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These resources are mostly web sites that provide networking opportunities, tools for conducting an evaluation, and sample evaluations. They should be helpful to evaluators across fields.



Networking

American Evaluation Association
The AEA is a professional association of evaluators dedicated to the application and exploration of evaluation. AEA has several topic interest groups, including ones on Environmental Program Evaluation and K-12 Educational Evaluation. AEA also sponsors an active listserv, Evaltalk.

Tools

Evaluation Center
Western Michigan University
The Evaluation Center at Western Michigan University offers several tools and resources for evaluators. These include glossaries of evaluation terms, checklists (i.e. lists of criteria to consider) for a variety of evaluation components, and several listservs for those interested in learning more about evaluation.

Tools, Searchable Database

Informal Science
There are three main sections to this site: knowledge, evaluation, and community. The Knowledge database allows users to search through citations and synopses of journal articles, theses, and dissertations of informal science education evaluations. The Evaluation section of the site provides resources to help users learn more about evaluation, find an evaluator, and connect to other evaluation sites as well as a searchable database of informal science evaluations . Finally, the Community section lists networking resources for those interested in informal learning.

Tools

Innovation Network
Visitors who register at the site (for free) gain access to Point K, a collection of web-based tools for planning evaluations, developing logic models, and creating surveys. Registered users are asked step-by-step questions about their program's goals, resources, intended outputs and outcomes. Point K then transforms that information to print-ready evaluation plans and logic models.

Tools Guidance

National Science Foundation Directorate for Education and Human Resources
National Science Foundation
The section of this site entitled "Information for Evaluation of Projects Funded by the Directorate for Education and Human Resources" provides a broad overview of important information related to evaluation design and report writing. The site also gives advice for finding an evaluator as well as links to other evaluation resources. To navigate between sections of this site, use the menu to the bottom left of the screen.

Tools Guidance

The Program Development and Evaluation Unit, University of Wisconsin Extension
University of Wisconsin Extension
This site provides downloadable publications to assist evaluators in the planning, implementation, analysis and reporting stages of evaluation. UW-Extension also offers professional development opportunities in evaluation. Be sure to check out the Quick Tips on topics such as using comparison groups, getting a good response rate, collecting data, retrospective post-then-pre test designs, and writing evaluation reports. The site's information on logic models is some of the best available in the evaluation community.


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