LOGIC MODEL: A Program Performance Framework

Oklahoma State UniversityStillwater, OK

OCES Program Planning

• OCES works within broad program guidelines.• Long Range Plan of Work

• Rolling Plan of Work • Typically 3 years or more, but is flexible

• Short term Planning to Accomplish Longer Term Goals• Annual Implementation Timeline

• This is your roadmap

What is a Logic Model?• A simplified picture of a program, initiative or intervention in response to a

given situation.

• Shows the logical relationships among the resources that are invested, the activities that take place and the benefits or changes that result.• Some call this ‘program theory’

• Logic modeling is really a way of thinking!

• A bridge between where you are and

where you want to be with your programs.

What is a Logic Model?• A systematic and visual way (road map) to present

and share your understanding of the relationships among:• Resources you have to operate your program• The activities (timeline) you plan to do• The changes or results you hope to achieve

• It’s a map of how you think your program will work from start to finish.

LOGIC

• If you don’t know where you’re going, how are you gonna know when you get there?

Yogi Berra

Brief History• Logic Models Aren’t New

• Date back to the 1970s• Suchman (1967), Weiss (1973, Bennett (1976), others

• Used Many Places:• Private Sector• Public Sector

• Govt. Performance Results Act 1993• Set Standards for Measuring Performance

• Non-Profit Sector such as United Way • International Donor Agencies• Evaluators

Goals for Today

• Learn about LOGIC Models• A basic introduction to the logic model as an action-oriented tool

for program planning and evaluation

• Practical Applications of LOGIC Models in your programs

WHY LOGIC MODELS?

• Shows difference between what we do and impact we are having

• Provides a common vocabulary

• Focus on quality and continuous improvement

Logic Model

Common Vocabulary

SITUATION

OUTCOMESINPUTS OUTPUTS

Government reports, OCES reports, Grant applications

HEADACHE

Feel betterGet pills Take pills

Everyday Logic Model

Logical progression, common sense

HUNGER

Feel betterFind Food Eat Food

Everyday Logic Model

Logical progression, common sense

Logic Model

• OCES Logic Models will be somewhat more complicated, but remembering the simple examples should keep them from becoming overwhelming or intimidating.

INPUTS

FacultyStaff

MoneyTime

VolunteersPartners

EquipmentTechnology

OUTPUTS What we do Who we reach

ACTIVITIES Workshops Counseling(Consulting??) On-farm research Facilitation Product development Curriculum design Trainings Field days Conferences Media

PARTICIPATION Participants Clients Customers Users

OUTCOMESWhat happened?

LEARN

Knowledge gain

ACT

Best practices

EFFECT

Change in condition

LOGIC MODEL: Program Performance

INPUTS OUTPUTS OUTCOMES

Program investments

Activities Participation Short Medium

What we invest

What we do

Who we reach

What results

Long-term

IF : THEN• The IF:THEN relationship provides for

the development of the LOGIC MODEL.

• The Logic MODEL is important to OCES because NIFA’s federal Plan of Work is designed around it.

• So…Logic tells us the Logic Model is important at the local level.

LOGIC MODEL: Program Performance Framework

INPUTS OUTPUTSActivities Participation

What we invest

StaffVolunteersTimeMoneyMaterialsEquipmentTechnologyPartners

What we do

WorkshopsMeetingsCounselingFacilitationAssessmentsProduct dev.Media workRecruitmentTraining

Who we reach

ParticipantsCustomersCitizens

Reactions

ENVIRONMENTInfluential factors

SITUATION

What the short term results are

Learning

AwarenessKnowledgeAttitudesSkillsOpinionsAspirationsMotivations

Action

BehaviorPracticeDecisionsPoliciesSocial action

What the ultimate impact(s) is

Conditions

Social Economic Civic Environmental

OUTCOMES-IMPACTShort Medium Long-term

What the medium term results are

Do the Outcomes First

• I definitely advocate doing the outcomes first! I find that people come up with much more effective activities when they do. Use the motto, “ plan backward, implement forward.”

• Beverly Anderson Parsons, WKKF Cluster Evaluator

OUTCOMESINPUTS OUTPUTS

Activities Participation Short Medium Long

term

Programmatic investments

i

Implement and Evaluate

PLANNING

Outcomes• Are they Important?

• Are they Reasonable?

• Are they Realistic?

• Are there Negative Consequences?

• Specific

• Measurable

• Attainable

• Realistic

• Timed

Staff

Money

Partners

Develop parent ed curriculum

Deliver 6 interactivesessions

Targeted

parents

attend

Parents increase knowledge of child dev

Parents learn new ways to discipline

Parents use improved parenting skills

Reduced rates of child abuse & neglect

INPUTS OUTPUTS OUTCOMES

INDICATORS???

Research

Progressive Outcome Relationships

SHORT MEDIUM LONG-TERM

Seniors increaseknowledge of food contamination risks

Practice safe cooling of food; food preparation guidelines

Lowered incidence of food borne illness

Participants increaseknowledge and skills infinancial management

Establish financial goals,use spending plan

Reduced debt andincreased savings

Community increasesunderstanding ofchildcare needs

Residents and employersdiscuss options andimplement a plan

Child care needs are met

Empty inner city parkinglot converted tocommunity garden

Youth and adults learngardening skills, nutrition,food preparation and mgt.

Money saved, nutritionimproved, residents enjoygreater sense ofcommunity

Logic model with Indicators for Outputs and

Outcomes

Program implemented

Targeted farmers

Farmers learnFarmers practice new techniques

Farm profitability increases

Number of workshops held

Number and percent of farmers attending

Number and percent who learned content

Number and percent who adopted practices

Number and percent show improved farm profits; amount of increase

Outputs Outcomes

Where Does Evaluation Fit?

Decrease in rates - agency records

Actual use - follow-up phone interview

Increase in knowledge/skill- post session survey

# parents attending/sessionwhich parents% of parents

Quality of curriculum# of sessions delivered

Staff

Money

Partners

Design parent ed curriculum

Provide 6 training sessions

Targeted

parents

attend

Parents increase knowledge of child dev

Parents learn new ways to discipline

Parents use improved parenting skills

Reduced rates of child abuse & neglect

INPUTS OUTPUTS OUTCOMES

EVALUATION: What do you want to know? How will you know it?

Summary

• Think of the Logic Model as Your “Roadmap” to your own performance

Logic Model Websites

• http://www.uwex.edu/ces/lmcourse/

• http://www.wkkf.org/Pubs/Tools/Evaluation/Pub3669.pdf

• http://www.uidaho.edu/extension/LogicModel.pdf

• Or goto google.com, search for “logic model program evaluation”

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