EE Specific Evaluation Guides

• Evaluating EE in Schools: A Practical Guide for Teachers.
  Bennett, D.B. (1984). UNESCO-UNEP.
  beginner intermediate
  Available at: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0006/000661/066120eo.pdf
  
  One of the first guides written on EE evaluation, this resource provides timeless advice for planning your evaluation, implementing it, and making the most of your data. Particularly useful are Bennett's "action verbs" for developing measures of knowledge and understanding, thinking skills, and action skills. The guide also provides easy to understand explanations of different evaluation designs (e.g. posttest only vs. pretest and posttest), instrument types, and research methods. Step-by-step instructions for collecting and analyzing data help readers avoid common mistakes.
• Does your project make a difference? A guide to evaluating environmental education projects and programs.
  Department of Environment and Conservation, Sydney, Australia. (2004).
  beginner
  Available at: http://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/community/projecteval.htm
  Information in this guide is laid out in an easy to digest manner, making it very user-friendly for evaluation newcomers. In addition to describing important considerations in each step of evaluation, "Does your project make a difference?" uses hypothetical case studies to help readers think through the logic of their programs, the types of questions they might ask about their program's impact, and how those questions can be measured using indicators. The guide also provides an "Outcomes Hierarchy Framework Template" for planning evaluations, which some readers may find easier to complete than traditional logic models.
• Designing Evaluation for Education Projects.
  NOAA Office of Education and Sustainable Development. (2004).
  beginner
  Available at: http://wateroutreach.uwex.edu/use/documents/NOAAEvalmanual
  FINAL.pdf
  This is a useful and easy-to-read primer for learning the basics of evaluation. In addition to outlining the steps of planning your evaluation, the guide provides brief explanations of the different types of evaluations, the questions each type might help you answer, and a review of what different evaluation tools can help you accomplish. Particularly useful are the appendices which include tips on writing objectives, selecting a sample, and choosing appropriate evaluation tools.
• Evaluating Environmental Education.
  Stokking et al. IUCN Commission on Education and Communication. (1996).
  beginner intermediate
  Available at: http://www.unece.org/env/esd/information/Publications%20IU
  CN/Evaluating%20environmental.pdf
  Evaluating Environmental Education provides an in-depth look at conducting an evaluation. For each step of the process (e.g. formulating objectives, selecting instruments, collecting data, etc.), the guide provides clear explanations of the choices an evaluator has as well as important factors to consider when choosing among options. Numerous examples are used throughout to make the concepts more concrete.