Evaluation Core

项目摘要（评价核心） 康奈尔大学第一评估核心将提供康奈尔大学第一队列计划的计划评估 并与FIRST CEC合作，以确保整体计划评估和结果跟踪。 这一核心领域的拟议活动涉及我们的监测和评价倡议， 计划的进展，测试我们的模型，以确保上述举措是普遍的，他们是 以有效的方式实施，并将吸取的经验教训纳入整个方案， 进化该核心的活动评估了NIH FIRST的主要假设，即一个队列和集群 教师招聘，赞助，持续指导和专业发展的设计模式， 嵌入在实施循证实践的机构内，将培养一种文化， 包容性卓越的学术文化。评估NIH FIRST的主要假设需要 多方面的混合方法系统思维方法。康奈尔大学第一监测和评估 与FIRST CEC合作，将遵循合作开发的程序逻辑模型 综合评价计划。它将包括开发和整合的程序理论， 程序逻辑;定性和定量混合方法的集成;各种 利益相关者和参与者;以及形成性和总结性设计。我们将通过实施 具体目标#4从整体核心，评估和学习我们的招聘，气候和教师 通过确定哪些战略和活动最有效和最可持续， 机构规模，通过评估和监测第一个方案和活动，以确保它们 满足他们的计划目标，提供持续的学习和计划改进反馈， 康奈尔大学机构指导委员会，以确保通过第一队列的最高成功 目标，战略和活动，并确保与第一CEC的整合和协同作用，以促进整体 FIRST计划评估和成果跟踪。评估将由高技能团队进行 其中包括两名在高等教育领域具有数十年以公平为重点的评价经验的外部评价人员。 教育，包括评估NIH多样性计划联盟的经验。

Project Summary (Evaluation Core) The Cornell FIRST Evaluation Core will provide program evaluation of the Cornell FIRST Cohort program and work collaboratively with the FIRST CEC to ensure overall program evaluation and outcome tracking. The proposed activities in this core address our Monitoring and Evaluation Initiative to critically assess the progress of the program, test our models to ensure that the above initiatives are generalizable, that they are implemented in an effective manner, and that lessons learned are incorporated throughout the program as it evolves. The activities of this core assess the primary NIH FIRST hypothesis that a cohort and cluster design model of faculty hiring, sponsorship, continual mentoring, and professional development, embedded within an institution implementing evidence-based practices will foster a culture of academic cultures of inclusive excellence. Assessing the primary NIH FIRST hypothesis requires a multi-faceted mixed-methods systems thinking approach. The Cornell FIRST Monitoring and Evaluation Initiative, in collaboration with the FIRST CEC, will follow a collaboratively developed program logic model and comprehensive evaluation plan. It will incorporate development and integration of program theory and program logic; integration of qualitative and quantitative mixed methods; the incorporation of a variety of stakeholders and participants; and both formative and summative design. We will do this by implementing Specific Aim #4 from the Overall Core, to evaluate and learn from our hiring, climate, and faculty development approaches by identifying which strategies and activities are most effective and sustainable at an institutional scale, by assessing and monitoring the FIRST programs and activities to ensure that they are meeting their planned goals, provide continuous learning and program improvement feedback to the Cornell Institutional Steering Committee to ensure the highest success of the FIRST cohort through the aims, strategies, and activities, and to ensure integration and synergy with FIRST CEC to facilitate overall FIRST program evaluation and outcome tracking. The evaluation will be carried out by a highly skilled team that includes two external evaluators with decades of equity focused evaluation experience in higher education, including experience evaluating the NIH Diversity Program Consortium.