What type of evaluation concerns an endpoint or final evaluation?

• A. Formative evaluation
• B. Process evaluation
• C. Summative evaluation
• D. Impact evaluation

Answer: (C)

Summative evaluation is designed to determine the program’s overall effectiveness at its endpoint. It provides the final judgment after implementation, assessing whether the intended outcomes were achieved and often informing decisions about continuing, scaling, or discontinuing the program. Formative evaluation happens during development to improve the program, so it isn’t a final assessment. Process evaluation looks at how the program was delivered—focusing on implementation rather than final results. Impact evaluation analyzes causal effects and broader changes, but the endpoint-focused, final-summary aspect is what makes summative evaluation the best fit.