Data Collection & Analysis | Blog Post
2020
Building Capacity for High-Quality Data Collection
As I, like everyone else, am adjusting to working at home and practicing social distancing, I have been thinking about how to...
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Data Collection & Analysis | Blog Post
2020
Backtracking Alumni: Using Institutional Research and Reflective Inquiry to Improve Organizational Learning
In a recent blog post, we shared practical tips for developing an alumni tracking program to assess students’ employment outcomes. Alumni tracking is an effective tool for assessing the quality...
Data Collection & Analysis | Guide
2020
Excel Quick Data-Cleaning Tips
This 2020 guide provides quick data-cleaning tips in excel, including examples to address the what and how.
Data Collection & Analysis | Blog Post
2020
Increasing Response Rates*
Higher response rates result in greater sample sizes and reduce bias. Research on ways to increase response rates for mail and Internet...
Data Collection & Analysis | Blog Post
2019
Utilization-focused Evaluation
As seasoned evaluators committed to utilization-focused evaluation, we partner with clients to create questions and data analysis connected to continuous improvement. We...
Data Collection & Analysis | Blog Post
2019
Utilizing Social Media Analytics to Demonstrate Program Impact
The application of social media within programs has grown exponentially over the past decade and has become a popular way for programs...
Communication, Dissemination, & Use of Results, Data Collection & Analysis, Engagement, Interpretation, Management, Planning and Design | External Resource
2019
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
Data Collection & Analysis | Blog Post
2019
LinkedIn for Alumni Tracking
Post-program outcomes for students are obviously huge indicators of success and primary metrics for measuring medium and long-term outcomes and impacts. EvaluATE’s...
Data Collection & Analysis | Blog Post
2019
Alumni Tracking: The Ultimate Source for Evaluating Completer Outcomes
When examining student programs, evaluators can use many student outcomes (e.g., enrollments, completions, and completion rates) as appropriate measures of success. However, to...
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