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
AEA Evaluation 2022: (re)Shaping Evaluation Together
RTD call for presentations, posters and papers
Deadline: Friday April 22, 2022 at 11:59 pm EDT
During the 2021 TIG business meeting and after, TIG leaders, members and friends discussed important topics for RTD evaluators linked to the conference theme, which have been distilled into the following main themes for which we invite proposals:
- Equity and Social Justice in RTD Evaluation. The TIG seeks proposals assessing the incorporation of equity and social justice themes in research evaluation, including assessment of efforts by research agencies to change their processes to promote the participation of under-represented groups and the incorporation of indigenous knowledge and approaches to science in research evaluation.
- Evaluating Research Funded by Philanthropy and Other Non-Traditional Organizations. The TIG seeks proposals that consider differences in research portfolios and outcomes stemming from research funded by philanthropy, non-profits, and other non-traditional organizations.
- Data Science and Technology in Research Evaluation. The TIG seeks proposals that focus on using “big data” techniques, including research funders’ administrative data, in RTD evaluation.
To submit your proposal or to get more information about the overall conference theme and event details, go to the Conference website.
RT&D TIG Business Meeting
Monday, October 26th @ 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM EST
Register in advance: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAtfu-qrD4oE9BgPwRclOWduRF-PBA3GLI7
We hope you can join us for our annual TIG business meeting to learn more about what we've been up to during the last year and to help us plan for the year ahead. Please be sure to register in advance for the meeting at the link above (registration is free and all are welcome to attend).
RT&D TIG Sessions at Eval20
Drivers & Barriers to the Use of Evaluation Results (Session 1379)
Tuesday, October 27th @ 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM EST
Session type: Panel
For more information on this session, please visit the link below:
https://www.evaluationconference.org/e/in/eid=42&s=10217&req=info
Assessment of Societal Value: Biomedicine, Agriculture and Energy Research (Session 2890)
Friday, October 30th @ 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM EST
Session type: Multipaper
For more information on this session, please visit the link below:
https://www.evaluationconference.org/e/in/eid=42&s=10329&req=info
RT&D TIG Webinar Series
The RT&D TIG webinar series is still going strong! We have hosted 4 webinars to date and are working hard to schedule additional webinars throughout the rest of the year and into 2021. Additional information on future webinars will be forthcoming at our TIG business meeting and in future announcements. In the meantime, you can view the recordings of all previous webinars at the following link:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNZXXFRu6KHyIs_r2HWBZtQ
Other TIG Resources
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