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b.
Were there lessons learned that could help to identify other emerg-
ing issues?
c.
Does the EC agree with the issues identified and selected as sig-
nificant and with the NIOSH response, or were important issues
overlooked?
d.
Is there evidence of unwise expenditure of resources on unimport-
ant issues?
IV. EVALUATION COMMITTEE REPORT TEMPLATE
The following outline flows from the FC's review of the generalized logic model
prepared by NIOSH, the request for information from NIOSH programs, and the
assessment model described earlier in this report.
I.
Introduction
:
This section should be a brief descriptive summary of the history of the
program (and subprograms) being evaluated, with respect to pre-NORA,
NORA 1, and current and future plans of the research program presented
by NIOSH. It presents the context for the research on safety and health;
goals, objectives, and resources; groupings of subprograms; and any other
significant or pertinent information. (A list of the NIOSH materials re-
viewed should be provided in an appendix to the EC report.)
II.
Evaluation of programs and subprograms (charges 1 and 2):
A. Evaluation summary (includes a brief summary of the evalua-
tion with respect to impact and relevance, scores for impact and
relevance, and summary statements addressing charges 1 and
2).
B.
Strategic goals and objectives: Describes assessment of the sub-
programs and overall program for relevance.
C. Review of inputs: Describes adequacy of inputs to achieve
goals.
D. Review of activities: Describes assessment of the relevance and
quality of the activities.
E.
Review of research program outputs: Describes assessment
of relevance, quality, and potential usefulness of the research
program.
F.
Review of intermediate outcomes and causal impact: Describes
assessment of the intermediate outcomes and the causal attribu-
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