CAPES boosts COE-UF research efforts

The research enterprises of both the College of Education and the university are reaping early benefits from the college’s new Collaborative Assessment and Program Evaluation Services—or, CAPES for short. Run by faculty specialists in research evaluation and methodology, CAPES provides vital assessment and research support for grant programs within the college, across campus and even in local school districts

In its first year, CAPES wrote more than 20 research proposals, garnering funding for seven projects with others still in review. One noteworthy project, for $111,000, calls for CAPES to evaluate children’s intervention services of the Jacksonville Children’s Commission.

CAPES also offers additional placement opportunities for UF graduate students in statistics, research, design, measurement or evaluation.

CAPES is directed by David Miller, professor of research evaluation and methodology, and co-directed by Cyndi Garvan, assistant scholar and statistics director in COE’s office of educational research.