Community Assessment & Program Evaluation
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Print Resources Additional Web Resources
Evaluation Methods
http://www.trainer.org.uk/members/tools/evaluation_methods.htm
Check out this basic introduction to some interactive ways to talk with your group about how an activity or event went.
Free Management Library
http://www.managementhelp.org/evaluatn/evaluatn.htm
This is an online library for for-profits and non-profits which includes an Overview of Major Types of Evaluations, information on Designing Assessment and Evaluation Tools, and Selecting from Among Publicly Available Assessments, Online Guides and General Resources.
Resources for Methods in Evaluation & Social Research
http://gsociology.icaap.org/methods/
This website lists FREE resources for methods in program evaluation and social research. The focus is on "how-to" do evaluation research and the methods used: surveys, focus groups, sampling, interviews, and other methods.
Survey Monkey
http://www.surveymonkey.com
Want to survey people but hate doing all that tallying? Use an online system like Survey Monkey (free for a basic subscription, which allows you up to 10 questions and 100 responses per survey.)
What is a Survey?
http://www.whatisasurvey.info/
This booklet is written primarily for non-specialists and is free of charge. The material is taken from the American Statistical Association (ASA) series of the same name that was designed to promote a better understanding of what is involved in carrying out sample surveys - especially those aspects that have to be taken into account in evaluating the results of surveys.
Focus Groups? Computer Surveys? Pencil and Paper? The Best Ways to Collect Data from Preteens
If you work with youth ages 9 to 13, you probably need to gauge their feelings, behaviors or other issues at some point. What's the best way to get good information from this age group? The Packard Foundation's Preteen Alliance commissioned Education Training Research to review eight common data collection methods and has the lowdown on each method with tips and examples.
Youth Program Evaluation -- The "Gold Standard" and Other Approaches
Random assignment experimental studies are the "gold standard" for evaluating the effectiveness of programs in changing outcomes for children and youth. But quasi-experimental studies may be more feasible or appropriate in some cases. Two new briefs from Child Trends offer quick primers for program providers:
- Random Assignment Evaluation Studies. Only rigorous experimental studies can establish that a program causes changes in outcomes for children and youth. This brief explains these studies, how to conduct them and what reservations program providers might have.
- Quasi-Experimental Evaluations. This brief describes the varied types of quasi-experimental evaluations and what can be learned from such studies.
