Brian Gorman, a NMFS spokesperson, says that agency biologists may have to conduct a separate full-scale evaluation of each proposed timber sale, which could significantly slow logging on federally owned land in the region.
Before deciding to expand support to the NFE programme or to increase the number of classes being implemented annually, the Ministry of Health and Education and UNICEF Bhutan agreed to conduct a full-scale evaluation of the NFE programme.
The current publication describes the main aspects to be considered in the planning and execution of a full scale evaluation campaign, the actual data to be recorded and the required calculation routines, including the theoretical framework justifying their applicability.
Modelling process and outcomes Modelling a complex intervention before a full scale evaluation can provide important information about the design of both the intervention and the evaluation.
The UK Medical Research Council point out that evaluations of draft complex interventions are frequently undermined by numerous practical and methodological problems, and recommend a period of feasibility testing and piloting prior to full scale evaluation.
A series of studies may be required to progressively refine the design before embarking on a full scale evaluation.
16 This may identify weaknesses and lead to refinements, or even show that a full scale evaluation is unwarranted.
Recently, in a full scale usability evaluation of an online interactive game for patients making treatment decisions for prostate cancer, Reichlin et al. [ 41] identified similar navigation and content-related issues that could impede user experiences.
Although data on clinical outcomes are not yet available from this or other cohorts of men with screen-detected prostate cancer, this analysis provides important early information on how different approaches to monitoring behave in practice, thus informing the choice of approach for full-scale evaluation.
Findings were used to inform a full-scale evaluation that is currently underway.
Likewise, it may help us to understand any barriers to participation before embarking on a full-scale evaluation.
