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 * Evaluation Methods**

Types/Appropriate Use/Advantages-Disadvantages/Sample Tools and Methods [|Evaluation & Research Methods]

Sample Tools [|Informal Science Assessment Tools] (Harvard PEARweb)

Data Collection Approaches [|Data Collection Approaches] (Food Safety and Inspection Service)

Data Collection Issues

Sampling [|Sampling Approaches] (Taylor-Powell, 1998) [|Determining Sample Size] (Israel, 2009) [|Sampling Non-response] (Israel, 2009) [|Sampling Evidence of Extension Program Impact] (Israel, 2009)

Sources and Methods [|Sources & Methods] (Taylor-Powell & Steele, 1996) [|Mixed Methods Evaluation Handbook] (National Science Foundation) [|Mixed Methods Evaluation] (Harvard Evaluation Exchange)

Developing Evaluation Questions [|Engaging Stakeholders in Writing Evaluation Questions] (RW Johnson Foundation) [|Developing Evaluation Questions] (Kellogg Evaluation Kit) [|Developing Evaluation Questions] (Mid-Continent Comprehensive Center, University of Oklahoma/US Dept of Ed)

Quantitative

Surveys [|Collecting Evaluation Data: Surveys] (Taylor-Powell, 2000) [|End-of-Session Questionnaire] (Taylor-Powell & Renner, 2009) [|End-of-Meeting Questionnaire] (Rennekamp) [|Documenting Practice Change with Mail Qrs] (Rennekamp) [|Post-then-Pre Retrospective Evaluations] (Rockwell & Kohn, 1989)

Tests [|Designing Test Questionnaires] (UT-Chattanooga)

Qualitative

Authentic Assessment [|Authentic Assessment] (Jonathan Mueller)

Focus Groups [|Using Focus Group Interviews for Planning and Evaluating] (Israel & Galindo-Gonzalez, 2011) [|Conducting Focus Groups] (Community Health Toolbox, University of Kansas) [|Focus and Other Group Activities] (University of Illinois Extension)

Interviews [|Qualitative Interviews] (Sewell) [|Conducting Interviews] (Community Health Toolbox, University of Kansas) [|Approaches to Interviewing] (Kellogg Evaluation Kit) [|Preparing Interviews] (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention)

Observational/Judging Rubrics [|Collecting Evaluation Data-Direct Observation] (Taylor-Powell & Steele, 1996) [|Using Non-participant Observers] (Rennekamp)

Adapting Methods and Measures to Diverse Audiences [|Using Culturally-sensitive Methodologies (Baugh & Guion, 2006)]

Measurement Indicators and Instruments [|Character Education Assessment Index] [|Compendium of Assessment and Research Tools] (CART: Mid-Am Research) [|CDC Youth School Health Indicators] [|Washington Extension Life Skills Evaluation System]