MEASRES 6270 - Educational Program Evaluation

"The American Educational Research Association (AERA), founded in 1916, is concerned with improving the educational process by encouraging scholarly inquiry related to education and evaluation and by promoting the dissemination and practical application of research results." ... "The American Educational Research Association (AERA), a national research society, strives to advance knowledge about education, to encourage scholarly inquiry related to education, and to promote the use of research to improve education and serve the public good." --- AERA

"The Guiding Principles reflect the core values of the AEA and are intended as a guide to the professional ethical conduct of evaluators. The five Principles address systematic inquiry, competence, integrity, respect for people, and common good and equity. The Principles are interdependent and interconnected. At times, they might even conflict with one another. Therefore, evaluators should carefully examine how they justify professional actions. The Principles govern the behavior of evaluators in all stages of the evaluation from the initial discussion of focus and purpose, through design, implementation, reporting, and ultimately the use of the evaluation. The Principles are part of an evolving process of self-examination by the profession in the context of a rapidly changing world. They have been periodically revised since their first adoption in 1994. It is the policy of AEA to review the Principles at least every five years, engaging members in the process. These Principles are not intended to replace principles supported by other disciplines or associations in which evaluators participate."

This site is where AEA members share papers, projects, conference posters, etc. to a community library.

The American Evaluation Association offers helpful resources including a tip-a-day. Please use the link posted above to subscribe to the AEA's daily tip-a-day resource.

"BetterEvaluation is a not-for-profit organisation and registered charity that operates globally. ... Our work on 'evaluation' includes the full range of monitoring and evaluation activities, frameworks, and systems, and includes evaluations of a project, program, policy, product, network, organisation, or strategy. It also includes evaluations that are known by different labels, such as impact assessment, impact measurement, or return on investment. See our page What is evaluation for more information on terminology."

As one of the recipients of a federal Race to the Top award, North Carolina provided an extensive evaluation of a program involving 115 local school districts and 28 charter schools. Reports, summaries, and other information may be found on this website.

EvaluATE is the evaluation hub for the National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program.

This website provides Program Evaluation Standards that are observed in both the U.S. and Canada. Categories include Utility, Feasibility, Propriety, Accuracy, and Accountability.

This center is comitted to advancing the theory, practice, and use of evaluation through research, education, service, and leadership. Free resources include webinars, blogs, guides, and checklists by leaders in the field of evaluation. Funded by the National Science Foundation a wide range of outstanding resources for evaluators is available on this site.

"One option for faculty, staff, and students is to take an online course in Human Subjects Protections hosted by the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI), based at the University of Miami. This program offers online courses that can be accessed by anyone affiliated with UNI. (See the CITI Training Program link below). The CITI tutorials are engaging and many are tailored to specific areas of research. The tutorial takes an average of 2-3 hours (although it may take longer for some depending on the course and numbers of elective modules you complete), and does not have to be completed in one sitting. The training certificate from CITI will automatically be sent to the IRB office. Important note: in order to meet IRB requirements, you must complete the 'Human Subjects Research Course', not the course on Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR). While RCR is an important elective training resource offered by the IRB, it does not meet the IRB training requirement in human subjects protections." --- University of Northern Iowa

"The Consortium of Independent Review Boards (CIRB) was established in 1993. CIRB is a non-profit organization committed to promoting the integrity, high quality and effectiveness of the independent review board process in connection with the protection of human subjects involved in clinical research. ... CIRB also has contributed to the development of educational resources designed to enhance human subject protection. In 2001, CIRB developed a database compilation of state laws relating to research and human subject protection. " --- CIRB

"All investigators and key personnel who are going to be involved in human subjects research at UNI must provide documentation that they have received training in human research participant protections. The UNI IRB accepts documentation from any legitimate training program or organization for this purpose, including the training option described below. The documentation, such as a training certificate, can be submitted with the first IRB application in which the individual is involved, or otherwise at any point before becoming involved in the research." --- UNI