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1.0 Basics of Evaluation

      CEEP/SEI Resources Produced for TAH Grantees

  The Fundamentals of Evaluation    (pdf)  
  By Courtney Brown  
  How to Create an Evaluation Framework for Your TAH Program (pdf)  
  By Courtney Brown  

 

Other Resources on the Basics of Evaluation


  Introduction to Program Evaluation (WEB)  
  By David Abrahams  
 
  The Evaluation Primer by Lana Muraskin, a consultant to Westat Inc.under contract to ED. (WEB)
  By Lana Muraskin, a consultant to Westat Inc.under contract to ED  
 
  Understanding Evaluation: The Way to Better Prevention Programs (WEB)  
  By Lana Muraskin, a consultant to Westat Inc.under contract to ED.  
 
  Program Managers Guide to Evaluation (WEB)  
  By U.S. Department of Health and Human Services  
 
  Educator's Guide to Evaluating the Use of Technology in Schools and Classrooms (WEB)  
  Prepared for the U.S. Department of Education  
 
  User-Friendly Handbook for Mixed Method Evaluations (WEB)  
  National Science Foundation  
 
  Basic Guide to Program Evaluation (WEB)  
  Adapted from the guidebook, Field Guide to Nonprofit Program Design, Marketing and Evaluation. (WEB)
 

Useful Websites

 
  Institute of Education Sciences - Regional Educational laboratory program (WEB)
 
  ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation (WEB) 
 
  Evaluation Portal Private site compiled by Lars Balzer (WEB) 
 
  On-line Evaluation Resource Library National Science Foundation's (NSF) Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR) (WEB) 
 
  WWW Virtual Library: Evaluation (WEB) 
 
  Resources for Methods in Evaluation and Social Research Private site compiled by Ya-Lin Liu and Gene Shackman (WEB) 
 
 

 

 

   Annotated Bibliography of General Evaluation Resources
 

  The Use of Multiple Evaluation Approaches in Program Evaluation (pdf)  
  Authors: Katrina L. Bledsoe and James A. Graham  
 
  Evaluation Methodology Basics: The Nuts and Bolts of Sound Evaluation (pdf)  
  Author: E Jane Davidson  
 
 
 

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