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PhotoVoice: A Method of Inquiry in Program Evaluation

Hello, EvaluATE! We are Ouen Hunter (student at the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Evaluation, IDPE), Emma Perk (co-PI of EvaluATE at The Evaluation...

Basic Principles of Survey Question Development- Handout

Using Mixed-Mode Survey Administration to Increase Response

“Why aren’t people responding?” This is the perpetual question asked by anyone doing survey research, and it’s one that I am no...

Becoming a Sustainability Sleuth: Leaving and Looking for Clues of Long-Term Impact

Hello! I’m Rebecca from SageFox Consulting Group, and I’d like to start a conversation about measuring sustainability. Many of us work on...

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...

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...

Tips and Tricks When Writing Interview Questions

Developing a well-constructed interview protocol is by no means an easy task. To give us some ideas on how to formulate well-designed...

Using Mutual Interviewing to Gather Student Feedback

It’s hard to do a focus group with 12 or more students! With so many people and so little time, you know...

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...