Topic Specific Guides

• Evaluation Publications available at the University of Wisconsin Extension Program Development and Evaluation Unit.
  beginner
  Available at: http://www.uwex.edu/ces/pdande/evaluation/evaldocs.html
  
  The Evaluation Publications section of the UW-Extension site offers user-friendly guides on various topics such as planning an evaluation, questionnaire design, sampling, collecting data, analyzing data using Excel, using graphics to report results, and more! Although focused on evaluating Extension programs, the information is applicable to almost any evaluation setting.
• W.K. Kellogg Foundation Logic Model Development Guide.
  W.K. Kellogg Foundation. (2004).
  beginner intermediate
  Available at: http://www.wkkf.org/Pubs/Tools/Evaluation/Pub3669.pdf
  This guide describes what a logic model is and how it can be used to direct your evaluation efforts. Fictitious examples are used throughout to help readers understand the processes of both developing a logic model and using it to frame your evaluation questions. Helpful tips are also provided for establishing indicators to measure success. The appendix offers logic model templates as well as checklists of important things to consider when constructing each part of the model.
• Using a Logic Model to Review and Analyze an Environmental Education Program.
  Marcinkowski, T.J. (2004). NAAEE.
  intermediate
  Available at: http://naaee.org/pages/publications/index.html
  This paper demonstrates how logic models provide "conceptual guidance and visual support" in analyzing and comparing environmental education programs. To illustrate this point, Marcinkowski guides readers step-by-step through a logic model-based examination of Hungerford et al.'s Issue and Action Orientation program.