The Program Evaluation KnowledgeBase : Element 1 : Activity 1 : Task 1: Evaluation Concepts
Guideline: Understanding basic evaluation concepts is an important pre-requisite to planning and implementing a project level evaluation. Having such knowledge enables the project leader to participate fully in the evaluation process whether an outside evaluator is hired or in-house staff and resources are utilized.
This document provides a summary of the basic principles of scientific inquiry laying the groundwork for its application in education. These principles offer a framework for educators to use in assessing education research.
This link is to program evaluation standards published by the Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation.
This document contains tips for evaluators from designing the evaluation to reporting findings.
This guide reviews the basic elements of the evaluation process. Though written to fulfill program goals of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, it may be useful as a basic primer on evaluation.
This course from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services is designed to serve as a refresher on evaluation for those who have been away from it for a while and to provide a solid foundation for those who are new to evaluation.
This course from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services is designed to serve as a refresher on evaluation for those who have been away from it for a while and to provide a solid foundation for those who are new to evaluation.
Developed by The American Physiological Society, this interactive online short course includes six lessons that lead the user through readings on evaluation basics, questions raised by program directors, and resources available both on and off line. Each lesson includes an interactive component where the user develops an evaluation planning document for his/her program.
A presentation about the Clearinghouse presented at the First Annual Student Achievement and School Accountability Conference: Using Title I Programs as a Model for Reform sponsored by the US Department of Education in October 2002.
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