This document defines program evaluation and outlines its purpose and process. Program evaluation is defined as the systematic assessment of a program's value to guide future decision-making. It involves comparing a program's objectives and outcomes to criteria to judge its worth. The key steps of evaluation include formulating objectives, identifying indicators, collecting and analyzing data, and reporting findings to facilitate program improvements. Evaluation aims to determine a program's effectiveness, locate areas for improvement, and enhance future programming.

1. Evaluation of Extension
programme

2. Program evaluation is a continual and
systematic process of assessing the value or
potential value of Extension programs to guide
decision-making for the program’s future.
What is Evaluation?

3. Definition
Evaluation as the process for determining the
value of anything.
Programme evaluation is the determination of
the extent to which the desired objectives have
been attained or the amount of movement that
has been made in the desired direction.
Evaluation is a comparison of the situation
before and after a development programme has
operated within it for a predetermined period

4. Programme evaluation is the process of
judging the worth or value of a programme.
The judgment is formed by comparing
evidences as to what the programme is with
criteria as to what the programme should
be.
The process of determining the extent to
which objective have been attained is
evaluation.

5. Types of evaluation
Self evaluation
Internal evaluation
External evaluation

6. Purposes of evaluation
It provides periodic tests, which give
direction for improvement of work.
It serves as check.
It helps to determine the degree attained.
It enhance our knowledge.
It helps to improve the workers
performance.
It gives satisfaction to organizers and
leaders

7. Principles of evaluation
 It is a educational process
 It determines process
 It provides realistic information
 It is a learning process
 It gives satisfaction
 Evaluation like planning , should take place
at multiple level.

8. Steps of evaluation
Formulation of overall objectives
 clarity of objective & make them specific
Main objective
Secondary objective
Special objective

9.  Identification of indicators.
 Develop techniques and methods of
measurement.
 Outline of evaluation.
 Decide necessary data for evidence.
 Analysis and interpretation of data.

10. When we evaluate...
We examine the assumptions upon which an
existing or proposed program is based.
We study the goals and objectives of the
program.
We collect information about a program’s
inputs and outcomes.

11. We compare it to some pre-set standards.
We make a value judgment about the
program.
We report findings in a manner that
facilitates their use

12. ADVANTAGES OF EVALUATION
Locates the extent and direction of the
change in knowledge, skill and attitude.
Helps to locate the probable reasons for the
success and failure of the programme.
Helps to become acquainted with the
process and steps involved in extension
evaluatiom.

13. Discover the strong and weak points of the
programme and also where one needs to make
improvement and adjustment.
When the evaluation becomes an essential part of
the planning process, it makes the extension of the
plan more successful.
Provides useful information to serve as basis for
future improvements of the training programmes.