5. Process Evaluation Design

Process evaluation examines the implementation of a program, and assesses whether the implementation followed or deviated from expectations.

After this lesson, you will be able to describe what a process evaluation is, why an organization might do a PE, how to do a PE, and when to do a PE.

Quiz 1

This video introduces key phases in the development of a program through the example of FtMA's agricultural extension services in Zambia.

Quiz 2

FtMA's Theory of Change illustrates how agricultural extension services are expected to raise farmer incomes.

Quiz 3

Diving deep into one linkage in FtMA's ToC reveals several assumptions that must be true for the program to be successful. These assumptions will be examined in a PE.

Quiz 4

A process evaluation is a systematic, empirical investigation to generate evidence on whether anticipated program processes have taken place and, if not, what happened instead.

Quiz 5

A process evaluation can illuminate many aspects of program implementation and critical steps in the Theory of Change, but it can not confirm or reject causal mechanisms.

Quiz 6

A process evaluation can inform whether to continue a program, modify a program, or terminate a program, but a process evaluation is usually not sufficient to inform scale-up decisions.

Quiz 7

A process evaluation can leverage various data sources, such as administrative and operational data, questionnaires and assessments of stakeholders, direct observation, and other types of quantitative and qualitative data.

Quiz 8

A process evaluation should be conducted when the results will be timely to inform program decisions.

Quiz 9

A process evaluation is the best-fit, most rigorous way to answer questions about program processes and comparing implementation to expectations.

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