March 16, 2016 | Lori Wingate
The Retrospective Pretest Method for Evaluating Training
In a retrospective pretest,1 trainees rate themselves before and after a training in a single data collection event. It is useful for...
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February 3, 2016 | Peggy Teague
Good Communication Is Everything!
I am new to the field of evaluation, and the most important thing that I learned in my first nine months is...
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January 13, 2016 | Ginger Fitzhugh
Show Me a Story: Using Data Visualization to Communicate Evaluation Findings
It’s all too easy for our evaluation reports to become a lifeless pile of numbers that gather dust on a shelf. As...
Read Full PostJanuary 6, 2016 | Bernadette Wright
Strategic Knowledge Mapping: A New Tool for Visualizing and Using Evaluation Findings in STEM
A challenge to designing effective STEM programs is that they address very large, complex goals, such as increasing the numbers of underrepresented...
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December 16, 2015 | Ayesha Boyce, Manu Omar Platt
Improving Evaluator Communication and PI Evaluation Understanding to Increase Evaluation Use: The Evaluator’s Perspective
As a project PI, have you ever glanced at an evaluation report and wished it has been presented in a different format...
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December 10, 2015 | Ayesha Boyce, Manu Omar Platt
Improving Evaluator Communication and PI Evaluation Understanding to Increase Evaluation Use: The Principal Investigator’s Perspective
As an evaluator, have you ever spent hours working on an evaluation report only to find that your client skimmed it or...
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