Prek-12 Educational Evaluation

Hello! My name is Dr. Kinsey Simone, and I am an instructor of graduate Quantitative Research Methods at Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville, Tennessee. My PhD is in Program Planning & Evaluation, and my primary research and evaluation interests pertain to the effectiveness of large-scale events to decrease stigmas towards and increase awareness of invisible disorders, …

PreK-12 and Education Evaluation TIG Week: To Use or Not to Use Sentiment Analysis: Lessons Learned From Research Which Can Inform Evaluation by Kinsey Simone Read More »

We are Vo Ram Yoon, Mira Best, Ian Rashleigh McNally, and Kasia Razynska, the evaluation team at the Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium (MAEC), and we partner with public school districts to conduct equity audits and assessments that foster more inclusive learning environments for students, families, and staff. As part of this work, we administer school climate …

PreK-12 and Education Evaluation TIG Week: We Treasure What We Measure: Student Work as Thermometers of School Climate by Vo Ram Yoon, Mira Best, Ian Rashleigh McNally, and Kasia Razynska Read More »

I am Marlana Lastres, an instructor in the College of Education at Tennessee Tech University. I teach graduate courses on qualitative research and at-risk populations. Additionally, my work extends to evaluation, where I often collaborate on grant projects, accreditation tasks, and program reviews, to enhance institutional effectiveness. Currently, many public higher education institutions are learning …

PreK-12 and Education Evaluation TIG Week: Learning from Legislation: Navigating Challenges to DEI in Educational Evaluation by Marlana Lastres Read More »

Hi. We are Zhan Shi, doctoral student in Policy Studies; Molly Weinburgh, Piper Professor & Andrews Chair of Mathematics & Science Education, Department of Teaching and Learning Sciences; and Daniella Biffi, Data Coordinator at Texas Christian University (TCU) along with Melissa K. Demetrikopoulos, Director of Scientific Communications at Institute for Biomedical Philosophy. We are sharing …

PreK-12 and Education Evaluation TIG Week: Navigating the Puzzle: Understanding the Complexities of Operationalizing Terminology by Zhan Shi, Molly Weinburgh, Daniella Biffi, and Melissa K. Demetrikopoulos Read More »

Hi everybody! We are Dr. Leigh M. Tolley, Assistant Professor, Secondary Education in the Department of Educational Curriculum and Instruction, and Ms. Morgan Fontenot, master’s student in the Counseling Department, both in the College of Education & Human Development at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. For the past several months, we have been working …

PreK-12 and Education Evaluation TIG Week: Treating the Whole Client and Teaching the Whole Child through Interdisciplinary Collaboration by Leigh M. Tolley and Morgan Fontenot Read More »

Hello and Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! We are Cathy Malerba and Stacia Long. Cathy is the Executive Director of Research & Evaluation, and Stacia is a Qualitative Research Scientist with Gibson Consulting Group. Our firm specializes in meeting evaluation and business consulting needs in the K-12 education sector. We are fortunate that every day we …

PreK-12 and Education Evaluation TIG Week: Process Mapping Teachers’ Journey Through a Certification Program by Cathy Malerba and Stacia Long Read More »

My name is Marian Dyer and I write today from the perspective of a Ph.D. student in Research and Evaluation in Education who is also a new assistant superintendent for a suburban school district serving about 5000 students. As part of an advanced course in program evaluation, I worked with two classmates to evaluate the …

PreK-12 and Education Evaluation TIG Week: Program Evaluation in K-12 Leadership by Marian Dyer Read More »

Hello! I’m Leigh M. Tolley, Assistant Professor of Secondary Education in the College of Education & Human Development at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Although I am not currently an evaluator by trade, evaluation is still a sizeable part of the work that I do. It is omnipresent in accreditation efforts and program reviews with my colleagues; preparing and supervising undergraduate preservice teachers; teaching courses to graduate-level students who are currently employed as educators; and supporting experienced teachers that are mentoring their preservice, novice, and seasoned peers.

Have you ever wanted to evaluate a large educational survey dataset but were stuck on which statistical software would be the best to use? Then this may be the blog post for you! My name is Kinsey Simone, and I am an instructor of Quantitative Research Methods and Educational Assessment at Tennessee Tech University. I am set to earn my PhD in Program Planning & Evaluation in August 2023 and have spent the past several weeks deep in analysis of a large educational dataset. I learned a few advantages and disadvantages for using some of the most popular software packages, including IBM SPSS, R Software, and AM software, which I am sharing with you.

Hello. My name is Mya Martin-Glenn. I’m the Webmaster for the PreK-12 Educational Evaluation Topical Interest Group (TIG) and have worked for the past 13 years in Aurora Public Schools in Aurora, the last 9 of which have been as the Assessment Director for the District. Lately, we have noticed the surveys our district administers have gotten low response rates. Additionally, we know that we have many evaluators and researchers who want to administer surveys in our district.