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Formative/Process Evaluation

Stages Involved
Completion
& Feedback
Identification
Implementation Design

Key question:

How did it happen? What worked? What didn’t work?

  • Provides feedback to improve a program and its effectiveness throughout the program delivery process
  • Provides information for a program's modifications, documentation, and management

The Formative or Process Evaluation is also helpful for explaining the results from other types of evaluation and can provide many of the details needed for replicating a program.