Module A: Overview

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What is Outcomes Based Planning and Evaluation?

OBPE is a systematic way to plan user-centered programs and to measure whether they have achieved their goals.  OBPE goes beyond documenting what you did and measures what difference you made in the life of your audience—how has your audience changed?

Definitions

First a few terms:

What is an outcome? >Desired change in an end user

What are some kinds of outcomes? >Behavior, Attitude, Skills, Knowledge, Conditions, Status

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