NSF IUCRC Evaluation Project

作为一个正式的项目，NSF - IUCRC项目的一个独特之处在于它致力于系统和客观的评估工作。随着多年的发展，评估工作在很大程度上依赖于每个IUCRC中心的独立现场评估人员的标准化数据收集。本提案的目的是支持这些评估活动，并为NSF提供整个项目范围内的过程和结果分析。建立在全国地方评价人员网络基础上的评价制度需要相当多的支持和协调。尽管NSF工作人员和“评审协调委员会”提供的支持和协调对项目的成功至关重要，但这些机制还不足以满足项目的需要。目前，世界自然保护委员会的评估人员网络包括代表55个中心和大约75个机构的34名个人。这项建议有两个主要目标：支持和协调信息中心/UCRC评价人员国家网络的活动；根据评估收集到的数据，为国家科学基金会提供项目范围内的分析。

ABSTRACT EEC-9614745 GRAY Since its inception as a formal program, one of the unique characteristics of the NSF IUCRC Program has been its commitment to a systematic and objective evaluation effort. As it has evolved over the years, the evaluation effort relies heavily on standardized collection of data by independent on-site evaluators at every IUCRC Center. The purpose of this proposal is to both support these evaluation activities and provide NSF with program-wide analyses of processes and outcomes. An evaluation system built upon a national network of local evaluators requires a considerable amount of support and coordination. Although the support and coordination provided by NSF staff and the "evaluators coordinating committee" are essential to the program's success, these mechanisms have not been adequate to meet the needs of the program. At the current time, the IUCRC network of evaluators involves over 34 individuals representing over 55 Centers and approximately 75 institutions. This proposal has two primary objectives: to support and coordinate the actives of the national network of the I/UCRC evaluators; to provide NSF with program-wide analyses based on data collected through the evaluation.