Evaluation F ormative evaluation produces information used to improve a project during its operation. The primary audience is the project staff and administration. Summative evaluation involves the collection of data necessary for judging the ultimate success of the completed project.
Results appear in the project's final report.
The major purpose is to document the extent to which the project's outcomes were achieved. Its primary users are the funding source and other audiences interested in the results. From Hall, Mary. Getting Funded . Continuing Education Publications, Portland, 1988.