may be a considerable time gap between the achievements of the results and the emergence of benefit and impacts. It give a good indication of whether the project is on right track or not.
- 9. EVALUATION The word evaluation derived from a latin word “valare” means strength. To evaluate means to appraise or to as certain the value of something. PROGRAM EVALUATION is the process of jugding the worth or value of a program. The judgement is formed by comparing evidence as to what the program is with criteria as to what the program should be. ( steele). Measuring performance against a predetermind goal. (L.moss). The evaluation is taking result of measurement and comparing it against standards to see if it is good ,bad or indifferent.
- 10. OBJECTIVES OF EVALUATION:- 1. Evaluation helps in understanding and study of factors which make for success or failure. 2. To make clear the purpose of program, evaluation compels classification of purpose for activity. 3. To examine strong and weak points of the program and guard against considering all details as equally important.
- 11. 4. To help workers determine how far their plans have progressed and to what extent the objective have been achieved, so that they make gain psychological satisfaction, confidence and security. 5. To compare the value of achievements of the program with cost incurred.
- 13. CHARACTERISTICS OF EVALUATION:- 1. VALIDITY 2. RELIABILITY 3. OBJECTIVITY 4. PRACTICABILITY 5. SIMPLICITY
- 14. 1. VALIDITY- Refers to the extent to which the result of evaluation procedure serve the particular validity for which they are intended. 2. RELIABILITY- Refers to consistency of measurement, the problem or evaluation procedures and their results unless the details of evaluation and procedure and of program being evaluated and recorded. 3. OBJECTIVITY- Refers to the degree to which the process of measurement is free from biasness. 4. PRACTICABILITY- Refers to the degree to which the evaluation procedure are convenient to use and understand by the users. 5. SIMPLICITY- Refers to extent to which the entire process of evaluation facilitates the user for which the purpose of evaluation intended to.
- 15. TYPES OF EVALUATION- FORMATIVE EVALUATION which gathers information for development of an effective extension program. SUBMMATIVE EVALUATION which tries to measure the end results of a program in order to decide whether or not it should be continued, expanded or diminished.
- 16. CONCLUSION In the present day of globalisation and economisation the feasibility of any program further educational, technological or any other area to be assessed for its relevance in the social system. Thats why monitoring and evaluation are taken into account in extension research point of view.