NACEP Evaluation Resources

This site is designed to help you and your institution conduct an evaluation that provides you with useful knowledge about your program and that aligns with the NACEP Evaluation Guide. You and your colleagues are likely already performing aspects of evaluation within your programs - looking at data, listening to students, gaining staff/faculty perspectives, and making decisions using what you learn. In line with this perspective, the goal of an evaluation is to pose a small set of questions and collect data that guides decisions for improving your program - it does not have to be a comprehensive research study. The evaluation process adds some structure and intentionality to your improvement work to ensure your results create meaningful understanding and are useful to you.

The links below offer resources aligned to an organizational structure you may want to think about when starting an evaluation process. Components from all sections, however are not necessary to begin your evaluation work. You may choose to only use specific resources (like guidelines for collecting data through surveys and focus groups), employ resources from all areas, or select resources from various sections to supplement your current improvement process. Links to resources include abridged documents you can directly download from Google Drive and links to the original documents containing full detail on their source websites.