{"641064":{"#nid":"641064","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Program Evaluation Frameworks: Why Do They Matter?","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe role of evaluation in National Science Foundation (NSF) projects has become critically important. Evaluation produces information that can be utilized to improve the project. Information on how different aspects of the project are working and the extent to which the goals and objectives are being met is essential to a continuous improvement process. Additionally, evaluation documents what has been achieved by the project...\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis article specifically highlights program evaluation, rather than the more general domain of evaluation. The paper provides examples of how frameworks are defined within the field and for organizations and associations.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBy: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/aaas-arise.org\/2020\/11\/04\/program-evaluation-frameworks-why-do-they-matter\/#8727\u0022\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003EMeltem Alemdar, Ph.D.\u003C\/strong\u003E, \u003Cem\u003E Associate Director, Principal Research Scientist, Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing\u003C\/em\u003E, Georgia Institute of Technology \u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/aaas-arise.org\/2020\/11\/04\/program-evaluation-frameworks-why-do-they-matter\/#8728\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EChristopher Cappelli, MPH\u003C\/strong\u003E, \u003Cem\u003E Senior Research Associate, Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing\u003C\/em\u003E, Georgia Institute of Technology \u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"28054","created_gmt":"2020-11-06 15:09:36","changed_gmt":"2020-11-11 13:33:31","author":"Steven Taylor","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"covid-29 symptoms","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/aaas-arise.org\/2020\/11\/04\/program-evaluation-frameworks-why-do-they-matter\/","dateline":{"date":"2020-11-06T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2020-11-06T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"641067":{"id":"641067","type":"image","title":"Advancing Research \u0026 Innovation in the STEM Education of Preservice Teachers in High-Need School Districts (ARISE) ","body":null,"created":"1604675685","gmt_created":"2020-11-06 15:14:45","changed":"1604675685","gmt_changed":"2020-11-06 15:14:45","alt":"Evaluation","file":{"fid":"243625","name":"Evaluation.1.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Evaluation.1.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Evaluation.1.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":99892,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Evaluation.1.jpg?itok=RjGtsidt"}}},"media_ids":["641067"],"groups":[{"id":"615552","name":"CEISMC - Savannah Campus"},{"id":"361651","name":"Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing (CEISMC)"},{"id":"615535","name":"GoSTEAM"},{"id":"598218","name":"K-12 Connection"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"151","name":"Policy, Social Sciences, and Liberal Arts"}],"keywords":[{"id":"179083","name":"Chris Cappelli"},{"id":"166988","name":"Meltem Alemdar"},{"id":"411","name":"CEISMC"},{"id":"186221","name":"ARISE"},{"id":"363","name":"NSF"},{"id":"1331","name":"evaluation"},{"id":"365","name":"Research"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}