This article offers a general approach to plan and implement an educational program by illustrating the evaluation process and data from the AGE-ADAR Scholars Program. A well-designed program evaluation will also include a plan for stakeholder dissemination. We adapted a framework from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention which includes hard and soft outcomes. Hard outcomes include improved academic metrics, including test scores and graduation rates. Soft outcomes include changes in students’ attitudes, particularly those related to reduced ageism as well as readiness to pursue graduate study. While our hard and soft outcomes suggest that the ADAR program is effective in increasing interest in rural health disparities and aging research, we are hopeful that our impact will continue to enrich the lives of our students and the communities in which they live and work.

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计划评估规划可改善实施和评估

本文通过说明评估过程和来自 AGE-ADAR 学者计划的数据，提供了规划和实施教育计划的一般方法。精心设计的项目评估还将包括利益相关者传播计划。我们采用了疾病控制和预防中心的框架，其中包括硬成果和软成果。硬成果包括提高学术指标，包括考试成绩和毕业率。软成果包括学生态度的改变，特别是与减少年龄歧视以及为攻读研究生做好准备有关的态度。虽然我们的硬成果和软成果表明 ADAR 计划有效地提高了人们对农村健康差异和老龄化研究的兴趣，但我们希望我们的影响将继续丰富我们学生及其生活和工作社区的生活。