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Assistant Director The Evaluation Center Western Michigan University Email: lori.wingate@wmich.edu Phone: 269-387-5895 curriculum vita (PDF) |
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I am principal investigator for EvaluATE, the National Science Foundation-funded evaluation resource center for advanced technological education. Evaluate promotes the goals of the Advanced Technological Education program by partnering with ATE projects and centers to strengthen the program’s evaluation knowledge base, expand the use of exemplary evaluation practices, and support the continuous improvement of technician education throughout the nation. |
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Recent Publications |
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Wingate, L.A. (2010). Metaevaluation: Purpose, prescription, and practice. In E. Bader, P. Peterson, & B. McGraw (Eds.) Internatioal Encyclopedia of Education (3rd ed.). San Diego: Elsevier. |
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Recent Conference Presentations |
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Wingate, L. (2012, January). Best practices in assessing effectiveness of transportation education and training programs: How to craft an evaluation plan. Presentation at the Transportation Research Board conference, Washington DC. |
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Wingate, L. (2011, November). Evaluation expectations expressed in National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education program solicitations: An analysis of changes in de facto evaluation policy since 1993. Paper session presented at the annual meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Anaheim, CA. |
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Bailey, T., Kapp, K., Morrill, J., Saflund, P., Sener, J., Wingate, L., & Zamani-Gallaher, E. (2011, October). ATE evaluation challenges and soluations: A peer-to-peer dialogue. Preconference workshop given at the annual conference of Advanced Technological Education Principal Investigators, Washington, DC. |
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| Recent Webinars | |
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Claims + evidence: Assessing ATE grant outcomes. March 2011. |
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Getting started with your ATE evaluation. November 2010. |
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Making evaluation integral to your ATE proposal. July 2010. |
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Maximizing evaluation impact. May 2010. |
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Evaluation data: So you have to do a survey …. March 2010. |
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Evaluation tools: Logic models, success indicators and performance standards. January 2010. |
