An effective evaluation can show the instructor the following information.

An effective evaluation can show the instructor the following information.

• A. both whether the target audience can perform the behaviours presented and whether the target audience learned the desired information from the presentation or program
• B. whether the target audience attended the program
• C. whether the target audience can correctly spell all terms
• D. whether the program increased the budget

Answer: (A)

Evaluations should reveal both what participants learned and whether they can apply it. A good evaluation checks if the audience understands the information and, just as important, if they can perform the behaviors demonstrated or described in the program. This shows learning and actual behavior change, which is what a safety education effort aims to achieve. Attending the program only shows reach, not learning or action. Spelling terms isn’t a meaningful measure of understanding, and whether the budget changed reflects administrative or financial effects, not the educational impact.

Evaluations should reveal both what participants learned and whether they can apply it. A good evaluation checks if the audience understands the information and, just as important, if they can perform the behaviors demonstrated or described in the program. This shows learning and actual behavior change, which is what a safety education effort aims to achieve. Attending the program only shows reach, not learning or action. Spelling terms isn’t a meaningful measure of understanding, and whether the budget changed reflects administrative or financial effects, not the educational impact.