For this session, a seven-step approach to document analysis that analyzes textual information is demonstrated. Document analysis teases out what is missed in course evaluation instruments when we do not holistically account for what is evaluated
AEA_2011_Document_Analysis_Handout_Packet.pdf
In this paper we introduce Q methodology as an alternative to survey-based research methods. Whereas the typical outcome of a survey-based study is a descriptive statistical analysis of pre-specified independent categories deemed relevant by the researcher(s), the outcome of a Q study is a more...
Gomez&Shartrand_AEA_2011.pdf
This study explores how a variety of technology tools and systems were employed to support the internal formative evaluation of the design, construction, and implementation of a grades K-4 space mission simulator. The new simulator for early elementary age youth builds on the success of the...
MIcronauts_Process_Evaluation_Ruberg.pdf
Title: Using Developmental Evaluation to Address Uncertainty from a Systems Perspective Abstract 3: This presentation will discuss how three developmental evaluations addressed issues of uncertainty. The studies took place in different settings: (1) a University-based public/private...
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Especially during the last decade, evidence-based programs (EBPs) have become increasingly important in evaluation and related fields, fomenting much debate. Yet many debates are focused either on technical issues around implementation fidelity, or on philosophical critiques of EBPs and the...
Archibald_AEA 2013_They Just Know.pdf
The world's second largest economy, China, is also home to the second most number of billionaires. Only the U.S. has more. China's miraculous growth in wealth in recent decades has not only lifted millions out of poverty, but it has also led to the growth of the ultra-wealthy and consequently,...
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Poster 185 from AEA 2012: a literature review of how the concept of formative assessment has been defined, used, and evaluated through K-12 teacher professional development. A full list of references is included in a separate file. #Prek-12EducationalEvaluation #formativeassessment ...
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This session was presented at the 2010 AEA conference in San Antonio. It contains PDFs of PowerPoints presented by Kathleen Tinworth, Cheryl Kessler, Joe E. Heimlich, Carey Tisdal, and Claudia Figueiredo. #Informal #2010Conference #museums #timing #Instruments #HowTo ...
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Session Description: This workshop will provide an overview of program evaluation for Institute participants with some, but not extensive, prior background in program evaluation. The session will be organized around the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) six-step Framework for...
PI2-Intro to Eval-2010 Institute--APT.pdf
This session shows how workshops and interviews can be used alongside other techniques to develop a program theory that incorporates a range of value perspectives. It will discuss the circumstances under which particular types of workshops and interviews are most useful and will show how to...
AEA 2011 final.pptx