Wellness Library : Workplace Physical Activity Programs: Types of Assessment
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The sort of evaluation you choose depends on when you do it and the kind of information you gather.
This section outlines when to use three types: formative, process and summative evaluations.
During the Development Stage
Use formative evaluations in the planning stages to ensure that your program is built on solid information. These evaluations also help you to foster effective and appropriate materials and procedures.
Examples of formative evaluations include:
• records of management commitments to the program
• employee interest surveys
• workplace environmental assessments
• pre-testing of program materials
During Your Initiative
A process assessment is used when the initiative is underway. These evaluations help you:
• track what is going well and what isn’t (and how to revise your program)
• discover if you are reaching the workers you want to reach
• describe the program to others
• monitor who is participating in the plan
During or Following Your Initiative
Summative evaluations take place when the initiative is already in place or completed. Use this sort of assessment to measure what employees like about the initiative and what could be improved.
All three types of evaluations are useful. The assessment you choose is dependent upon the time and monetary resources you have available.
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