Designing Practical & Useful Evaluations

This 22-page resource, provided by EvaluATE: Evaluation Resource Center for Advanced Technological Education, is from an ATE PI Pre-conference Workshop that was held on October 27, 2010. This resource includes a workshop agenda and notes and covers the following topics: An NSF Program Officer's Perspective on ATE Evaluation, Introduction case ("Evaluation Drama"), Introduce Evaluation Contracts Checklist, Clarify ATE Evaluation Needs and Expectations, Establishing Claims and Providing Evidence of Effectiveness, Causation, Standards, Evaluation, and more. Checklists and worksheets are included in this resource.