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Table 1 Summary of BUILD Multi-methods Longitudinal Evaluation Design

From: A participatory approach to evaluating a national training and institutional change initiative: the BUILD longitudinal evaluation

 

Data Sources

Evaluation Question(s)a

Sample

Data Collection/ Timing (grant years)

Data Analysis

Student

HERI: The Freshman Survey (TFS)

S:2

- Representative sample (race/ethnicity) of 500 Students per year, per institution for 10 BUILDs (n = 5000 per year, per survey), non-proportional based on major (80% Biomedical major, 20% non-Biomedical major), mix of BUILD/non-BUILD exposure (all student surveys) (ICS only for rising Juniors and Seniors).

- Comparable non-BUILD sample from non-BUILD institutions for TFS and CSS (n = TBD)

Fall: Y2-Y5

- Multilevel analysis

- Assess degree of exposure effect of BUILD intervention

HERI: College Senior Survey (CSS)

Spring: Y3-Y5

CEC BUILD Interim College Survey (ICS)

Fall: Y3

CEC BUILD Student Annual Follow-up Survey (S-AFS), rising Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors

Spring: Y3-Y5

Faculty

HERI Faculty Survey (FAC)

F:2

- 50 Faculty per institution for 10 BUILDs (n = 500 total), all from Biomedical disciplines, mix of BUILD/non-BUILD exposure - Comparable non-BUILD sample from non-BUILD institutions for FAC (n = TBD)

Fall: Y3

- Multilevel analysis

- Assess degree of exposure effect of BUILD intervention

CEC BUILD Faculty Annual Follow-up Survey (F-AFS)

Spring: Y3-Y5

Mentee-Mentor Assessment Survey

- Student/Mentee assessment of mentor (n = 1–2 mentees per BUILD faculty, per year)

Spring: Y3-Y5

Cross Cutting (Student, Faculty, Institutional)

Integrated Postsecondary Education System (IPEDS) Data

S:2; F:2; I:1

- 10 BUILDs and comparable sample from matched non-BUILD institutions

Pre-Implementation and Y1-Y5

- Descriptive analysis

Offices of Institutional Research (IR) Data

S:2; F:2; I:1

- 10 BUILDs

TBD with Sites Y1-Y5

- Multilevel analysis

Program Implementation Data (CEC Tracker)

S:1; S:2; F:1; F:2

Ongoing Y1-Y5

- Descriptive analysis

Site Visit – Interviews

S:3; F:3; I:2; I:3

- 10 BUILDs (including Pipeline & Research Partners)

Y3-Y4

- 4-phase coding process - Steps to ensure credibility, trustworthiness, & inter-rater reliability

Site Visit – Observations

S:3; F:3; I:2; I:3

Document Analysis

S:1; F:1; I:2; I:3

- 10 BUILDs (Websites, Presentations, Reports, etc.)

Ongoing Y1-Y5

  1. aEvaluation Questions at the Student (S), Faculty (F), and Institutional (I) Levels, as outlined in the body of the manuscript