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Annual Objectives

Tips for Revisions

• On the major objective be sure to restate the GAP Model and give the basis of the comparison
• In the annual objectives give the absolute number of people in the audience, the percentage is the degree. - What I saw - 45% of the high school seniors - Better - 45% or the 3,000 high school seniors

Tips for Revisions

• Low-level KOSA in year four makes little sense - It will not produce behavior change - It should have come early to preserve the flow of logic in the logic model

Tips for Revisions

• Practice change in year one or two violates the logic model - You have not worked on KOSA with sufficient intensity to produce behavior change!

Tips for Revisions

• Be very specific in the behaviors – they must guide evaluation and activities…it is not enough to say learn about financial impacts. - Participants will be able to list 2 of the following financial impacts: 1) lost income, 2) reduced lifetime earnings, 3) increased medical expenses, and 4) bankruptcy.
• Know the difference between an activity and a behavior - If you use the word attend, its probably an activity - Make behaviors focused on what the clientele should have or be able to do as an outcome
• Link the behaviors that you want people to adopt in the activities section

Tips for Revisions

• Attending counseling is an activity – list what the outcomes of what counseling should be as the behavior - Participants will be able to do at least three of the following behaviors: 1) identify sources of stress, 2) redirect their negative thought processes, 3) replace bad habits with positive actions, and 4) use biofeedback as a relaxation technique.
• Attending a parent education class is an activity
  • list what the learner should be able to do with the education
    • Participants will use at least two of the following behaviors: 1) set consistent rules for children, 2) use active listening techniques with children, 3) let children experience the natural consequences of their behavior, and 4)

Random Example

• Year One: Sixty percent of the students enrolled in the ____ County school district that fit the criteria of the target audience will understand what it is to be a parent by participating in at least one of the following behaviors:
• A simulated activity in which they have to care of baby for a week and journal it
• Gain knowledge on how teen parenting effects different aspects of life such as: education, finances, and social life

Random Example-Improved

• Year One: Sixty percent of the students enrolled in the ____ County school district that fit the criteria of the target audience will understand what it is to be a parent by participating in a “baby simulation” activity. As a result they will be able to list at least three of the following parental responsibilities:
• Night feeding
• Changing diapers
• Calming a crying child
• Bonding with a child
• Coping with exhaustion

Random Example

• Year Two: Sixty percent of the 2696 girls who participate in the ____ program will adopt at least two behaviors under each category: - self-defense - Yell when under attack - Gouge attackers eyes and face - Run away if possible - avoidance of attack - Never park near a large vehicle - Only walk in well-lit areas - Never walk alone in the late evening

IMPORTANT

• Any Revision that is submitted without a Reference List will lose half credit before I begin grading
• Any Revision that is submitted with less than three peer-reviewed journal articles or scientific books will also lose half credit before I begin grading.
• We have discussed this in class and established criteria. I will make no exceptions.