The following blog on Small Business by Leah Goldstein Moses was first published on the American Evaluation Association AEA 365 blog this week:
October 8, 2012 - 3:34pm
Many organizations seek external evaluators –whether to gain objectivity, expertise, or capacity. They often find their external evaluator through a competition using a request for proposal (RFP). The RFP invites multiple evaluators to submit a proposal.
October 1, 2012 - 2:02pm
In a Randomized Control Trial (RCT), people are selected to receive a service at random, and results for both selected and non-selected people are tracked over time. RCTs are sometimes called the “gold standard” of evaluation. However, ethical, pragmatic or resource issues often make RCT a poor choice for evaluation.
What do people like about RCTs?
September 25, 2012 - 3:57pm
As a result of the Improve Group’s partnership with Cecelia Dodge & Associates, LLC, we are offering a series of articles this fall that highlight the ways data can be used to improve instruction and transform schools for the achievement of ALL learners.
September 24, 2012 - 2:48pm
As a result of the Improve Group’s partnership with Cecelia Dodge & Associates, LLC, we are offering a series of articles this fall that highlight the ways data can be used to improve instruction and transform schools for the achievement of ALL learners.
May 30, 2012 - 4:16pm
Foundations share similar needs and dilemmas as nonprofits and the public sector when it comes to evaluation. The Council on Foundations’ website lists reasons for involving and even expanding the philanthropic community in evaluation work, such as gauging the appropriateness of the objectives of the grants or the likelihood of raising additional funds.
April 17, 2012 - 7:30pm
With over 200 attendees and dozens of speakers, Minnesota Evaluation Studies Institute (MESI) 2012 was a stimulating, high quality conference for evaluators, students and anyone seeking more knowledge about the field. MESI provides a casual environment conducive to talking 1:1 with experts and sharing your own experience. I was pleased to meet a number of people who were not evaluators by trade, but there to learn about integrating evaluation in their own work.
February 27, 2012 - 4:51pm
Have you heard of big data? If not, a recent article in the New York Times provides an excellent overview. If so, you might be thinking, like I am, what the implications are for you, the way you work and the way we understand our world. You might also be wondering why this is a hot topic now.
A few major factors are leading big data to be a current hot topic – and these same factors also greatly affect evaluation, research and planning: