Principles and Standards
Evaluation Planning Resources
- CDC Framework for Program Evaluation
- Western Michigan University Evaluation Checklists
- W.K. Kellogg Foundation Evaluation Handbook
- User-Friendly Handbook for Mixed Methods Evaluations (1997)
- User–Friendly Handbook for Project Evaluation (2010)
Professional Associations
- American Evaluation Association (AEA)
- AEA Cluster, Multi-site, and Multi-level Evaluation TIG
- AEA Data Visualization and Reporting TIG
- AEA STEM Education and Training TIG
- American Educational Research Association (AERA)
- National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME)
- Southeast Evaluation Association (SEA)
Evaluation-Related Journals
- American Journal of Evaluation
- Evaluation
- Evaluation and Program Planning
- Journal of Multidisciplinary Evaluation
- New Directions for Evaluation
- Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation
- Research Methods and Evaluation
- The Evaluation Exchange
STEM Evaluation Tools & Instruments
- Activation Lab Tools: Measures and Data Collection Instruments
- Assessment Tools in Informal Science (ATIS)
- Assessing Women & Men in Engineering (AWE) STEM Assessment Tools
- Developing, Validating, and Implementing Situated Learning Instruments (DEVISE)
- Field-tested Learning Assessment Guide (FLAG) Tools
- Horizon Research, Inc. Instruments
- Lopatto – Grinnell College – Undergraduate Research Experience Surveys
- Math Science Partnership Instrument Search
- Online Evaluation Resource Library (OERL)
- STEM Learning and Research Center (STELAR) Instruments
- Undergraduate Research Student Self-Assessment (URSSA) survey
Understanding Evaluation for Principal Investigators (PIs)
- A Program Director’s Guide to Evaluating STEM Education Programs: Lessons Learned from Local, State, and National Initiatives
- Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE) PI Guide: Managing Evaluation in Informal STEM Education Projects
- Informal Science Evaluation