This month the Atlanta-area Evaluation Association journal club will discuss “Enhancing the Effectiveness of Logic Models” by Natalie D. Jones, Tarek Azzam, Dana Linnell Wanzer, Darrel Skousen, Ciara Knight, and Nina Sabarre.
The abstract is below:
One of the most widely used communication tools in evaluation is the logic model. Despite its extensive use, there has been little research into the visualization aspect of the logic model. To assess the impact that design modifications would have on its effectiveness, we applied established visualization principles to revise a program model. Participants were randomly assigned to one of the six conditions to examine the effectiveness (i.e., visual efficiency, comprised of accuracy, response time, and mental effort; credibility; aesthetics) of variations to a logic model. The results demonstrated that the revisions to the model increased accuracy, perceived message credibility, and were considered more aesthetically pleasing; furthermore, revisions decreased mental effort and reduced the amount of time taken to review the model. Together, the findings from the study support the claim that visual efficiency can be improved by modifying a logic model’s formatting and design.
Link to the article:
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1098214018824417
Zoom Information:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/323405496
Meeting ID: 323 405 496
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The journal club meets the third Wednesday of every month to discuss new and innovative evaluation topics.
AaEA’s monthly journal club features an evaluation article from evaluation journals and the gray literature. The purpose of these meetings is to offer an easy way for people to get a brief review of new topics, tools, and issues in the evaluation community. You are not required to read the article, but, try to if you can. So hop on the phone and sip your favorite beverage while listening to a summary of the article and joining in the discussion.
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