February 19, 2020 | Aeron Zentner
Understanding Data Literacy
In today’s data-filled society, institutions are abundant with data but lack data literacy, the ability to transform data into usable information and...
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Collection of Quick Reference Guides
This collection includes over 50 evaluation quick reference guides that address evaluation planning, to data collection, to reporting. Quick reference guides are practical reference or resource materials such as checklists, worksheets, templates, info-graphics, cheat sheets, or even a table or page in a book
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May 23, 2018 | John Cosgrove
Measure What Matters: Time for Higher Education to Revisit This Important Lesson
If one accepts Peter Drucker’s premise that “what gets measured, gets managed,” then two things are apparent: measurement is valuable, but measuring...
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March 7, 2018 | Kerrie Douglas, Gaurav Nanda
What do MOOC learners like and dislike?
Massive open online course (MOOC) learners vary widely in background and learning objectives. MOOCs are still trying to understand their learners better...
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Not Just an Anecdote: Systematic Analysis of Qualitative Evaluation Data
As a Ph.D. trained anthropologist, I spent many years learning how to shape individual stories and detailed observations into larger patterns that...
Read Full PostAugust 16, 2017 | Dr. Diana McCauley Williams
Reporting Anticipated, Questionable, and Unintended Project Outcomes
Project evaluators are aware that evaluation aims to support learning and improvement. Through a series of planned interactions, event observations, and document...
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