Evaluation Capacity Building

Like student-centered learning, evaluation capacity building (ECB) means generating enthusiasm for what organizations “need to know”, and providing tools to empower individuals and teams. The “supply” of expertise is most valuable when aligned with “demand” for learning.

Evaluation is not just for NSF: Tools and strategies for using evaluation to empower, learn and grow successful programs (and get funded)

Ravitz, J. (2020). In D. Schmidt-Crawford (Ed.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 790-795). https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/215829/.

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A tool for tracking evaluation progress across organizations
An evaluation planning worksheet
An empowerment evaluation exercise to set priorities, directions and goals
A shared rubric feedback model using professional development for R&D

Poster from Proceedings of the 2017 ACM SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education

Ravitz, J., Peterson, K., Haynie, K., & Tiffany-Morales, J. (2017) Strengthening Informal CS Education Program Delivery through Evaluation Capacity Building. Proceedings of the 2017 ACM SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education. Seattle, WA. Retrieved from https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=3022365

Computer Science Outreach Program Evaluation Network Screenshot

CS OPEN : Supporting twelve (12) non-profits in 2 cohorts with Evaluation Capacity Building

The Computer Science Outreach Program Evaluation Network (CS OPEN) was a field-supporting initiative from Google that I co-founded with the National Girls Collaborative Project (NGCP). This “cohort-based” evaluation capacity building model was launched at an Obama-era White House and featured in Google’s end of year 2016 blog.

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Empowering leaders introducing best practices in program evaluation Jason Ravitz Google for Education Edu on Air 2016

"Edu On Air" Talk for Leaders about Program Evaluation

A video introduction to evaluation basics, with steps leaders can take to inform decisions and judgements, improve programs, and grow their impact. Based on professional development used at Google, it presents a four step worksheet process: 1) describing the program; 2) defining the evaluation; 3) planning the evaluation; and 4) managing the evaluation.

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Sage Encyclopedia of Educational Research, Measurement, and Evaluation

Fetterman, D.M. and Ravitz, J. (2018). Evaluation Capacity Building. In Frey, B. (2018). Sage Encyclopedia of Educational Research, Measurement, and Evaluation. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Fetterman et al. book cover. Collaborative, Participatory, and Empowerment Evaluation: Stakeholder Involvement Approaches

A Google‐Enhanced Empowerment Evaluation Approach in a Graduate School Program

Fetterman, D.M. & Ravitz, J. (2018). A Google‐enhanced empowerment evaluation approach in a graduate school program. Chapter in Collaborative, Participatory, and Empowerment Evaluation Approaches: Stakeholder Involvement Approaches, Guilford: NY, 105-117