Outcome — Science definition
The specific thing measured in an evaluation; a result about runoff volume supports a claim about runoff volume.
Where it is taught
- Human Activities, Habitat & Environmental Evidence — Ecological Evidence & Environmental Design, Life Science & Scientific Inquiry, Grade 7
In use
Evaluating any intervention means naming the outcome you are measuring and accepting that there will be a tradeoff — something given up for what is gained.
Human Activities, Habitat & Environmental Evidence
Questions using outcome
Problem 1
Which is an outcome rather than only an activity count?
- Number planted on day one
- Surviving cover after a defined interval
- Number of notices printed
- Project name
Answer and explanation
Surviving cover after a defined interval
Surviving cover measures a later result, while initial planting is an action count.