Featured Resources

General information about evaluation

ATE Evaluation Primer
2010 NSF User-Friendly Handbook for Project Evaluation
Related past webinars (recordings, slides, and handouts):
     Ready, Set, Evaluate (2011)
     Getting Started with Your ATE Evaluation (2010)
     ATE Evaluation 101 (2012)

Locating/hiring an evaluator
ATE Evaluator Directory
American Evaluation Association Evaluator Directory
Evaluator Competencies:
    New Zealand Evaluator Competencies
    Canada Evaluator Competencies

Proposal writing
ATE Logic Model Template
Evaluation Planning Checklist for ATE Proposals
Related past webinars (recordings, slides, and handouts):
     Build a Better ATE Proposal with Evaluation and Logic Models (2012)
     Strong Evaluation Plans = Stronger Proposals (2011)
     Making Evaluation Integral to Your ATE Proposal (2010)

Evaluation design
Establishing Claims and Evidence Worksheet
Related past webinars (recordings, slides, and handouts):
     Reducing the Outcomes Angst: A Step-by-Step Approach to Identify What to Measure (2012)
     Claims + Evidence: Assessing ATE Grant Outcomes (2011)
     Evaluation Tools: Logic Models, Success Indicators, and Standards of Performance (2010)

Data collection and analyses
Instruments for assessing undergraduate research experiences by David Lopatto at Grinnel College
Field-Tested Learning Assessment  Guide (FLAG)
Student Assessment of their Learning Gains (SALG)
Related past webinars (recordings, slides, and handouts):
     Developing and Validating Survey Instruments (2011)
     Making Sense of Your Evaluation Data (2011)
     Developing Questions for Effective Surveys (January 2012)- Coming Soon!

Reporting
Related past webinars (recordings, slides, and handouts):
     Maximizing Evaluation Impact (2010)