Periodic Table of Evaluation 2.0

In this video, Michael Quinn Patton and Sara Vaca discuss the creation and evolution of the Periodic Table of Evaluation 2.0, a greatly expanded inventory of evaluation design and implementation options in 14 categories designed to enhance evaluation practices by offering a structured overview of diverse evaluation elements. The discussion includes an overview of the table's categories, its practical applications, and the importance of having an inventory of evaluation options to enhance and deepen design decision-making.
The original version of The Periodic Table of Evaluation was published in the Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation in 2024: journals.sfu.c...
A glossary is also available that defines the cells in the Periodic Table of Evaluation 2.0, with references; the glossary is available on Sara Vaca’s website: lovingclarity....
For additional support materials, visit her website at: www.lovingclarity.com/
An earlier video on the original Periodic Table is also available as background for this new, expanded ,and enhanced version. That earlier video frames the importance of the periodic table, how it was developed, how it is organized, and how it can be used. The video then turns to Sara Vaca's reflections on her career journey as an evaluator and how she came to love evaluation visualization and clarity: • Periodic Table of Eval...

[@markcabaj226]

Most excellent. Thanks for this Sara and Michael.

[@andrealisabelzer5604]

🎉your discussion is a fantastic orientation to this super useful design tool!