Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to assess and evaluate studies based on appropriate planning to conduct an evaluation study. Directions: For this assignment, you will use the Thinking Routine "Connect-Extend-Challenge." Consider what you have just read in chapters 15, 16 and 17, then ask yourself: 1. How are the ideas or information presented connected to what you already knew? 2. What new ideas did you get that extended or broadened your thinking in new directions? 3. What challenges or puzzles have come up in your mind from the ideas and information presented? 4. Answer the questions above. Make sure to reflect on the following: How effective mixed methods and drawing from different paradigms increase the quality of an evaluation and which designs are more effective. How cost-benefit differs from cost-effectiveness. When and why evaluators use mixed methods for data collection. Reasons why interpretation is important and How a written evaluation report can be designed to be most effective for users and how results can be disseminated