This session will address the use of crosswalks, matrices, and other schematic data displays to organize and exhibit evaluation components. Experienced evaluators routinely use schematic approaches to compare and portray complex relationships and display them, particularly when conclusions rely on qualitative or mixed-method multi-source data. However, novices can find the methodological importance of such visuals hard to grasp because examples are difficult to locate (e.g., Miles & Huberman, 1994; Tufte, 2001). This session will demonstrate how these visual devices can be used to organize evaluation questions, data elements, instrument questions, variables or indicators, and, ultimately, the ease of writing and presenting study results. Participants will review examples, share other sources, and discuss the pros and cons of using schematics for a range of evaluation purposes and with various audiences. Visuals offer example from published sources, articles about evaluation, and the presenter's dissertation study.#GraduateStudentandNewEvaluators #HowTo #DataVisualizationandReporting #MixedMethodsEvaluation #QualitativeMethods #2011Conference