WEBINARS AND CONFERENCESCHOOSING THE BEST MEASURES FOR YOUR EVALUATION July 29, 2010The Center for Research and Evaluation on Abstinence Education hosted a webinar entitled, "Choosing the Best Measures for your Program Evaluation" on Thursday, July 29, from 2:00 - 3:30pm (Eastern Daylight Time). CHOOSING THE BEST MEASURES FOR YOUR EVALUATION Slideshow PowerPoint Presentation Webinar audio and presentation How to Assess Your AE Program for a Range of Positive Social Outcomes July 1, 2010This webinar featured case studies from two CBAE programs. Staff of the Rites of Passage Abstinence Education Program in Ohio believes that program participants are having fewer encounters with the juvenile justice system. Staff at Better Family Life Abstinence Education Program in St. Louis would like to examine whether students in their program have higher school attendance rates than those who do not participate. Dr. Allison Hyra, evaluation expert, discussed how to test both hypotheses, including the type of information that would need to be collected, best methods for collecting it, how to analyze the data, and other important guidance. Webinar MaterialsBetter Family Life, Inc PowerPoint Presentation RIDGE YOUTH Slideshow PowerPoint Presentation Dr. Allison Hyra PowerPoint Presentation Webinar audio and presentation Evaluating Community-Based Risk Prevention Programs for Youth: Informing Abstinence Education ConferenceApril 19-20, 2010Webinar Materials Agenda Speaker Bios Plenary Presentations Workshop Presentations Poster Presentations Contributing to the Research Base on Abstinence Education: Making the Most of the Upcoming Evaluation YearOctober 15, 2009There is increasing interest in using evidence-based programs in the social services field, and abstinence education (AE) is no exception. To respond to this, the Center brought together four experts in the field of AE program evaluation to discuss how evaluators can maximize efforts this coming year to build the AE evidence base for future programming. Webinar Materials PowerPoint Presentation Webinar Transcript Webinar Questions and Answers Developing an Exemplary Evaluation ReportSeptember 10, 2009Speakers at this webinar explained the framework for what to include in a thorough evaluation report and provided examples of good elements from the abstinence education community. Speakers also clarified FYSB’s expectations for what to include in CBAE evaluation reports that are due on October 31, 2009. Webinar Materials PowerPoint Presentation Webinar Transcript Webinar Recording Webinar Questions and Answers Collecting Data for Evaluation and Program Improvement: Key StepsJuly 14, 2009Speakers at this webinar provided concrete guidance on the most effective procedures for collecting and storing program data. Webinar Materials Webinar Transcript PowerPoint Presentations Webinar Recording Developing a Quality Program Evaluation ReportMarch 25, 2009Speakers at this webinar explained to program providers and their evaluators the key components of a quality evaluation report. Speaker and call-in info.... Webinar Materials Webinar Participant Questions PowerPoint Presentations Webinar Recording Webinar Transcript Achieving Excellence in Abstinence Education EvaluationJuly 14-15, 2008Workshops were held on evaluation design, implementation evaluation, measurement, data analysis, interpretation of findings, and reporting, and were geared to the specific needs of abstinence education evaluators. Webinar Materials |
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