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Evaluation’s Role in Broadening Participation in TeraGrid

Evaluation’s Role in Broadening Participation in TeraGrid. Lecia Barker University of Colorado at Boulder. It’s not about accountability. Why include evaluation?. Improve progress toward goals “formative” Identify not just what works, but how What happened? How do you know?

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Evaluation’s Role in Broadening Participation in TeraGrid

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  1. Evaluation’s Role inBroadening Participation in TeraGrid Lecia Barker University of Colorado at Boulder

  2. It’s not about accountability.

  3. Why include evaluation? • Improve progress toward goals • “formative” • Identify not just what works, but how • What happened? • How do you know? • How might outcomes vary in different settings?

  4. Why include evaluation? • What is the value added? • Is it sustainable? • Under what circumstances? • Is it scalable? • Can people easily adopt/integrate into existing practices? • How do you persuade people to adopt? • How did setting affect outcomes?

  5. What will an evaluator do? • Ask relevant questions • Develop a plan based on your goals and activities • Use rigorous social scientific methods • Collect more than one type of data • Repeat measures • Analyze, report back

  6. How to integrate evaluation • Evaluation is a team function • Involve evaluation from the outset • Include adequate funding in budget to show that evaluation is being taken seriously • Read, discuss evaluation reports • Be willing to make change

  7. Where to find evaluation resources • Social science departments, including education • American Evaluation Association • www.eval.org • Evaluation Checklist Project • www.wmich.edu/evalctr/checklists • User-Friendly Handbooks by NSF • www.ehr.nsf.gov/rec/programs/evaluation/handbook/ • www.ehr.nsf.gov/EHR/REC/pubs/NSF97-153/START.HTM • Online Evaluation Resource Library • http://www.ehr.nsf.gov/EHR/REC/pubs/NSF97-153/START.HTM

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