Evaluation Toolbox
American Evaluation Association Guiding Principles for Evaluators training package
The Guiding Principles for Evaluators serve as the cornerstone of good evaluation practice providing guidelines for sound, ethical practice.-
The Evaluator’s Institute
Offers short-term professional development courses for practicing evaluators.
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Prevention Pathways online courses
Prevention courses that are offered free to the public. Some courses are meant for professionals and have continuing education credits available. Other courses are designed to provide helpful information to members of the general public interested in prevention topics.
Fidelity vs. Adaptation
Guidelines for balancing fidelity and adaptation and the importance of fidelity to process evaluation.
Healthy People 2020 Objectives
Substance abuse and Tobacco Use objectives are useful source for determining realistic objectives for interventions
• Substance Abuse Objective
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Sample Evaluation Plan
A sample document that provides major sections of an evaluation plan with descriptions of content of each section.
Measures and Data Analysis Section
National Outcome Measures (NOMs) Online Survey – Minimum required data to be collected at the local level. The survey is available in English (Adult / Youth) and Spanish. Surveys may be printed from the online source, distributed in hardcopy, and entered manually. Contact the IPRC to receive your results.-
The Ten Commandments of Question Writing
Some communities may want to add questions to the NOMs or satisfaction surveys. These tip sheets provide advice for writing survey questions.
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Excel Statistics
Resource for performing basic statistical operations (e.g., frequencies, averages, percentages) using Excel.
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Training Evaluation
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Focus Groups
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Focus Groups
Conducting Successful Focus Groups Tip Sheet – Summarizes The Wilder Nonprofit Field Guide to Conducting Successful Focus Groups highlighting special considerations for conducting focus groups with the 18-25 year old target population.
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Survey Administration Protocol
Tips for Administering Surveys - Provides general verbal instructions for completing surveys to assure that respondents understand that participation is voluntary and their responses will be kept confidential. Also included are important points to remember such as how to assist respondents who have difficulty reading.
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CDC Evaluation Working Group
Useful website describing efforts to promote program evaluation in public health and highlights of a framework for program evaluation.
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DOJ, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Center for Program Evaluation
Useful resources for planning and implementing program evaluations and for developing and collecting program performance measures.
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Cadca Evaluation Primer
Setting the context for a community anti-drug coalition evaluation
