UNIT 7 MONITORING AND EVALUATION  Monitoring and evaluation is the process of examining progress against institution’s goals or plan.  The term SM & E is used when an institution monitors and evaluates itself.

MONITORING AND EVALUATION  Monitoring looks at the progress against a set of indicators that have been selected to show whether the plan is implemented successfully and that it is having the intended effect.  Evaluation examines whether the planned activities were effective in reaching the goal as well as finding whether the right goals have been set.

MONITORING AND EVALUATION  Monitoring 1. It is the process of regular or periodic measurement of program inputs, activities, and outputs during the program implementation. 2. It is the management technique by which extension agents collect data on the way in which the extension program is implemented and the problems it encountered in trying to stay in the right track.

MONITORING AND EVALUATION 3. Monitoring focuses on project’s inputs, activities, management and outputs to improve the operation of the project as designed. 4. Monitoring is concerned with day by day observation and initial effects. It focuses on inputs and outputs often quantifiable.

 Objectives of monitoring 1. To identify the problems and its solution in time during program implementation. 2. To complete program activities in time. 3. To achieve maximum out put from available resources and machineries. 4. To maintain the quality in execution of planned activities.

MONITORING AND EVALUATION Evaluation  It is the process of determining to what extent objectives or goals of the program have been realized.  It is the process of judging the worth or value of a program. The judgment is formed by comparing evidences (what the program “is”) with criteria (what the program “should be “).

MONITORING AND EVALUATION  It is the process of assessing the degree through which one is achieving his objectives.  It is the process of delineating, obtaining and providing useful information for judging decision alternatives.

MONITORING AND EVALUATION  Objective and types of evaluation

MONITORING AND EVALUATION  Criteria for evaluation

MONITORING AND EVALUATION  Criteria for evaluation

MONITORING AND EVALUATION  Criteria for evaluation