Internet Sites Assignment

Week 15
Submitted By: Richard Jones
http://www.cdc.gov/eval/framework/
Despite its focus on evaluation as it relates to controlling diseases, this organization has put
together a framework for program evaluation that can be applied to any number of situations.
Their framework includes an illustration of the evaluation cycle and links to more information
about the steps, scope, and materials involved in completing an evaluation.
http://managementhelp.org/evaluation/index.htm
This collection of resources, provided by Free Management Library, is aimed at assisting
individuals in their pursuit of a variety of tasks associated with evaluation. The section
specifically relating to evaluation displays links to articles about the general guidelines and types
of evaluations; moreover, those links take users to additional resources that have been broken
down into more topics based on that evaluation category.
http://toolkit.pellinstitute.org/
This toolkit provides visitors with an overview what evaluation is, a guide that covers everything
from developing a plan to sharing the evaluation report, and examples of evaluation reports.
The organization appears to be working on another aspect of the website that would allow for
collaboration between individuals who are interested in evaluation.
http://www.qld.gov.au/web/community-engagement/guides-factsheets/evaluating/
In an effort to provide assistance to leaders who evaluate community engagement activities, the
government of Queensland has put together a comprehensive guide for taking on such tasks. The
website describes evaluation frameworks, data collection and analysis, and decision-making
based on project findings; moreover, these have been broken into individual steps within its
webpages.
http://erm.uncg.edu/oaers/methodology-resources/program-evaluation/
The University of North Carolina, Greensboro provides individuals with a variety of evaluation
resources including a list of evaluation models, methods, and forms that can be used to guide
evaluators in their endeavors. The site covers everything from the basics terms associated with
evaluation to the writing of evaluation reports.
http://www.evaluationspringboard.org/csintro.html
What makes this website somewhat unique is not that is provides an overview of evaluation
(what, why, and how to do them); rather, it is that one can locate three different case studies on
which an individual could practice the various phases of an evaluation cycle. The case studies
mirror the organizations goal of helping educators evaluate and improve their educational
programs.
http://orb.essex.ac.uk/hs/hs908/general%20pages/measures_of_central_tendency.htm
When data collection and analysis is brought up in a conversation about evaluation, it is a virtual
guarantee that it will involve the use of terms like mean, media, and mode. This resource

provides a definition of each category, samples of how they are calculated, and a table that
breaks them down according to various levels of data (as mentioned in the B&D text); moreover,
the site provides the advantages and disadvantage of each measurement as seen by this
organization.
http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/evaluation.php
Despite the fact that this resource is geared toward social research methodology, there is a
section within the website that is dedicated to discussing the differences between evaluation and
traditional research. Newcomers to evaluation might find the Introduction to Evaluation page
helpful in distinguishing one from the other, especially as they relate to their goals and strategies.
http://www.guidestar.org/rxa/news/articles/2005/importance-of-evaluation.aspx
While not discussing evaluation at a substantial length, the authors of this website attempt to
convey the importance not only of conducting evaluations, but of including evaluators
throughout all phases of a programs implementation. The institute also addresses the issue of
when to use internal and external evaluators depending upon the size, scope, and potential
funding implications of a given task.
http://www.wa.gov/esd/training/toolbox/tg_kirkpatrick.htm
Donald Kirkpatricks Four Levels of Learning Evaluation provides a guide for looking at the
effectiveness of training programs. Although this website does not discuss the kinds of
systematic evaluations that are found in EdTech 505, it does provide a description of the four
levels (Reaction, Behavior, Learning, and Results) and the kinds of complexities one can
measure when such trainings are implemented.