Resource Library

Resource Library

Evaluate's resource library contains materials related to evaluation theory, methodology, practice, and use. We have selected materials that are especially pertinent to the evaluation in the ATE context. We invite you to help us expand the library by recommending or submitting evaluation resources you have found useful in your evaluation work.

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  • May 2012 Webinar - How well are we serving our female students in STEM? Recording

    How Well are we Serving our Female Students in STEM? Webinar Recording

    Webinar description: You’d like to have more women enrolled in your technology programs such as nanotechnology and computer networking, but you aren’t sure how many you have now and what you should measure. This webinar will provide you with the evaluation tools you will need to measure enrollment and retention of women in your programs. You’ll get the answers to sticky questions such as, “Do I measure retention of women only or do I compare it to male retention?” and “Should I distinguish between advanced and introductory courses?” Regardless of whether you are in the planning phase or have already started the implementation of your project, you’ll walk away knowing how to better measure your program’s progress in recruiting and retaining female students.  As a bonus, when you sign up for the free webinar, you will receive an evaluation template that was actually used in the CalWomenTech Project.

    Presenter: Donna Milgram, Principal Investigator for the CalWomenTech Project, highlighted by NSF for demonstrating significant achievement and program effectiveness.

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    https://vimeo.com/42424904

  • How Well are we Serving our Female Students in STEM? webinar slides

    This is a PDF of the slides for the EvaluATE webinar, “How Well Are We Serving Our Female Students in STEM?”

    Webinar description: You’d like to have more women enrolled in your technology programs such as nanotechnology and computer networking, but you aren’t sure how many you have now and what you should measure. This webinar will provide you with the evaluation tools you will need to measure enrollment and retention of women in your programs. You’ll get the answers to sticky questions such as, “Do I measure retention of women only or do I compare it to male retention?” and “Should I distinguish between advanced and introductory courses?” Regardless of whether you are in the planning phase or have already started the implementation of your project, you’ll walk away knowing how to better measure your program’s progress in recruiting and retaining female students.  As a bonus, when you sign up for the free webinar, you will receive an evaluation template that was actually used in the CalWomenTech Project.

    Presenter: Donna Milgram, Principal Investigator for the CalWomenTech Project, highlighted by NSF for demonstrating significant achievement and program effectiveness.

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    http://evalu-ate.org/downloads/resources/EvaluATE_May_webinar_SLIDES.pdf

  • How Well Are We Serving Our Female Students in STEM? webinar handout

    This is a 1-page handout from the EvaluATE webinar, “How Well Are We Serving Our Female Students in STEM?”

    Webinar description: You’d like to have more women enrolled in your technology programs such as nanotechnology and computer networking, but you aren’t sure how many you have now and what you should measure. This webinar will provide you with the evaluation tools you will need to measure enrollment and retention of women in your programs. You’ll get the answers to sticky questions such as, “Do I measure retention of women only or do I compare it to male retention?” and “Should I distinguish between advanced and introductory courses?” Regardless of whether you are in the planning phase or have already started the implementation of your project, you’ll walk away knowing how to better measure your program’s progress in recruiting and retaining female students.  As a bonus, when you sign up for the free webinar, you will receive an evaluation template that was actually used in the CalWomenTech Project.

    Presenter: Donna Milgram, Principal Investigator for the CalWomenTech Project, highlighted by NSF for demonstrating significant achievement and program effectiveness.

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    http://evalu-ate.org/downloads/resources/May_2012_webinar_HANDOUT.pdf

  • Female-Male Enrollment and Completion Spreadsheet

    This spreadsheet template, developed by the external evaluator for the CalTechWomen Project (Donna Milgram, PI) includes worksheets for tracking male and female enrollment and completion rates for both introductory and advanced courses.

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    http://evalu-ate.org/downloads/resources/enrollment_completion_spreadsheet.xls

  • Reducing the Outcomes Angst Question and Answer Transcript

    This document is a transcript of the questions and answers section of the March webinar.

    Deciding what to measure (and what not to measure) towards gathering evidence of impact can be a daunting task, but it doesn’t need to be. In this webinar, Lana Rucks, an ATE external evaluator, will provide a step-by-step approach for making the decisions around what should be measured as an indication of impact. Using an actual ATE project as a framework, attendees will learn how the varying aspects of evaluation (e.g., logic modeling, operationalizing variables, triangulation, etc.) come together in the real world. Regardless of whether you are in the planning phase or already started the implementation your project, you’ll walk away knowing how to better communicate the story of your project/center’s impact.

    Presenter: Lana Rucks - Principal Consultant, The Rucks Group LLC
    Discussion: Lalitha Locker, Sinclair Community College
    Moderator: Jason Burkhardt - Project Manager, EvaluATE

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    http://evalu-ate.net/downloads/reducing_the_outcomes_angst_Q&A.pdf