Which statement best reflects a comprehensive approach to evaluating a TDV educational program?

Which statement best reflects a comprehensive approach to evaluating a TDV educational program?

• A. A combination of pre/post knowledge, attitude shifts, help-seeking behavior changes, safety planning, and feedback from students and staff
• B. Student feedback alone
• C. Knowledge assessments alone
• D. Program participation alone

Answer: (A)

Evaluating a TDV education program effectively means looking at multiple outcomes: what students know, how their attitudes may change, whether they take steps to seek help, and whether they can put safety plans into practice, all while gathering feedback from both students and staff. This combination is best because it shows a fuller picture of impact. Knowledge tests before and after reveal learning; changes in attitudes indicate readiness to adopt new norms; tracking help-seeking behavior shows actual behavioral change; assessing safety planning demonstrates concrete skills students can use. Feedback from students and staff adds important context about how the program is received, how well it’s implemented, and what might be improved. Relying on a single source or measure—like just student feedback, or knowledge tests alone, or participation alone—misses important pieces of how the program works in real settings and whether it leads to meaningful change.

Evaluating a TDV education program effectively means looking at multiple outcomes: what students know, how their attitudes may change, whether they take steps to seek help, and whether they can put safety plans into practice, all while gathering feedback from both students and staff. This combination is best because it shows a fuller picture of impact. Knowledge tests before and after reveal learning; changes in attitudes indicate readiness to adopt new norms; tracking help-seeking behavior shows actual behavioral change; assessing safety planning demonstrates concrete skills students can use. Feedback from students and staff adds important context about how the program is received, how well it’s implemented, and what might be improved. Relying on a single source or measure—like just student feedback, or knowledge tests alone, or participation alone—misses important pieces of how the program works in real settings and whether it leads to meaningful change.