Six steps are described which can be used to evaluate a section of an extension program (e.g., the extension agent may have a corn program promoting a new variety and wants to know how many farmers are planting that variety). The steps are (1) state your objectives, (2) identify source of proof, (3) choose a representative sample, (4) use appropriate methods (collecting evidence and using a questionnaire), (5) ask the right questions, and (6) plan to use results of evaluation. Each step includes a detailed description of the processes involved in that step along with an example. (SH)