Writing Survey Questions
Substantial research over the past forty years has demonstrated that there is a lot of science involved in crafting a good survey questionnaire. This article discusses the pitfalls and best practices of designing questionnaires.
Using Lessons from Visual Design to Make Better Material for Students
Slide design, Bitmoji classrooms, learning management system banners, document layouts, and more can all benefit from basic design theory. Learn how to design student materials in a way that reinforces learning rather than disrupts it.
Understanding the Possibility of a Program Leading to Longer-term Change
Partnerships for Strategic Impact created a two-pager to help social sector partners use scientific research to understanding whether a program is likely to help clients create longer-term change in their lives. This is how you connect the immediate impact your clients receive (and which you can measure) to the longer-term change you hope they make (and which you cannot measure).
Afterschool Alliance
The Afterschool Alliance provides research, issue briefs, fact sheets, and an impact database on the impacts of afterschool programs. They seek to engage public will to increase public and private investment in quality afterschool program initiatives at the national, state and local levels.
Key Steps in Outcome Management
This is the first in a Urban Institute series of guides to help nonprofit organizations that wish to introduce or improve their efforts to focus on the results of their services. This first guide, entitled Key Steps, provides an overview of the outcome management process, identifying specific steps and providing suggestions for examining and using the outcome information