Introduction
Program evaluation and assessment in projected to the activities that are carried out in regard to the development determination. Project assessment helps the sponsors and the investors to have a clear overview of the program. The sponsors of the investment or the program are involved in the entire process as it they are the main player. Therefore, the process that is employed in the development planning, they are provided with the report as the evaluation and assessment are done. There are several steps followed in the conducting assessment and evaluation of the program.
These steps include obtaining program description that is obtained in full. It describes the entire process that is involved from the point of starting up to the present time. This process gives the guidelines that are applied and the milestone that are achieved. A description of the program can attract the investors and sponsors if well outlined. If otherwise, the investors and sponsors do not involve themselves with the project as the long run achievement would not materialize. The program should be well described and outlining the needs and objectives in short and long run basis.
Reasons for assessment
The stakeholders of the program are vital in the process of the evaluation and assessment. They contribute with the ideas that help in the development and making the program more attractive to the financiers. The major role of the stakeholders of the program is to keep in check the activities that are undertaken daily in the development of the program.
According with the assessment and the evaluation, the individual concerned with the wellbeing of the program helps in the definition of the objectives and the aims. Taking the initiative that is providing health care in the children and educating parents on the side effects on the weight of the children. This makes the parent to prevent overweight of the children as can lead to obesity that makes them prone to various defects. The evaluation is directed to the objective of the program as it helps in maintaining order and giving the right direction.
The focus of the evaluation is given more priority as it makes the programmers have a point of reference. It leads to the evaluation and assessment of main points that affect the decisions and the objectives as the program is in the course. The reduction of the child weight program makes the sensitization to the parent by showing them side effects that can result. Therefore, remaining in the course of the focus and the objective of the program helps in the maximum achievement of the intended goal.
The other step is on the reason of evaluation and how it can benefit the society. The importance of the evaluation as it targets the entire society welfare is a key consideration. If the program has no benefit at the long run then no need to invest in it. The health care of the children especially at lower age results to a healthy nation. This leads to a healthy society as the disorders that come later as the effect of obesity is eliminated earlier. This reduces the cost that would have incurred while treating the defects and the disorder. Therefore, reasons of the programs are in line with the objective of the program.
Time specification of the program evaluation and assessment helps in making the entire process meaningful. The target of the healthy child from the weight increase has more benefit and prevention of the side effects of the condition. It is projected to the young children in the community. Timely target of the program helps in the reduction of the misuse of the resources making them be maximally utilized. This leads to the economic factors that meet the societal demand leading to a reduction of the cost of living. The improvement in the status is enhanced by a healthy society free from diseases especially to the children.
The resources available for the task are utilized according to the need in the service. The program evaluation and assessment helps the stakeholders to have the knowledge and plan on the available resources. This is projected to the task to be performed in a manner that ensures maximum benefit and economically utilization. If the planning on the available resources is done correctly, it contributes to low expenses and cost reduction. In the loss of weight in children are done accordingly, the effects that would have resulted are eliminated for good hence there is no reoccurrence of the procedure in the treatment. This helps in saving the resources and making them more economical in regard with the available resources.
Method used in data collection
Data collection in the study of child weight loss, the method used is quantitative where the numbers of the children treated are recorded . The measure of program in the societal is done with the number of the households as the average number of the children. It helps in the determination of the cases in the society that need to be attended. This measure also gives the investors and the sponsors a chance to determine the amount to invest in the program.
Role of assessment needs in evaluation plan
The assessment in the program and its availability is directed to the main objective that is beneficial to the society. The need of the assessment helps the program sponsors to give support in the entire project. In the reduction of the obesity cases in the society, sensitization of the importance of the program is supposed to be done to inform the parents. They are shown the danger of the excess weight gain with the comparison with the weight loss. They are taken through the process of maintaining a healthy weight. The provision of the services in the society should be emphasized for a healthy community.
Program investment in the community health helps in the improvement of the status of the society. A healthy society leads to a productive community as the cases of the disease are minimized. This reduces the cost in the health sector as well as to community at large. The sponsors of the community health can project the target to other various lines apart from the losing weight in children. This makes the wider scope in the investment, in the health sector.
The other importance of the evaluation of the plan is to ensure the sponsor the program has a benefit to the society. This makes the investors have a clear overview of the process that involved. The funds that are channeled to the child health care are invested in a manner that leads to improvement of their status.
References
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Gullo, D. F. (2005). Understanding assessment and evaluation in early childhood education. New York: Teachers College Press.
Morrison, G. S. (2001). Early childhood education today. Upper Saddle River: Merrill/Prentice Hall.
