Imagine: You’re an evaluator who has compiled lots of data about an ATE project. You’re preparing to present the results to stakeholders. You have many beautiful charts and compelling stories...
In today’s data-filled society, institutions are abundant with data but lack data literacy, the ability to transform data into usable information and...
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
If one accepts Peter Drucker’s premise that “what gets measured, gets managed,” then two things are apparent: measurement is valuable, but measuring...
Massive open online course (MOOC) learners vary widely in background and learning objectives. MOOCs are still trying to understand their learners better...
As a Ph.D. trained anthropologist, I spent many years learning how to shape individual stories and detailed observations into larger patterns that...
Project evaluators are aware that evaluation aims to support learning and improvement. Through a series of planned interactions, event observations, and document...
Designing a rigorous and informative evaluation depends on communication with program staff to understand planned activities and how those activities relate to...
In December of 2016, I presented a poster on a STEM-C education project at the Restore America’s Estuaries National Summit, co-hosted by...
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