Principal Investigator: Dr. Daniela Schroeter
April 1, 2013 - September 30, 2013
The Evaluation Center will be examining the effectiveness of the AXIOM sales force development program for Silverpop, a digital marketing provider. AXIOM teaches a customer-based sales approach that moves beyond the traditional seller-buyer relationship, molding sellers into trusted advisors offering client centric solutions. The Evaluation Center will be utilizing Success Case methodology to provide information regarding the implementation of AXIOM with the Silverpop sales force.
CDC University
Principal Investigator: Dr. Lori Wingate
February 4, 2013 - May 31, 2013
The Center is providing four workshops on evaluation for CDC University, a professional development program for employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia. Topics include data interpretation, evaluation questions, and translating findings into action.
Axiom CommScope
Principal Investigator: Dr. Daniela Schroeter
November 1, 2012 - May 31, 2013
This project concerns the planning of the CommScope training impact evaluation, conducted on behalf of Axiom Sales Force Development, LLC.
PEEPs for PD: Identifying Project Evaluation Effectiveness Principles for Professional Development in Elementary Science Teaching
Principal Investigator: Dr. Daniela Schroeter
September 15, 2012 - August 31, 2014
This exploratory proposal project is designed to identify and validate innovative evaluation practices and effective evaluation principles in STEM education by systematically reviewing, metaevaluating, and aggregating results from available evaluations of projects with goals of improving the quality and quantity of science instruction time in elementary school classrooms.
International Labour Organization
Principal Investigator: Dr. Daniela Schroeter, Kelly Robertson
September 10, 2012 - July 31, 2013
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Evaluation of the Center for Performative Design and Engineering Technology
Principal Investigator: Dr. Lori Wingate, Krystin Martens
September 1, 2012 - August 31, 2013
The project’s evaluation will include formative and summative components. The formative evaluation component is intended to provide timely feedback to enable reflection on the effectiveness of the project’s implementation strategies so that improvements can be made as necessary. The summative component will focus on determining the extent to which the project’s anticipated outcomes were achieved, identifying any unintended positive and/or negative outcomes, and capturing “lessons learned”.
External Evaluation of CREOSA
Principal Investigator: Dr. Lori Wingate
September 1, 2012 - August 31, 2017
The WMU Evaluation Cener will provide evaluation services to Delaware State University for its proposed Center for Research and Education in Optical Sciences and Applications (CREOSA), a center funded through the NSF Center’s of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) program. CREOSA seeks to enhance recruitment of retention of underrepresented students in optical science and develop DSU’s research infrastructure.
Metaevaluation & Checklists for CDC
Principal Investigator: Dr. Lori Wingate
August 15, 2012 - September 30, 2013
The purpose of this project is to (a) prepare a publishable manuscript based on a metaevaluation previously conducted by the CDC and (b) develop evaluation checklists related to the metaevaluation work.
Evaluation of Indiana State University’s Unbounded Possibilities Initiative
Principal Investigator: Dr. Lori Wingate
August 1, 2012 - July 31, 2015
The WMU Evaluation Center is evaluating Indiana State University’s Unbounded Possibilities program. Unbounded Possibilities is an internally-funded program to support innovative in innovative initiatives that substantially advance institutional distinction. The external evaluation is providing an independent assessment of the quality, impact, and significance of the eight UP projects that will aid decision making about continuation of support, as well as improvement of the program.
WMU Upward Bound Evaluation
Principal Investigator: Jason Burkhardt
June 1, 2012 - May 31, 2017
Evaluation of Western Michigan University’s Upward Bound Program.
Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine: Methadone Symposium
Principal Investigator: Herman Joseph (Guest Editor) and Stephen Magura
May 1, 2012 - August 20, 2020
This is an archive of evaluation-related articles on methadone treatment published in the Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine (MSJM), volume 67 (5 & 6), 2000 and volume 68 (1), 2001. These issues are posted on the WMU Evaluation Center website with permission of the Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine, New York, NY. These issues are being made available on-line for free downloading for professional use as a service to the field.
Anchor Organization Network
Principal Investigator: Kelly Robertson
April 13, 2012 - August 31, 2014
This external evaluation will use a developmental evaluation approach to asses the launch and growth of the Anchor Organization Network, which is community-based collaborative intended to increase the capacity of local organizations to enact systemic change throughout neighborhoods in greater Grand Rapids, Michigan. The evaluation will transition to an impact assessment to determine the extent to which AON has increased well-being and cultivated leaders in communities of color. AON intends to further increase organizational capacity through better use of funding, thus the evaluation will also examine cost-effectiveness.
Evaluation of Swiss National Science Foundation
Principal Investigator: Dr. Chris Coryn, Dr. Brooks Applegate, Dr. Daniela Schroeter
January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2013
The Foundation Council of the SNSF has decided to conduct an evaluation of ‘overall quality assurance and transparency in evaluation’ across its funding instruments. The aim of the planned evaluation is improvement.
Evaluation of RCN-UBE: Microbial Genome Annotation Network
Principal Investigator: Dr. Daniela Schroeter
December 1, 2011 - December 1, 2014
The Evaluation Center will conduct a process and outcome evaluation of RCN-UBE: Microbial Genome Annotation Network project. Specifically, the evaluation team will investigate the quality and outcomes of RCN-UBE: Microbial Genome Annotation Network project through the administration of student and faculty pre- and post-surveys, review of documents, and interviews with stakeholders.
Field Initiated Research Trauma Informed Juvenile Assessment and Treatment
Principal Investigator: Dr. James Henry
September 1, 2011 - August 30, 2014
An intra-country comparison group will be composed within each of the five counties and then analyzed utilizing structured equation modeling. The hypothesis is that youth who receive trauma informed interventions will have a reduction in recidivism in committing subsequent crimes, have increased academic progress, and reduced behavioral symtomology compared to those that are not participating in trauma assessment and treatment.
Evidence Based Practice
Principal Investigator: Dr. Stephen Magura
July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2013
Critical Review of Evidence-Based Program Repositories for Behavioral Health Treatment
FIPSE Evaluation- Kalamazoo College
Principal Investigator: Dr. Daniela Schroeter
July 1, 2011 - December 31, 2013
The purpose of this proposal is to provide external evaluation services for a Kalamazoo College FIPSE grant intended to improve student retention and connection through innovative advising practices. We will collaborate with Kalamazoo College in refining internal and external, formative and summative, research and evaluation mechanisms, implement external evaluation efforts, involve IDPE students to conduct interviews with Kalamazoo College students, and complete related analyses and reporting requirements.
KSO Marvelous Music Program
Principal Investigator: Dr. Chris Coryn
September 1, 2010 - August 31, 2013
In year 1 KSO will pilot the Marvelous Music! program (which is aimed at preschool children and their parents) and they will need formative evaluation to examine implementation of the program, its design, and so forth. Year 2 will also be primarily formative and year 3 will be summative and include an outcome and costs evaluation.
Evaluation of Literacy Center of West Michigan Literacy Programs
Principal Investigator: Stephanie Means
September 8, 2008 - September 8, 2013
This evaluation examines both the Family Literacy Program and the Iglesias de Esperanzas program. The broad objectives for the evaluation are to (1) ascertain the effect of the programs on the students in participating families, (2) determine the improvement of English as a second language and parenting skills for the parents in participating families, (3) ascertain the degree of change in at-home parent/child literacy and language activities, and (4) provide information on the successes and challenges of programs to the Literacy Center of West Michigan.
EvaluATE: The ATE Evaluation Resource Center
July 15, 2008 - July 31, 2016
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.
Dual Focus Mutual Aid
Principal Investigator: Dr. Stephen Magura
July 1, 2008 - April 30, 2014
The study aims are (1) to conduct a multisite randomized controlled trial to determine the efficacy of “dual focus” 12-step mutual aid groups for persons with co-occurring substance use and mental discords; (2) to determine the therapeutic mechanisms mediating between Double Trouble in Recovery (DTR) participation and behavioral outcomes; and (3) to determine the personal, social/environmental, and treatment-related variables that predict DTR affiliation.
Assessment for Learning Research Scholars: Capacity Building in Mathematics and Science Education
Principal Investigator: Dr. Steven Ziebarth
September 1, 2007 - August 31, 2013
This project represents collaboration among The Evaluation Center, the Department of Mathematics Education, and the Mallinson Institute for Science Education. The project expands on research in assessment for learning (AFL) or “the process of seeking and interpreting evidence for use by learners and their teachers to decide where the learners are in their learning, where they need to go, and how best to get there” (Assessment Report Group, 2002). A cadre of five doctoral students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are being trained in and conducting research on measurement and evaluation.