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TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 328: State Product Evaluation Programs examines the general use of evaluation programs within state departments of transportation (including the use of state specifications, and laboratory and field testing results), the national programs that exist to support the integration of new products and technologies into practice, and the general issues associated with conducting objective evaluations of new products and implementation of approved products.
The Product Evaluation Model (PEM) is designed to enable the Product Resource Investment Deployment and Evaluation (PRIDE) program of the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) to determine the likelihood that a new product is a worthwhile investment from an economic point of view, namely that its benefits outweigh its costs. The model defines characteristics, (or "attributes"), associated with products, utilizes their appropriate units of measure (metrics) and translates these product characteristics into the estimated costs and benefits that occur over a user-defined analysis period. The main feature of the model is to measure the relative change in metrics that occurs with the use of a new product and to forecast the net present value (NPV), or the discounted, present day value of all benefits minus all costs, associated with this change. The resulting estimate of economic benefits allows transportation officials to rank or choose among alternative products based on economic criteria. This volume is the second in a series of two. Volume I is the final project report, containing information on the technical background, analytic approach and verification of the PEM
"The construction, maintenance, and operation of transportation infrastructure requires immense amounts of products and materials. New products, materials, engineered systems, and innovative technologies are presented to state departments of transportation (DOTs) by suppliers and manufacturers, as well as sometimes by contractors and internal DOT staff. NCHRP Synthesis 616: State DOT Product Evaluation Processes, from TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program, documents current state DOT practices, funding, policies, management techniques, tools, and workflows of product evaluation processes. Supplemental to the report is a dataset of various administrative documents from different state DOTs."--publisher's website
Program Evaluation: Embedding Evaluation into Program Design and Development provides an in-depth examination of the foundations, methods, and relevant issues in the field of evaluation. With an emphasis on an embedded approach, where evaluation is an explicit part of a program that leads to the refinement of the program, students will learn how to conduct effective evaluations that foster continual improvement and enable data-based decision making. This text provides students with both the theoretical understanding and the practical tools to conduct effective evaluations while being rigorous enough for experienced evaluators looking to expand their approach to evaluation.
Abstract: Prepared as a guide and handbook for planners, developers, and evaluators of educational programs and products, practical insights are given on planning and executing effective evaluations. The evaluator's work is viewed as establishing perspective, planning the evaluation, and analyzing the data. Procedures that are appropriate for each of these activities are identified for the reader. The subject matter in this multiauthored book is divided into roles and contexts, models and strategies, and methods and techniques. Contributors also depict today's standards for evaluation and project what those standards will be in the future.