The Research, Technology and Development (RTD) Evaluation Topical Interest Group (TIG) within the American Evaluation Association has as its mission to advance the field of performance measurement and in-depth assessment of programs, particularly publicly funded RTD programs.
We provide a forum for the exchange of ideas, good practice, and emerging tools by:
- organizing the RTD portion of the AEA conference each year
- collecting and disseminating information related to good practice, as well as events of interest, and gray literature
Announcements
EVALUATION 2018
Please download and share the call for proposals!
Meeting and registration information is now available for Evaluation 2018. The annual Conference will be held from Wednesday, October 30th through Saturday, November 3rd, 2017 in Cleveland, OH. Professional development workshops will precede and follow.
This year’s conference theme, "Speaking Truth to Power" considers the role and responsibilities evaluators have, as well as the nature of evaluation’s influence, differing perceptions of the role of evidence, and various mechanisms by which evaluation results are presented and disseminated. Although all topics will be considered, the RT&D TIG welcomes proposals that address these critical issues: (1) Speaking Truth to Co-workers: The Role of Internal Evaluation Capacity. (2) Negotiating Questions of Evidence and Truth: Evaluation in Contested RTD Spaces. (3) Tapping New Sources of Evidence: Making More Efficient and Sophisticated Use of Administrative Data.
Please download and share the call for proposals!
To see presentations from Evaluation 2016, please visit our public TIG Library, Evaluation 2017 presentations coming soon.
RTD Topical Interest Group (TIG) Paper, February 2015
Evaluating Outcomes of Publicly Funded Research, Technology and Development Programs: Recommendations for Improving Current Practice (FINAL)
White paper SUMMARY slides
Generic Logic Models, collection over time