Evaluation Methodology Blog
- How Do I Critically Consume Quantitative Research?
By Austin Boyd Every measurement, evaluation, statistics, and assessment (MESA) professional, whether they are established educators and practitioners or aspiring students, engages with academic literature in some capacity. Sometimes for… Read more: How Do I Critically Consume Quantitative Research? - Engaging Students in Online, Asynchronous Courses: Strategies for SuccessBy S. Nicole Jones, Ph.D. Hello! My name is Nicole Jones, and I am a 2022 graduate of the Evaluation, Statistics, and Methodology (ESM) PhD program at the University of… Read more: Engaging Students in Online, Asynchronous Courses: Strategies for Success
- Careers in Program Evaluation: Finding and Applying for a Job as a Program Evaluator
By Jennifer Ann Morrow, Ph.D. Introduction: Hi! My name is Jennifer Ann Morrow and I’m an Associate Professor in Evaluation Statistics and Methodology at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. I have… Read more: Careers in Program Evaluation: Finding and Applying for a Job as a Program Evaluator - How My Dissertation Came to be through ESM’s Support and Guidance
By Meredith Massey, Ph.D. Who I am Greetings! I’m Dr. Meredith Massey. I finished my PhD in Evaluation, Statistics, and Methodology (ESM) at UTK in the Fall of 2023. In… Read more: How My Dissertation Came to be through ESM’s Support and Guidance - Introducing the Evaluation Methodology MS Program at UTK!
By Dr. Jennifer Ann Morrow Hi everyone! My name is Dr. Jennifer Ann Morrow, and I’m the program coordinator for the University of Tennessee at Knoxville’s new distance education master’s… Read more: Introducing the Evaluation Methodology MS Program at UTK! - Evaluation Capacity Building: What is it, and is a Job Doing it a Good Fit for Me?By Dr. Brenna Butler Hi, I’m Dr. Brenna Butler, and I’m currently an Evaluation Specialist at Penn State Extension (https://extension.psu.edu/brenna-butler). I graduated from the ESM Ph.D. program in May 2021,… Read more: Evaluation Capacity Building: What is it, and is a Job Doing it a Good Fit for Me?
- Timing is Everything… Or Is It? How Do We Incentivize Survey Participation?By M. Andrew Young Hello! My name is M. Andrew Young. I am a second-year Ph.D. student in the Evaluation, Statistics, and Methodology Ph.D. program here at UT-Knoxville. I currently… Read more: Timing is Everything… Or Is It? How Do We Incentivize Survey Participation?
- Making the Most of Your Survey Items: Item AnalysisBy Louis Rocconi, Ph.D. Hi, blog world! My name is Louis Rocconi, and I am an Associate Professor and Program Coordinator in the Evaluation, Statistics, and Methodology program at The… Read more: Making the Most of Your Survey Items: Item Analysis