Using Mixed-Mode Survey Administration to Increase Response
2018
“Why aren’t people responding?” This is the perpetual question asked by anyone doing survey research, and it’s one that I am no...
Using Mixed-Mode Survey Administration to Increase Response
Part 2: Using Embedded Assessment to Understand Science Skills
2018
In our last EvaluATE blog, we defined embedded assessments (EAs) and described the benefits and challenges of using EAs to measure and...
Gauging the Impact of Professional Development Activities on Students
2018
Many Advanced Technological Education (ATE) grants hold professional development events for faculty. As the lead for several ATE grants, I have been...
Tips and Tricks When Writing Interview Questions
2018
Developing a well-constructed interview protocol is by no means an easy task. To give us some ideas on how to formulate well-designed...
Using Mutual Interviewing to Gather Student Feedback
2017
It’s hard to do a focus group with 12 or more students! With so many people and so little time, you know...
Not Just an Anecdote: Systematic Analysis of Qualitative Evaluation Data
2017
As a Ph.D. trained anthropologist, I spent many years learning how to shape individual stories and detailed observations into larger patterns that...
Evaluation Data Matrix Template
2017
This 2017 template can help users to ensure that they have developed a viable plan for collecting all the data necessary to answer each evaluation question and that all data collected will serve a specific, intended purpose.
Evaluating Network Growth through Social Network Analysis
2017
One of the most impactful learning experiences from the ATE Principal Investigators Conference I attended in October 2016 was the growing use...
EvaluATE is supported by the National Science Foundation under grant numbers 0802245, 1204683, 1600992, and 1841783. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed on this site are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.