When consulted about what statistical analyses to use, or to pay attention to, I almost always deliver the ‘keep it simple smarty’ message. Why? 1. Because more people will be able to understand (and isn’t that the point?) 2. Because everyone will be able to more quickly understand (and attention spans are short!) 3. Because…
I’ve been meaning to write about “closing the loop” for a while, since it’s one of my favorite concepts from higher education assessment. And I believe it could easily be translated to program evaluation as well. Closing the loop usually refers to one or both of these (interrelated) steps in the assessment cycle: the use…
Wednesday night the Oregon Program Evaluators Network (OPEN) held a great “networking & community learning” event. We did a little beer-drinking, a lot of networking, and heard from a number of members and friends who shared briefly about a project, or a concept or tool they’ve learned about recently. I shared about deliberative assessment. Deliberative…
We are almost ready to release an external report on findings from this past year’s alumni survey (here is where you’ll find it, when ready, as well as a report from last year). As I put the final touches on the report, I decided to try out Stephanie Evergreen‘s Evaluation Report Layout Checklist. Here’s how…
In just a few days, the AEA conference will begin in Minnesota. I am sad to not be attending again this year, but am determined to do some learning in the next few weeks anyway. I’ve also been thinking a bit about the upcoming OPEN conference (slated for February or March 2013), and how to…