EvaluATE: The Evaluation Hub for Advanced Technological Education

认识到系统和有效的评估和当前和新出现的问题在熟练的技术劳动力的教育的价值，先进技术教育的评估中心：EvaluATE支持全面努力提供评估支持服务和材料/资源为NSF先进技术教育（ATE）计划及其社区PI，评估人员，项目工作人员和其他利益相关者。 EvaluATE中心旨在推进和维持一个社区，在这个社区中，评价是由原则驱动的;是有价值的，系统的和有效的;并用于改善先进技术领域技术人员的教育。 在开展方案评价活动的同时，EvaluATE还将开展一系列研究，以增进对评价和评价实践的了解，重点是教育和评价活动的多样性、公平和包容性;以及利用评价促进改进和问责。该项目旨在更广泛地解决ATE社区对ATE计划和技术人员教育的当前和新兴评估的记录需求。此外，它还寻求通过其方案编制、资源/服务和研究，加强和推动“评估”的活动和影响。 四个目标指导这项工作的执行。首先，通过增加ATE合格评估人员的数量和多样性，提高潜在ATE评估人员的数量、多样性、熟练程度和知名度。第二，提高ATE项目和中心对评估的认识和使用。第三，是加强对ATE计划活动、成就和其他ATE相关活动的实证理解。第四，也是最后一点，是推进评估方法的创新，并开发一个关于ATE评估的经验知识库。EvaluATE活动包括：1）管理ATE年度PI调查; 2）调查ATE社区的多样性，公平性和包容性工作; 3）创建ATE成果库和支持资源; 4）建立ATE评估大使/冠军计划; 5）建立与ATE评估人员资格和当前和未来评估人员专业发展相关的徽章或认证流程; 6）为当前和未来的项目执行机构及其活动创建和传播评估资源、材料和支持服务。该项目由先进技术教育计划资助，该计划侧重于推动国家经济的先进技术领域的技术人员的教育。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Recognizing the value of systematic and effective evaluation and current and emerging issues in the education of the skilled technical workforce, the Evaluation Hub for Advanced Technological Education: EvaluATE supports a comprehensive effort to provide evaluation support services and materials/resources for the NSF Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program and its community of PIs, evaluators, project staff, and other stakeholders. The EvaluATE Hub seeks to advance and sustain a community in which evaluation is driven by principles; is valued, systematic, and effective; and is used to improve the education of technicians in advanced technological fields. In conjunction with programmatic evaluation activities, EvaluATE will also conduct a series of studies to advance knowledge about evaluation and evaluation practice, which focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion in education and evaluative activities; and the use of evaluation for improvement and accountability. The project aims to address documented needs of the ATE community for current and emerging evaluation of the ATE program and technician education, more broadly. In addition, it seeks to build on, enhance, and advance the activities and impact of EvaluATE through its programming, resources/services, and research. Four goals guide the execution of this effort. First, is to enhance the number, diversity, proficiency, and visibility of potential ATE evaluators through increasing the pool and diversity of qualified evaluators for ATE. Second, is to increase awareness and use of evaluation by ATE project and centers. Third, is to enhance the empirical understanding of the ATE program’s activities, achievements, and other ATE-related activities. Fourth, and finally, is to advance innovation in evaluation methods and develop an empirical knowledge base about ATE evaluation. EvaluATE activities include: 1) administration of the ATE Annual PI Survey; 2) investigation of diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts across the ATE community; 3) creation of an ATE Outcomes Bank and supportive resources; 4) establishment of an ATE Evaluation Ambassadors/Champions program; 5) establishment of a badging or credentialing process associated with qualifications for ATE evaluators and professional development for current and future evaluators; and 6) creation and dissemination of evaluation resources, materials, and support services for current and future PIs and their activities. This project is funded by the Advanced Technological Education program that focuses on the education of technicians for the advanced technology fields that drive the nation's economy.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.