Concord Evaluation Group - Program evaluation and user research in education and health

Program evaluation and user research

Specializing in educational media

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We provide independent research and evaluation services to organizations that create educational TV shows, outreach campaigns, curricula, informational websites, and mobile applications (for kids and adults alike).

We help our clients to measure objectively the impact of their projects and to communicate better with their audiences.

We help funders, like the National Science Foundation and other state and federal agencies, determine whether their investments in social or educational programs are paying off.

We use program evaluation, usability testing and other research methods to determine whether our clients' products are meeting their users’ needs.

Please contact us to learn how we can assess your program's success.

Latest news

Christine Elected to Board of Directors for Concord Education Fund

Christine was recently elected to serve on the Board of Directors for the Concord Education Fund (CEF). The CEF is an independent organization that avidly supports the pursuit of excellence in the Concord Public Schools and Concord-Carlisle High School, by granting funds for the development of curricula, programs, and initiatives designed to enhance the experience of education of students and teachers.

May 9, 2012

Newly Published Article on Cognitive Testing

Christine co-authored an article in the latest edition of the journal Patient. The full citation is: Turner-Bowker, D.M., Saris-Baglama, R.N., Derosa, M.A., Paulsen, C.A. (2012). Cognitive testing and readability of an item bank for measuring the impact of headache on health-related quality of life. Patient, 5(2): 89-99. Read abstract

April 23, 2012

Pathways to Engineering Research

CEG is partnering with WGBH and Purdue University to follow a sample of middle school children over a period of three years to see what factors help some children stay on the pathway to a career in engineering and what obstacles prevent children from pursuing such pathways. The study will be completed in 2015.

March 14, 2012

Mission

Our mission is to use our research expertise to have a positive impact on individuals and society. To achieve this goal, we help our clients evaluate technology-based products that help people learn, improve health outcomes, and enhance overall quality of life.

Woman-Owned Small Business

CEG is certified as a woman-owned enterprise by the Massachusetts Supplier Diversity Office (SDO). More than $240 million of state spending each year is targeted by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to SDO certified minority and women businesses. If you are seeking State contracts and are looking for a competitive edge, please contact us.