Describe the Four-Step Model of Program Evaluation,defining the Purposes and Methods

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Essay

Describe the four-step model of program evaluation,defining the purposes and methods of each step and giving examples of each.

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Definitions:

Personal Attributes

Characteristics or features that define an individual, including traits, behaviors, and attitudes, which can influence personal and social interactions.

Vertical Axis

A reference line used in graphs and charts to represent values of a variable, typically running perpendicular to the horizontal axis.

Dependent Variable

The outcome factor that researchers measure in an experiment and expect to change as a result of manipulations to the independent variable.

Ex Post Facto

A research design in which the researchers retrospectively investigate the cause-and-effect relationship between variables, after the events have occurred.