ATE Evaluation Primer

This 3-page resource is provided by Evaluation Resource Center for Advanced Technological Education (EvaluATE) and contains information on the ATE evaluation process for NSF-ATE program officers and grantees. This resource includes an introduction and discusses the following questions: What qualifies someone to conduct an ATE evaluation, Where can ATE grantees find qualified evaluators, Is is OK for grantees to use internal evaluators, How much of a grant's budget should be devoted to evaluation, What do ATE grantees and NSF program officers expect to see in grant-level evaluation reports, Why do grantees have to complete the annual survey conducted by Western Michigan University in addition to submitting annual reports and having grant-level evaluations, What other evaluation tasks are required for NSF ATE grants, and Where can I learn more about evaluation