effectiveness evaluation

Definition

Measuring the extent to which targets are being met, and detecting the factors that hinder or facilitate their realization. It also involves establishing cause-effect relationships about the extent to which a particular policy (or a set of policies) produces the desired outcome. Also called summative evaluation. See also evaluation.


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