Extension Evaluation Resources

Attention KSRE Professionals: K-PICS is live and ready for your 2012-2013 impact data!

After months of gathering user input, application development, and pilot testing, we are confident that this new system, K-State Research and Extension Program Impacts Collection System (K-PICS), will be a useful tool to you for collecting impact data, analyzing data, and preparing reports. You can now log into K-PICS using your eID and eID password at https://kpics.ksre.ksu.edu/. K-PICS is also accessible through KSRE Online.

The goal of K-PICS is to provide KSRE professionals and K-State Research and Extension as a whole with an efficient method for gathering and utilizing evaluation information for program improvement and impact reporting. K-PICS is a tool for you to manage and view the impact data you collect from your program participants in a variety of ways. K-PICS runs on multiple browsers (e.g., Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari) and can be accessed via desktops, laptops, and iPads.

For more information about K-PICS, view the informational handout and peruse the K-PICS Support section, where you'll find recorded training webinars, video tutorials, a user manual, and frequently asked questions. If the support materials provided on K-PICS are not providing you with the information you need, contact the K-PICS Support Team at kpics@ksu.edu or 785-532-5930.

K-PICS User Permissions

K-PICS allows different levels of access to data per user and based on the user's role in Extension. For example, a user can be given access to view all program data for an entire Extension unit or a program area; or a user may be given access to view and edit data another user has entered.

If you have not received an email with the subject line Your K-PICS User Permissions, your K-PICS account has been given the default permissions, which allows you access to view and edit only your own evaluation instruments, program data, and success stories. You will not see data entered by any other users except in the following cases:

1. If another user specifies you as a delivery person for a program you will be able to view or export, but not edit, data for that program. This is to help prevent duplicate entries for the same program by multiple presenters.
2. In the charts section of Reports & Analysis, you will initially see totals for all data in the system. Filters will be restricted based on your account permissions but this provides a way for you to view aggregated counts across the entire Extension program.

Evaluation Resources & Templates

Evaluation utilizes a variety of strategies to gather data and to assess program impacts. The following pages provide you with resources to assist in each step of the evaluation process:

• The Planning Your Program Evaluation page holds several resources to help you think about the evaluation of your program and to develop the evaluation questions for you action plans.

• The Collecting Impact Data page includes several samples of evaluation tools developed by PFTs.

• The Analyzing Data & Reporting Impact page provides you with worksheets and samples that may assist you in preparing to analyze the data you've collected and develop a report from this impact data. Here you will also find a sample impact report, OEIE's Evaluation Capacity-Building Efforts with K-State Research and Extension.

K-State Research and Extension Links

The links on this page will allow you to easily move from this site to evaluation and PFT resources on the K-State Research and Extension website.

Additional Resources

A selection of other websites that offer valuable information and tools for evaluation of extension programs.

This website is intended to provide K-State Research and Extension professionals easy access to information and materials for a variety of evaluation efforts. If you have questions about this website or seek additional support for your evaluation efforts, contact the OEIE office (785-532-5930). For more information about OEIE, visit our website.

Some of the materials found on and linked from this website may be subject to U.S. copyright laws. You may use, copy, modify, and distribute the documents developed by OEIE, including samples, worksheets, and presentation materials, for non-commercial, education, and program evaluation purposes. No resale use may be made of material on this website at any time.