Session 1 · THRIVE: Evaluate
Did it work?
- 15 minFinish the graph. Compare the start and end of the fortnight. Did you meet your measurable goal?
- 10 minRead 'Did it work? Evaluating like a health worker'.
- 25 minWrite the evaluation using What? So what? Now what?: what happened, what it means, for whom it worked, what you'd change.
Session 2 · THRIVE: Evaluate
Share and hand on
- 30 minPresent to the class, team or group leaders: the need, the goal, the evidence and your recommendation.
- 15 minTake questions and write down one idea from the audience.
- 10 minDecide how the initiative could continue, and who could take it over.
Getting started
Evaluate with three questions: What happened? So what does it mean? Now what should happen next?
Stretch
Write a one-page proposal to the principal, board or club committee to keep the initiative going, backed by your data.
Checkpoint
An evaluation that uses evidence, names who it helped and who it missed, and recommends a next step.
Activities for this week
- What? So what? Now what?: How do we judge fairly whether our initiative worked?
Useful this week
- CensusAtSchool ↗ Survey and graphing tools for school data investigations.
- Youthline ↗ Free support for young people, including leaders who are finding it tough.