The mission of the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Evaluation program at Western Michigan University is to develop evaluation scholars and practitioners who have deep knowledge of evaluation theory, ...

Results matter to nearly all types of donors, but especially grant makers. For nonprofits that are new to tracking and analyzing the effectiveness of programs, the vocabulary can be a little ...

The idea of tracking teacher accountability started with the best of intentions and a well-accepted understanding about the critical role teachers play in promoting student learning. The focus on ...

Miami University stresses the importance of high-quality teaching and its impact on student learning and recognizes that there are differing professional views on the nature and utility of evaluation ...

Linda Darling-Hammond, Audrey Amrein-Beardsley, Edward Haertel, Jesse Rothstein, Phi Delta Kappan Practitioners, researchers, and policy makers agree that most current teacher evaluation systems do ...

Focus groups are a fast and effective way to elicit information and perspectives from a variety of key informants simultaneously. In public health, it is often a standard research methodology that is ...

Small-scale study seeks to provide evidence to inform the debate among policymakers on how teacher evaluation should be changed to yield the greatest impact. Holding teachers accountable for growth in ...

In today’s evidence-driven world, there is increasing demand for researchers with the skills to design, conduct, and evaluate studies that help institutions and schools improve their decision-making ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University's Evaluation Center has received a five-year, $4.9 million grant from the National Science Foundation to extend and expand its work to support evaluation ...

The team behind the Office of Medical Education Research and Evaluation (MERE) at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine provides expert consultation on behalf of the Center for Medical ...

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) states that all children in the U.S. have a right to a "free appropriate public education." For children with autism and children with certain ...