Services

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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.