Table 2.

Conceptual outcomes framework^{7 19} and examples for evaluation

Level	Level name	Definition	Example
Level 7	Population health status	Describes community health status at the international, national or community level	% of patients receiving the standard of care in the state
Level 6	Patient health status	Describes health status of patients of a provider (eg, hospital or practice)	% of patients receiving the standard of care in a particular hospital or practice group
Level 5	Clinician performance	Describes the frequency that providers perform key tasks, such as processes of care	The evaluation of a provider to perform the standards of care. This may be evaluated by processes of care, such as SEP-1
Level 4	Competence	The combination and the integration of the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to perform a task effectively	A provider successfully demonstrates how to perform a task, such as delivering the standard of care
Level 3	Learning: dispositional knowledge	The attitudes, value, interests and intentions that direct and guide an individual’s thinking, acting and learning	May be evaluated through observation
Level 3	Learning: procedural knowledge	The variety of skills needed to achieve a goal through thinking and acting	Evaluation through demonstration in a controlled environment
Level 3	Learning: declarative knowledge	The facts, concepts and propositions that we need to know to perform a task	Evaluation with a comparison of pretest and post-test
Level 2	Satisfaction	The degree that the participants' expectations for the activity were met	Questionnaires
Level 1	Participation	Describes the number of learners who participate in an educational activity	Attendance records