This site provides educational resources and evaluation tools to help North Carolina county Extension agents learn how to conduct Extension evaluations. The evaluation tools allow you to document program outcomes and impacts and determine needed program improvements. These tools are based on evaluation theory and practice.

• Introduction to Evaluation Tools – An overview of the types of available tools and guidelines for using this resource to design evaluation instruments and analyze data.



• Guidelines for Designing Data Collecting Evaluation Tools



• Guidelines for Analyzing Evaluation Data – How to modify the Excel spreadsheets for analyzing data



• How to analyze cost-benefits of Extension programming

• Evaluating One-Time Short Training –Tools and templates for evaluating one-time Extension activities last two hours or less



• Evaluating One-Time Long Training – Tools and templates for evaluating one-time Extension activities last more than 2 hours



• Evaluating Multi-session Training Programs – Tools and templates for evaluating multi-session Extension programs



• Follow-Up Evaluations – Tools and templates for follow-up evaluations



• Evaluating Train-the-Trainer Programs – Tools and templates for evaluating train-the-trainer programs



• Evaluating 4-H Youth Camps – Tools and templates for evaluating 4-H youth camps



• Evaluating Extension Media Programs – Tools and templates for evaluating media Extension programs

K. S. U. (Jay) Jayaratne, Ph.D.
State Leader for Program Evaluation and Assistant Professor
North Carolina State University
Telephone: (919) 515-6079
Fax: (919) 515-1965
E-mail: jay_jayaratne@ncsu.edu