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Planning and Design | Blog Post
2018

Attending to culture, diversity, and equity in STEM program evaluation (Part 2)

In my previous post, I gave an overview of two strategies you can use to inform yourself about the theoretical aspect of...

Planning and Design | Blog Post
2018

Attending to culture, diversity, and equity in STEM program evaluation (Part 1)

The conversation, both practical and theoretical, surrounding culture, diversity, and equity in evaluation has increased in recent years. As many STEM education...

Management, Planning and Design | Blog Post
2018

Documenting Evaluations to Meet Changing Client Needs: Why an “Evaluation Plan” Isn’t Enough

No plan of action survives first contact with the enemy – Helmuth van Moltke (paraphrased) Evaluations are complicated examinations of complex phenomena....

Communication, Dissemination, & Use of Results | Blog Post
2018

Summarizing Project Milestones

With any initiative, it can be valuable to document and describe the implementation to understand what occurred and what shifts or changes...

Management | Blog Post
2018

Utilizing Your Institutional Research Office Resources When Writing a Grant Application

There are a number of guiding questions that must be answered to develop a successful grant project evaluation plan. The answers to...

Interpretation | Blog Post
2018

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...

Communication, Dissemination, & Use of Results | Blog Post
2018

Overcoming Writer’s Block – Strategies for Writing Your NSF Annual Report

For many new grantees and seasoned principal investigators, nothing is more daunting than an email from Research.gov titled “Annual Project Report Is...

Data Collection & Analysis, Management, Planning and Design | Blog Post
2018

Part 2: Using Embedded Assessment to Understand Science Skills

In our last EvaluATE blog, we defined embedded assessments (EAs) and described the benefits and challenges of using EAs to measure and...

Data Collection & Analysis | Blog Post
2018

Gauging the Impact of Professional Development Activities on Students

Many Advanced Technological Education (ATE) grants hold professional development events for faculty. As the lead for several ATE grants, I have been...

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