Fagen Michael C, Redman Sarah Davis, Stacks Jonathan, Barrett Vivian, Thullen Benjamin, Altenor Sunyata, Neiger Brad L
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Health Promot Pract. 2011 Sep;12(5):645-50. doi: 10.1177/1524839911412596. Epub 2011 Aug 22.
Developmental evaluation is an emerging approach to program evaluation that emphasizes innovation and learning. It is particularly well suited to evaluating innovative programs in their earliest stages of development and adapting existing programs to complex or changing environments. Key features of the developmental evaluation approach include a tight integration between evaluators and program staff and the use of data for continuous program improvement. This article presents developmental evaluation as a complementary approach to the traditional formative-summative evaluation cycle, especially when used for preformative evaluation. To illustrate this emerging approach, the article features a case example from the Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health's evaluation of its school board sexuality education policy change project. The article concludes by suggesting ways that developmental evaluation can be useful in health promotion practice.
发展性评估是一种新兴的项目评估方法，强调创新和学习。它特别适合于评估处于发展初期的创新项目，以及使现有项目适应复杂或不断变化的环境。发展性评估方法的关键特征包括评估人员与项目工作人员之间的紧密结合，以及利用数据持续改进项目。本文将发展性评估作为传统形成性-总结性评估周期的一种补充方法进行介绍，尤其是在用于预形成性评估时。为了说明这种新兴方法，本文以伊利诺伊青少年健康核心小组对其学校董事会性教育政策变革项目的评估为例。文章最后提出了发展性评估在健康促进实践中可能有用的方式。
