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aria-label="visualization (6 items)">visualization</a> </div> </div> <div class="js-ajax-frame"> <section class="post-list"> <h3>Recent posts</h3> <article class="post"> <div class="article-footer"> <time datetime="2014">5 Mar 2014</time> <h4><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2014/03/05/gender-role-literacy-girls-in-science/">Gender role literacy: Girls in science?</a></h4> </div> <p>There are gender wars, and then there are casualties. It wasn’t until 2011 that the behemoth toymaker LEGO acknowledged girls’ desire to build with bricks, even though the company had long before made a seemingly effortless pivot to co-branding, video games, and major motion pictures. So it’s little wonder that girls face all-too-real obstacles when <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2014/03/05/gender-role-literacy-girls-in-science/">[…]</a></p> <a class="more" href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2014/03/05/gender-role-literacy-girls-in-science/">Read more</a> </article> <article class="post"> <div class="article-footer"> <time datetime="2013">9 Dec 2013</time> <h4><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/12/09/challenges-of-crowdsourcing-analysis-of-historypin/">Challenges of crowdsourcing: Analysis of Historypin</a></h4> </div> <p>Crowdsourcing can build virtual community, engage the public, and build large knowledge databases about science and culture. But what does it take, and how fast can you grow? For some insight, we look at a crowdsourced history site: Historypin is an appealing database of historical photos, with dates, locations, captions, and other metadata. It’s called History <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/12/09/challenges-of-crowdsourcing-analysis-of-historypin/">[…]</a></p> <a class="more" href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/12/09/challenges-of-crowdsourcing-analysis-of-historypin/">Read more</a> </article> <article class="post"> <div class="article-footer"> <time datetime="2013">18 Nov 2013</time> <h4><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/11/18/dinovember-creative-literacy-starts-young/">Dinovember: Creative literacy starts young</a></h4> </div> <p>“Uh-oh,” Refe Tuma heard his girls whisper. “Mom and Dad are not going to like this.” It’s Dinovember, and his family’s plastic dinosaurs have been getting into mischief all month. Every year, Tuma and his wife devote the month of November to “convincing our children that, while they sleep, their plastic dinosaur figures come to life. <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/11/18/dinovember-creative-literacy-starts-young/">[…]</a></p> <a class="more" href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/11/18/dinovember-creative-literacy-starts-young/">Read more</a> </article> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> </header> <main role="main" id="main"><div id="twocolumns" class="full_width"> <div class="container default_page"> <div class="twocolumns-holder"> <section id="content" class="ajax-container"> <div class="title"> <h1>Tag: evaluation</h1> </div> <div class="post-3121 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-business-management category-strategy tag-access tag-apps tag-costs tag-evaluation tag-study tag-online-surveys tag-usability-testing" id="post-3121"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/10/24/usability-and-user-experience-testing-options/" rel="bookmark">Usability and user experience testing options (vendor list)</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/10/24/usability-and-user-experience-testing-options/" rel="bookmark">October 24th, 2011</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-3141" title="Screen Shot 2011-10-24 at 12.08.08 PM" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Screen-Shot-2011-10-24-at-12.08.08-PM.png" alt="" width="210" height="134" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Screen-Shot-2011-10-24-at-12.08.08-PM.png 210w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Screen-Shot-2011-10-24-at-12.08.08-PM-150x95.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px" />What was once prohibitively complex and expensive can now be done inexpensively with online testing services. Testing will uncover problems that are confusing for your audience. Here’s a list of vendors to start your research process, and some suggestions.</p> <p><strong>Three suggestions</strong></p> <p>For a real-world example on a recent project, designer Ben Snyder <a href="https://betteruserexperience.wordpress.com/2011/08/31/choosing-the-right-user-testing-tools-for-the-job/">said</a> on his blog, “the purpose of the user test is to get feedback about the new design to understand if there are any parts of the website that are confusing to users, and to test the site for hidden bugs that might prevent a user from getting the information they need” or prevent them from completing actions on the site. <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/10/24/usability-and-user-experience-testing-options/#more-3121" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Usability and user experience testing options (vendor list)">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/business-management/" rel="category tag">Business</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/strategy/" rel="category tag">Strategy</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/10/24/usability-and-user-experience-testing-options/#comments">10 Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/access/" rel="tag">access</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/apps/" rel="tag">apps</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/costs/" rel="tag">costs</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/evaluation/" rel="tag">evaluation</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/study/" rel="tag">study</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/online-surveys/" rel="tag">surveys</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/usability-testing/" rel="tag">usability testing</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-1885 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-strategy category-technology tag-apps tag-community tag-content-management tag-evaluation tag-exhibits tag-experiences tag-metrics tag-mobile tag-museum tag-social-media-2 tag-tablets tag-visitors" id="post-1885"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/03/31/mobile-product-development-principles-from-smithsonian/" rel="bookmark">Mobile product development principles – from Smithsonian</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/03/31/mobile-product-development-principles-from-smithsonian/" rel="bookmark">March 31st, 2011</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1886" title="Nancy Proctor" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Screen-shot-2011-03-31-at-4.33.19-PM.png" alt="" width="91" height="108" />Today, <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/nancyproctor">Nancy Proctor</a>, the head of mobile strategy and initiatives for the Smithsonian Institution, gave an online talk about Smithsonian’s mobile strategy.</p> <p>Here are key points and comments Nancy shared about developing mobile products… <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/03/31/mobile-product-development-principles-from-smithsonian/#more-1885" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Mobile product development principles -- from Smithsonian">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/strategy/" rel="category tag">Strategy</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/technology/" rel="category tag">Technology</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/03/31/mobile-product-development-principles-from-smithsonian/#respond">No Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/apps/" rel="tag">apps</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/community/" rel="tag">community</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/content-management/" rel="tag">content management</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/evaluation/" rel="tag">evaluation</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/exhibits/" rel="tag">exhibits</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/experiences/" rel="tag">experiences</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/metrics/" rel="tag">metrics</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/mobile/" rel="tag">mobile</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/museum/" rel="tag">museum</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/social-media-2/" rel="tag">social media</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/tablets/" rel="tag">tablets</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/visitors/" rel="tag">visitors</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-301 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-research tag-evaluation tag-metrics" id="post-301"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/04/02/reporting-your-results/" rel="bookmark">Reporting your results</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/04/02/reporting-your-results/" rel="bookmark">April 2nd, 2006</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p>Author: Patrick Parnaby Selecting a reporting method that will improve the odds for implementation is critical. When developing your evaluation presentation, think about the needs of your stakeholders. Problem You have completed your evaluation and have compiled your results. Now you need to inform your stakeholders of your conclusions while increasing the chances that your</p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/research/" rel="category tag">Research</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/04/02/reporting-your-results/#respond">No Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/evaluation/" rel="tag">evaluation</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/metrics/" rel="tag">metrics</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-298 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-business-management category-research tag-evaluation tag-metrics" id="post-298"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/04/02/measure-web-site-traffic/" rel="bookmark">Measure web site traffic</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/04/02/measure-web-site-traffic/" rel="bookmark">April 2nd, 2006</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p>Analyzing data can help you refine your web site to reach your target audience. Web analysis gives you an inside view of the activites of your users. Problem It’s difficult to gauge your site’s effectiveness because you don’t know who is visiting the site or which pages they are visiting. Solution Utilize software to analyze</p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/business-management/" rel="category tag">Business</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/research/" rel="category tag">Research</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/04/02/measure-web-site-traffic/#respond">No Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/evaluation/" rel="tag">evaluation</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/metrics/" rel="tag">metrics</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-296 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-business-management category-research tag-evaluation tag-outsourcing" id="post-296"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/04/02/internal-resistance-to-evaluations/" rel="bookmark">Internal resistance to evaluations</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/04/02/internal-resistance-to-evaluations/" rel="bookmark">April 2nd, 2006</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p>Author: Patrick Parnaby Bringing in an external evaluator can overcome staff resistance. Is everyone happy as hippos? if so, why resistance to evaluation? Problem There is a consensus among the staff that an evaluation is unnecessary because the program is thought to work just fine. Solution Hire an experienced, external evaluator to help you plan</p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/business-management/" rel="category tag">Business</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/research/" rel="category tag">Research</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/04/02/internal-resistance-to-evaluations/#respond">No Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/evaluation/" rel="tag">evaluation</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/outsourcing/" rel="tag">outsourcing</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-294 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-business-management category-communications category-research tag-community tag-evaluation tag-study" id="post-294"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/04/02/spur-sluggish-survey-respondants/" rel="bookmark">Spur sluggish survey respondants</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/04/02/spur-sluggish-survey-respondants/" rel="bookmark">April 2nd, 2006</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p>Author: Patrick Parnaby Avoiding survey pitfalls can help ensure success. Simplifying Surveys Whenever possible, keep your survey simple. Long, complicated surveys often cause participants to give up. If you need more detailed information, consider using two different surveys. One can be a simple overview of the content you need to evaluate and can be widely</p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/business-management/" rel="category tag">Business</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/communications/" rel="category tag">Communication</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/research/" rel="category tag">Research</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/04/02/spur-sluggish-survey-respondants/#respond">No Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/community/" rel="tag">community</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/evaluation/" rel="tag">evaluation</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/study/" rel="tag">study</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-291 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-business-management category-research tag-data tag-evaluation" id="post-291"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/04/02/rethink-fruitless-evaluation/" rel="bookmark">Rethink fruitless evaluation</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/04/02/rethink-fruitless-evaluation/" rel="bookmark">April 2nd, 2006</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p>Author: Patrick Parnaby A useful evaluation plan incorporates a number of factors. This penguin did a thorough evaluation and concluded that he is short. This was not useful news.  Problem Your evaluation was expensive, but the results are not very useful. Solution Accurately define your stakeholders and their needs, and use that information to develop</p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/business-management/" rel="category tag">Business</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/research/" rel="category tag">Research</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/04/02/rethink-fruitless-evaluation/#respond">No Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/data/" rel="tag">Data</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/evaluation/" rel="tag">evaluation</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-288 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-business-management category-research tag-evaluation" id="post-288"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/04/01/keeping-your-project-healthy-accountability/" rel="bookmark">Keeping Your project healthy & accountability</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/04/01/keeping-your-project-healthy-accountability/" rel="bookmark">April 1st, 2006</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p>Author: Patrick Parnaby Skilled project management can mean the difference between success and failure. Managing your project effectively requires that you see the forest and the trees, and that you look at yourself. Problem You have tight budget constraints, numerous important deadlines, a small staff to accomplish a large task, and you need to keep</p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/business-management/" rel="category tag">Business</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/research/" rel="category tag">Research</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/04/01/keeping-your-project-healthy-accountability/#respond">No Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/evaluation/" rel="tag">evaluation</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-280 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-business-management category-research category-strategy tag-evaluation" id="post-280"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/04/01/no-one-uses-your-great-program/" rel="bookmark">No one uses your great program</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/04/01/no-one-uses-your-great-program/" rel="bookmark">April 1st, 2006</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p>Author: Patrick Parnaby Using a variety of evaluation techniques can reveal hidden truths about your program. Evaluation isn’t helpful unless you measure the right things.  Problem You’ve implemented the feedback from your focus groups, but your project is still failing. You are confused because test users say your program is great, but no one is</p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/business-management/" rel="category tag">Business</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/research/" rel="category tag">Research</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/strategy/" rel="category tag">Strategy</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/04/01/no-one-uses-your-great-program/#respond">No Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/evaluation/" rel="tag">evaluation</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-278 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-research tag-evaluation tag-focus-group tag-market-research tag-online-surveys tag-usability-testing" id="post-278"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/04/01/define-your-market-through-focus-groups/" rel="bookmark">Define your market through focus groups</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/04/01/define-your-market-through-focus-groups/" rel="bookmark">April 1st, 2006</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p>Author: Patrick Parnaby Developing program objectives begins with knowing your target audience. Focus groups can give you information about the programs and products your audience needs. These penguins didn’t respond well to “101 Ways to Use Palm Fronds,” but were keen on “Iceberg Fishing Techniques.” Problem You want to be sure people are in need</p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/research/" rel="category tag">Research</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/04/01/define-your-market-through-focus-groups/#respond">No Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/evaluation/" rel="tag">evaluation</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/focus-group/" rel="tag">focus group</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/market-research/" rel="tag">market research</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/online-surveys/" rel="tag">surveys</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/usability-testing/" rel="tag">usability testing</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <nav class="navigation pagination" role="navigation"> <h2 class="screen-reader-text">Posts navigation</h2> <div class="nav-links"><span aria-current='page' class='page-numbers current'>1</span> <a class='page-numbers' href='https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/evaluation/page/2/'>2</a> <a class="next page-numbers" href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/evaluation/page/2/">Next page</a></div> </nav> </section> </div> </div> </div> </main> <footer id="footer"> <div class="container"> <nav class="page-nav"> <ul> <li id="menu-item-4498" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-home menu-item-4498"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/">Home</a></li> <li id="menu-item-4497" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4497"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/about/">Mission & history</a></li> <li id="menu-item-4499" class="popup menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-4499"><a title="popup" class="js-btn-show-popups" href="#wrapper">Browse topics</a></li> <li id="menu-item-4666" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4666"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/contact/">Contact IDEA</a></li> <li>Copyright © 2025 <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog">IDEA</a></li> </ul> </nav> </div> </footer> </div> <script type='text/javascript'> /* <![CDATA[ */ var wpcf7 = {"apiSettings":{"root":"https:\/\/www.idea.org\/blog\/wp-json\/contact-form-7\/v1","namespace":"contact-form-7\/v1"},"cached":"1"}; /* ]]> */ </script> <script type='text/javascript' src='//www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/plugins/contact-form-7/includes/js/scripts.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript' src='//www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/themes/ideaorg/js/jquery.main.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript' src='//www.idea.org/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js'></script> </body>  <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-Y68B45MT0H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-Y68B45MT0H'); </script> </html>