Evaluation Design
Focuses on developing evaluation questions that appropriate to quantitative and qualitative methods and their relation to outcome indicators and results.
Web Resources
- Bradburn, N., Sudman, S., & Wansink, B. (2004). Asking questions. SanFrancisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. Department of Agricultural and Extension Education. (2008). AEE 577 Evaluation in agricultural and extension education, class II: approaches and models of evaluation. Retrieved from
- Douglah, M. (1998). Developing a concept of extension program evaluation.
- Earthman, E., Richmond, L. S., Peterson, D. J., Marczek, M. S., & Betts, S. C. (1999). Adapting evaluation measures to hard to reach audiences.
- Hewitt, B. (2007). Business with CSREES, FY 2007-2011 POW planning. module 3: the planned programs section.
- Ohio State Extension. (2008). Successful Assessment Methods and Measurement In Evaluation (SAMMIE).
- Rockwell, K., & Bennett, C. (1995). Targeting outcomes of programs.
- Rockwell, K., & Bennett, C. (2008). Hierarchy for targeting outcomes and evaluating their acheivement.
- Silliman, B. (2007). Critical indicators of youth development outcomes.
- Stufflebeam, D.L. (2002). The CIPP model checklist.
- United Way. (2008) Outcome measurement resource network.
- University of Arizona. (2007). Beyond basics: evaluating community-based programs. module II: selected design issues.
- University of Wisconsin Extension. (2008). Logic model evaluation.
- University of Wisconsin Extension. (2008). Program development.
- Assessability (Assessing your Programs Evaluability
As resources continue to be scarce, the demand for accountability in administering grant funding grows even stronger. Yet it can be difficult to know what initiatives are ready for and worth investing in for outcomes-focused evaluation. Implementing evaluability assessments (EAs) prior to committing to a large scale outcome evaluation design can be a significant help to gain insight regarding an initiative’s design, implementation, and readiness for an outcomes-focused evaluation. The Systematic Screening and Assessment (SSA) Method pairs evaluability assessment with expert review and judgment, and with modest resource investment it can generate a wealth of knowledge about a series of initiatives. Through this structured and iterative approach, program funders and managers can make better use of evaluation resources, and programs can benefit from recommendations for design improvements.
Print Resources
- Bamberger, M., Rugh, J., & Mabry, L. (2006). Real world evaluation. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
- Possibly Nicole Dawkins’ webinar here