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Services
Evaluation | Assessment | Research Support | Consulting, Training, & Technical Assistance
Evaluation
- Design of customized program evaluation for programs and projects to meet a variety of needs
- Implementation of evaluation design with data collection, analysis, and reports
- Support for program review and accreditation activities
Assessment
- Development of instruments to assess changes in learners' skills, attitudes and behaviors
- Development of tools to assess impact of training and staff development
- Design of protocols to assess the opinions, interests, or needs of a particular population
Research Support
Data collection
- Internet-based, mail, and telephone surveys
- Focus groups and personal interviews
- Field observations
- Literature and archival data reviews
Data analysis
- Large- and small-sample quantitative data analysis
- Qualitative analysis of interview, focus group, or other non-quantitative data
- Analysis of existing data, including information on student progress
- Creation of data displays
Consulting, Training and Technical Assistance
- Evaluability assessment
- Facilitation of planning for evaluation and assessment
- Capacity building for evaluation and assessment
- Assistance with building evaluation into grant proposals
Mission Statement
Our mission is to support, educate, and build the capacity of educational and human services programs to make data-based decisions for accountability, meaningful program improvement, and policy development.