The mission of Collaborative Assessment and Program Evaluation Services (CAPES) is to provide researchers at the University of Florida with timely and appropriate support for program evaluation and research for educational and training programs. Evaluation services include formative assessments to provide for program improvement and summative assessments to inform accountability. The types of methodological assistance provided by CAPES include:

• comprehensive evaluation planning, implementation, and reporting
• survey development, analysis and reporting
• development of assessments including piloting and psychometric analysis
• advanced psychometric techniques including methods based on classical test theory, item response theory, factor analysis, and generalizability theory
• applied statistical analysis including hierarchical modeling, structural equation modeling, and general linear modeling
• qualitative and mixed method evaluations

CAPES works with clients to understand their needs and addresses those needs with the support of its staff of evaluators, measurement specialists, applied statisticians, and qualitative methodologists. Services may be provided through cooperative writing and submission of grants or through hourly consulting services.