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Warranted Standards in Evaluation
March 16th, 2026 12:00pm MT Free! https://okstate-edu.zoom.us/j/98601628769?pwd=YnZVRUVFeUdJOHJYVTY4UURqMjdNdz09 Meeting ID: 986 0162 8769 Passcode: 659884 +1 253 215 8782 +1 346 248 7799 Anthony Clairmont Chair, Quantitative Methods Technical Interest Group, American Evaluation Association We know that standards are required for evaluative judgments, yet many evaluations either skip standard setting or set standards arbitrarily. What if we had a comprehensive framework for standard setting that would help us arrive at defensible and useful standards instead? In this workshop the Warranted Standards Approach is presented, designed to help evaluators with decision making and writing about standards. Along the way, a clear, new definition of standards is offered, as are examples of how to arrive at such standards. About the Speaker Anthony Clairmont is an evaluator with a background in social sciences who primarily evaluates human services programs (mental health, housing access, and jobs), as well as public spaces (libraries, museums, and city halls). He is the author of the Program Evaluation newsletter on Substack and chair of the Quantitative Methods TIG at AEA. We hope to see you on March 16th!
March 16th, 2026
12:00pm MT
Free!
https://okstate-edu.zoom.us/j/98601628769?pwd=YnZVRUVFeUdJOHJYVTY4UURqMjdNdz09
Meeting ID: 986 0162 8769
Passcode: 659884
+1 253 215 8782
+1 346 248 7799
Anthony Clairmont
Chair, Quantitative Methods Technical Interest Group, American Evaluation Association
We know that standards are required for evaluative judgments, yet many evaluations either skip standard setting or set standards arbitrarily. What if we had a comprehensive framework for standard setting that would help us arrive at defensible and useful standards instead? In this workshop the Warranted Standards Approach is presented, designed to help evaluators with decision making and writing about standards. Along the way, a clear, new definition of standards is offered, as are examples of how to arrive at such standards.
About the Speaker
Anthony Clairmont is an evaluator with a background in social sciences who primarily evaluates human services programs (mental health, housing access, and jobs), as well as public spaces (libraries, museums, and city halls). He is the author of the Program Evaluation newsletter on Substack and chair of the Quantitative Methods TIG at AEA.
We hope to see you on March 16th!
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