Program Evaluation KnowledgeBase

This KnowledgeBase archive includes content and external links that were accurate and relevant as of September 30, 2019.

The Program Evaluation KnowledgeBase is an online resource aiding education professionals in understanding the basics of project evaluation in order to properly assess projects and programs. It is organized around three elements to assist educators with their program evaluation.

Task 2: Establish Evaluation Team

Guideline: Working with an evaluation team enables the project leader to broaden participation, optimize creativity, and create a better program evaluation than if one person designed the evaluation. Prior to forming the evaluation team the project leader should determine the team's role, establish membership criteria, and identify prospective members. With the pre-planning completed the prospective members will know what is being asked of them and have a basis to accept the invitation.

Resources

Checklists

Characteristics of Effective Team Members

This checklist excerpted from the National School Boards Foundation's Education Leadership Toolkit contains six statements regarding characteristics that make effective team members.

Guidelines

Guidelines for Effective Team Members

Excerpted from the National School Boards Foundation's Education Leadership Toolkit, these guidelines offer a list of recommended behaviors for effective team participation.

Practical Tips

Evaluation Team

Extracted from the W. K. Kellogg Evaluation Handbook the document offers an example on how to involve time constrained stakeholders in the evaluation process.

Tips for Team Building

Organizing the project team may involve bringing together a diverse group of people who have had little prior experience with each other or people who have worked together but not really collaborated with each other before. The team building tips offered will help a team leader focus their attention on the key points when organizing their team.

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