This section contains reports, white papers, and other publications related to evaluation and research conducted within the ATE context. Archived information related to the ATE program evaluation conducted by the WMU Evaluation Center (2000-08) is also included here.
2005 ATE Survey Technical Report – Processes Procedures and Results
This technical report presents the processes and procedures employed by The Evaluation Center in its annual survey of National Science Foundation ATE Program grantees; using the sixth annual survey (2005) data.
A Replication Study of the Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Sustainability Survey
Replication study of the ATE sustainability survey.
A Study of Advisory Committees Used by ATE Projects and Centers Final Report (Part A)
A Study of Advisory Committees Used by ATE Projects and Centers Final Report (Part B)
ATE Evaluation Survey 2005 at a glance: Centers
The 2005 survey is the sixth annual survey of the NSF ATE program, conducted by The Evaluation Center at Western Michigan University....
ATE Indicators of Productivity: Six-Year Trends 2000-2005
This report presents findings across six annual surveys of Advanced Technological Education (ATE) grantees conducted by The Evaluation Center at Western Michigan...
ATE Materials Development Processes
ATE Materials Outcome Comparison Technical
ATE Program Evaluation: Contributors and inhibitors influencing program improvement
This brief focuses on project/center evaluation and is divided into 4 sections. This section, Section 1, provides an overview of ATE expectations...
Advanced Technological Education Program Evaluation Project Level Evaluation Practices (Paper 1)
ATE Program Evaluation: Project level evaluation practices.
Advanced Technological Education Program Evlauation Project Implementation: Challenges and Resolutions
This brief examines the major challenges and resolutions associated with ATE project implementation, as reported by project and center principal investigators (PIs)....
Advanced Technologoical Education Program Evaluation Contributors and Inhibitors Influencing Program Improvement (Paper 2)
ATE Program Evaluation: Contributors and inhibitors influencing program development.
An Exploratory Test of a Model for Enhancing the Sustainability of NSF’s Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Program
The purpose of this research is to examine the effectiveness of a model that purports to improve the sustainability of ATE projects...
Assessing the Impact and Effectiveness of Professional Development in the ATE Program
The purpose of this report is to describe and assess ATE professional development experiences and to aid community colleges through the nation...
Assessing the Impact and Effectiveness of the ATE Program
This report was prepared as an analysis of the first annual status report. It was meant to help understand the ATE program, and make preparations for upcoming surveys and site visits.
Assessing the Value Added by NSF’s ATE Program: Business and Industry Perspective’s Cross-Site Analysis Report
This report presents the results from a targeted study designed to address the accountability of the ATE program in terms of its impact on the business and industry workforce.
Assessing the impact and effectiveness of the ATE program (2003)
This report presents results from the fourth annual survey of ATE projects. Intended as a means to provide evidence of the work of ATE projects and centers, this survey is part of a larger effort to evaluate the ATE program.
Assessing the impact and effectiveness of the ATE program Volume 2 (2004)
This report, Volume 2 of the 2004 Annual Survey Report, specifically addresses the following fundamental elements of the ATE centers: 1) What...
Assessing the impact and effectiveness of the ATE program Volume 3 (2004)
This report, Volume 3 of the 2004 Annual Survey Report, focuses on the following fundamental elements of the ATE program: 1) What...
Collaboration efforts for the ATE program
The use of collaborative arrangements by projects (i.e. projects and centers) funded by NSF’s ATE program is an expected method of achieving...
Developing a Measure of the Impact of the National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education Program
Developing a measure of impact for the ATE program.
Developing and Analyzing a Scale to Measure the Impact of the Advanced Technological Education Program
Developing and analyzing a scale for measuring the impact of the ATE program.
Dissemination: A key element of the ATE program
“For the National Science Foundation (NSF) to derive maximum benefit from its investment in technology education and workforce development, it is essential...
Engineering Technology Pathways through High Schools, Community Colleges, and Industry Partners
“Successful Academic and Employment Pathways in Advanced Technologies” (NSF #1104214) is an ATE Targeted Research on Technician Education partnership between Florida Advanced...
Evaluation of Materials Produced by the ATE Program
This report describes the outcomes and processes used to determine expert opinion of the quality of materials developed through the ATE program....
Evaluation of NSF ATE Program Research and Development
This document presents a framework for evaluating design and development research. It was created by Hezel and Associates, and incorporates the NSF Common Guidelines for Education Research and Development.
Evaluation of Professional Development Efforts: Phase I
The overall goal of this study is to examine in detail the nature of ATE professional development efforts, and to assess the value obtained through participating in such activities. This report represents phase I of the study.
Evaluation of Professional Development Efforts of ATE Projects and Centers Phase II
The overall goal of this study is to examine in detail the nature of ATE professional development efforts, and to assess the value obtained through participating in such activities. This report represents phase II of the study.
Evaluation of Professional Development Efforts of ATE Projects and Centers Phase III
The overall goal of this study is to examine in detail the nature of ATE professional development efforts, and to assess the value obtained through participating in such activities. This report represents phase III of the study
Evaluation of Professional Development Efforts of ATE Projects and Centers Phase IV
The overall goal of this study is to examine in detail the nature of ATE professional development efforts, and to assess the value obtained through participating in such activities. This report represents phase IV of the study
Facilitating an Understanding of Advanced Technological Education Targeted Research Needs
Facilitating an understanding of ATE targeted research needs.
Final ATE Evaluation Report (2006)
This report describes the basis from which the ATE program was created and conducted and the evaluation work that has shadowed this...
Findings from a survey of ATE projects and centers
The purpose of this survey was to better understand the nature of the ATE projects, and to begin to address the effectiveness...
Guide for Improving Sustainability
Issues for Consideration: Materials Development and the ATE Program
The development of high-quality materials to support the delivery of curricula and promote educational change is critical to the goals of the...
Materials Development, Professional Development, and Program Improvement
Measuring the Sustainability of the National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education Program
Measuring the sustainability of the ATE program.
National Visiting Committee Handbook (2003)
Program Improvement Efforts for the ATE Program
This report focuses on the approaches used by projects to improve technical education.
Recruitment and Retention in the ATE program
This report describes findings from current literature that helped our understanding of the general background issues surrounding recruitment and retention as well...
Survey 2001: The Status of ATE Projects and Centers
The 2001 survey is the second annual survey of NSF's ATE program. The purpose of the survey is you describe the project's efforts and impacts, and thereby describe the ATE program.
Survey of ATE Projects and Centers (2000)
The purpose of the survey was to better understand the nature of the ATE projects, and to begin to address the effectiveness of those grants.
Survey of ATE Projects and Centers (2002)
This third annual survey of projects and centers describes these projects’ efforts and impacts and through them provides insights to the parent...
Sustainability: Increasing the Likelihood of a Long-Term Impact by the ATE program
This paper examines elements of sustainability for ATE projects and centers.
The ATE program: Issues for consideration, a monograph
This report addresses nine issues of interest to ATE program stakeholders: Collaboration, dissemination, materials development, professional development, program improvement, advisory committees, evaluation,...
The Impact of the Advanced Technological Education Program
Research report on the impact of the ATE program.
The Sustainability of the Advanced Technological Education Program
2011 ATE sustainability report.
Workforce Needs Assessment
This research project examined the extent to which Career and Technical Education related programs use workforce needs assessment as a component of their evaluation activities.
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