Research Methods and Systematic Inquiry-II
Logic Model
A logic model can be defined as "a systematic and visual way to present and share your understanding
of the relationships among the resources you have to operate your program, the activities you plan to
do, and the changes or results you hope to achieve" (Kellogg Foundation, 2004, p.1). The logic model
requires you to identify short-term, intermediate, and long-term outcomes, along with the resources,
activities, strategies, and target audiences for your effort. Good logic models also incorporate strong
thinking about how and why your approach will likely produce the intended outcomes. The major
elements of a logic model are as follows:
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Inputs. Most logic models reference "inputs", which are the resources necessary to make your
intervention or initiative (such as a policy recommendation) a reality. These “inputs” can include
funding, personnel time, equipment, necessary partnerships, and so on.
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Activities. The activities you list define what your intervention or initiative will do. In the case of
your RMI-I assignment, your activities should be closely aligned to the approaches you have
identified through your literature review. If training is a primary focus, then the activities should
be informed by the literature and situated within your professional context.
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Outputs. Outputs refer to two things: (1) products or deliverables that are created to accomplish
your activities (this can include things such as professional development or new curricula
developed); and (2) participation and engagement, which refers to who is served, as well as how
and why they are engaged. This should include your target audience, as well as some
understanding of their motivation to be engaged.
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Outcomes. Outcomes are the changes that take place in your target population. Outcomes can
be broken down into short-term, intermediate, and long-term. A logic model should provide a
logical sequence of the chain of outcomes from short-term and intermediate-term outcomes to
longer-term outcomes. These outcomes might include changes in individuals such as knowledge,
attitudes, awareness, and behaviors and new practices. This element of the logic model will not
be addressed in significant detail within RMI-II; however, you will develop this component in the
Evaluation of Education Policies and Programs course in the spring semester.
Assignment Requirements
For this assignment you will complete a logic model of the intervention you plan to conduct to improve
the POP within your professional context. Ensure that your model including intervention and related
measures are grounded in the existing literature that you gathered for your Year 1 paper as well as for
your summer and fall course assignments. The outputs should be clear and tied to your Year 1 paper.
For this assignment, it is not necessary to identify outcomes; you will be instructed on how to do that in
your next research course.
You are being graded on your ability to make logical connections between the concepts in each column
and identify your assumptions. As you create your logic model, make sure you include arrows
connecting each box to another box.
For this assignment, you must:
1. Use the example provided below to create a logic model that presents a logical statement of the
problem (situation), a list of priorities to consider, the inputs, and outputs of the proposed
intervention activities. You must also consider the assumptions you are making and any external
factors that are out of your control but may impact the proposed outcomes. You can use the
example below as a guideline for designing your logic model; however, you are not bound by this
example, you can use the model or program you employed during the summer to develop the logic
model of your program. The model you develop just has to have the requisite elements and the
appropriate arrows illustrating the appropriate relationships between components.
2. After you develop your logic model, write a 5-7 page narrative explaining your model. This narrative
will describe your proposed plan for the implementation of the proposed intervention and include
the inputs, and outputs (including activities) you anticipate. The narrative must support your logic
with evidence from literature and provide citations in APA format.
Combine your completed logic model and narrative into one document, and submit to the Gradebook
by the end of session 7.
Example of Logic Model