Evaluation

The Guidelines for Working with Third-Party Evaluators is written to assist grantees and their OSEP Project Officers in planning for, finding and hiring, and working with third-party evaluators to design, implement, and complete a project evaluation.

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Keywords: RtI, response to intervention, progress monitoring, screening

Logic Models provide a starting point for developing an effective evaluation plan. Here you will find resources that pertain to using logic models to inform evaluation planning.

Gaumer Erickson, A. S., Noonan, P. M., Brussow, J., & Supon Carter, K. (2017). Measuring the quality of professional development training. Professional Development in Education, 43(4), 685-688.

Webinar 1. Planning a Customer Survey. This webinar outlines the varied purposes of customer surveys, walks participants through the process of planning a high-quality customer survey, identifies some of the common problems related to planning customer surveys, and highlight the benefits of a well-designed customer survey. This webinar is accompanied by Resources on Planning, Designing, and Conducting Customer Surveys.

Participatory Evaluation: Theories and Methods for Remote Work” from Evaluation + Learning Consulting, brought to our attention from the Minnesota Department of Education. 

The HQPD Checklist V3 can be used for in-person, virtual, and asynchronous professional development. The example document includes at least one example for each indicator specifically delineating application in online learning. The HQPD Checklist V3 can be used to evaluate synchronous and asynchronous online learning, including self-paced, non-facilitated modules.