Developing A Logic Model
Developing A Logic Model
Submitted by:
Niloy Biswas
17PAD038
2018-19
Department of Public Administration
Developing a logic model
A logic model is…………
Model is
In its simplest form, a logic model is a graphic representation that shows the
logical relationships between:
The resources that go into the program – INPUTS
The activities the program undertakes – OUTPUTS
The changes or benefits that result – OUTCOMES
‘’ if you don’t know where
you’re going , how are you
gonna know when you get
in?’’
…Yogi Berra
Logic Model
Theory
Outcome
map
of
change
Program
logic
What logic model is not…….
A theory
A reality
A evaluation model or method
Let’s not think that this Logic Model is brand new. Actually, the concepts have been around since the late 1960’s in the
writings of Suchman, 1967 and Wholey’s evaluability assessment model.
It has come to the forefront again, and is being developed and applied in a variety of settings as a result of a
variety of factors:
Private sector: part of total quality management and performance measurement movement
Public sector, the GPRA has moved all federal agencies to focus on results and link investments to results, not just
activities.
Non-profit sector is concerned with improving programs to produce valued impacts with the United Way being
a frontrunner in outcome measurement using the logic model.
International programs. The players in the international arena for a long time have used variations of a logic model. The
Log Frame of the US Agency for International Development of the 1980’s is a historical precedent to the current logic
modeling discourse.
And, professional evaluators have played a prominent role in using and developing the logic model. This is
why it is often called an ‘evaluation framework.’ This is a result of evaluators being asked to evaluate impact
and finding, too often, that programs didn’t exist, or weren’t being implemented in a way that would achieve
the expected impact. Consequently, evaluators began working with programmers to lay out the logic of
programs. We see the outgrowth particularly in Chen’s theory- driven evaluation (1990) and Weiss (1997)
theory-based evaluation.
Everyday example……….
H
E
A
D
A Get Pills Take Pills Feel Better
C
H
E
OUTPUTS OUTCOMES
INPUT Activities Participations Short term Medium term Long term
The End
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