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Evaluation Services for Educational Grants and
Curriculum Improvements

CRLT's Evaluation Researcher and Instructional Consultants provide assistance and expertise to help faculty conceptualize, develop, and carry out evaluations of educational innovations.

Evaluation for Educational Grants

CRLT staff assist faculty applying for grants in areas of curricular and pedagogical innovation by providing expertise in planning and implementing the evaluation of grants.  CRLT evaluation services include

  • consultation on pre-proposal evaluation design;
  • assistance in planning and implementing data collection and analysis for formative and summative evaluation purposes; and
  • support for communicating evaluation findings and using evaluation information for decisions about improvements.

Evaluation for Curriculum Improvement

CRLT staff work with groups of faculty in departments or schools/colleges to

  • review their current curricula, 
  • develop new curricular offerings, and
  • evaluate the results of curricular changes.

For example, CRLT staff use interviews, focus groups, and surveys of students, faculty, and alumni to provide feedback about

  • the effectiveness of a curriculum/program as a whole or a particular sequence of courses; 
  • the effectiveness of a unit's training program for graduate student instructors; or
  • a unit's climate for teaching and learning.

For more information contact Mary Wright, Evaluation Researcher at CRLT  by calling 936-1135 or sending an email to mcwright@umich.edu.

Resources on Evaluation Research

The American Evaluation Association is an international, professional organization of evaluators devoted to the application and exploration of program evaluation, personnel evaluation, technology, and many other forms of evaluation.  The AEA website includes links to professional groups, foundations, online publications, and other resources related to evaluation.

The Evaluation Center of Western Michigan University focuses on advancing the theory and practice of program, personnel, and student/constituent evaluation, as applied primarily to education and human services.  This website has links, which are arranged by topic, to a variety of evaluation-related resources.

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