{"id":54,"date":"2021-04-07T18:34:54","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T22:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/svmconsent\/chapter\/evaluation\/"},"modified":"2021-04-07T18:34:54","modified_gmt":"2021-04-07T22:34:54","slug":"evaluation","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/svmconsent\/chapter\/evaluation\/","title":{"raw":"Evaluation","rendered":"Evaluation"},"content":{"raw":"\nWhen delivering training on sexual violence, you will want to consider different mechanisms for evaluating both short- and long-term outcomes. We encourage you to collaborate with community frontline workers and organizations and researchers within your institution to develop a comprehensive evaluation strategy to determine the overall effectiveness of various forms of training on preventing and responding to sexual violence at your institution as well as other indicators such as awareness of your institution\u2019s sexual violence and misconduct policy, changes in attitudes and values related to sexual violence, and the effectiveness of institutional response to sexual violence (including investigations, accommodations, and collaboration with different stakeholders and on- and off-campus organizations).\n\nA consistent approach to measuring similar workshops will allow you to compare them over time and show improvement or the need for adapting the workshop to be more successful for the intended audience. The pre\/post test is a common form of evaluating training programs. Identical tests are used at the beginning and end of the training and the results are compared to examine changes in knowledge, attitudes, and skills. Pre-tests can be given at the time of registration for a workshop or at the beginning of a session. Post-test can be given at the end of the session or shortly after the date of the last session. Additional tests can be given at set time after the workshop to assess long-term impact, e.g., 3 months, 6 months, 1 year. Post-tests can also be used throughout longer trainings, e.g., at the end of a morning session and again at the end of an afternoon session.\n\nFrequently, pre\/post-test questions will be a mix of quantitative and qualitative questions. Quantitative questions are usually answered by many respondents and have definitive answers. They often use Likert scales, where respondents indicate how much they agree or disagree with a statement by choosing from a set of fixed choices on a linear scale (e.g., strongly agree, agree, neither agree or disagree, disagree, strongly disagree). Qualitative questions can be used to understand these statements and to gather information not captured by the quantitative questions. All the questions should link to the learning objectives and outcomes for the training.\n\nThis training includes an example of how to incorporate pre\/post-test assessment to determine learners\u2019 comprehension and success in reaching the learning outcomes:\n