Capturing knowledge exchange events would greatly assist the linking of research with impact. Attempts have been made to categorize impact evidence and data, for example, the aim of the MICE Project was to develop a set of impact indicators to enable impact to be fed into a based system. In the Brunel model, depth refers to the degree to which the research has influenced or caused change, whereas spread refers to the extent to which the change has occurred and influenced end users. What Is Purpose Of Evaluation In Education? - Education PD Evaluation Research - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics 0000001087 00000 n Despite the concerns raised, the broader socio-economic impacts of research will be included and count for 20% of the overall research assessment, as part of the REF in 2014. However, the Achilles heel of any such attempt, as critics suggest, is the creation of a system that rewards what it can measure and codify, with the knock-on effect of directing research projects to deliver within the measures and categories that reward. Impact is assessed alongside research outputs and environment to provide an evaluation of research taking place within an institution. RAND Europe, Capturing Research Impacts. Consortia for Advancing Standards in Research Administration Information, for example, has put together a data dictionary with the aim of setting the standards for terminology used to describe impact and indicators that can be incorporated into systems internationally and seems to be building a certain momentum in this area. For systems to be able to capture a full range of systems, definitions and categories of impact need to be determined that can be incorporated into system development. Perhaps, SROI indicates the desire to be able to demonstrate the monetary value of investment and impact by some organizations. The REF will therefore assess three aspects of research: Research impact is assessed in two formats, first, through an impact template that describes the approach to enabling impact within a unit of assessment, and second, using impact case studies that describe the impact taking place following excellent research within a unit of assessment (REF2014 2011a). Clearly the impact of thalidomide would have been viewed very differently in the 1950s compared with the 1960s or today. International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement To enable research organizations including HEIs to monitor and manage their performance and understand and disseminate the contribution that they are making to local, national, and international communities.