Evaluation Resources
The following sites are useful for learning more about program evaluation
- Program Evaluation and Education Research Associates, Inc.
- Place-based Education Evaluation Collaborative (PEEC)
- My Environmental Education Evaluation Assistant
- PERC: Planning and Evaluation Resource Center
- The Compendium of Assessment and Research Tools (CART) is a database that provide information on instruments that measure attributes associated with youth development programs.
- The Preschool Outdoor Environment Measurement Scale (POEMS). POEMS is designed to provide direction to teachers and administrators who want to offer high-quality programs to preschool (age 3-5) children when they are outdoors.
- Resources for Methods in Evaluation and Social Research. This site links to on line books, manuals and guides about evaluation and social research methods, such as surveys, focus groups, and so on.
- The Western Michigan University Evaluation Center has a good list of suggestions for making evaluation findings meaningful and understandable to the diverse makeup of education stakeholders.
- Survey Monkey is a fantastic way to administer surveys. You can use their services for free (limited number of respondents allowed) or for a nominal fee. It is a user friendly, effective way of gathering quantitative and some qualitative data.