Planning for Evaluation

CES Outcome Oriented Design Process

The R&E department has developed a template for designing an outcome-oriented program or initiative. This questionnaire will help you keep in mind the outcomes you are hoping to achieve while you are in the design stages of your program.

General Evaluation Guidelines

This is a self-paced online course from REL Northeast and Islands, describing how to develop logic models and design program evaluations. You need to create an account with REL, but the course is free. It contains many links to useful resources.

Studies and Evidence

These four infographics, developed by REL Southeast, demonstrate the similarities and differences between different types of studies and the strength of the evidence that they produce.