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Review of the use of ‘Theory of Change’ in international development
This report from the UK Government's Department for International Development (DfID) reviews the use of theory of change in the international development field in order to learn and further broaden itsEvaluation tools
This website offers a toolkit for evaluators. Available on the EuropeAid website on evaluation, it details 13 key evaluation tools explaining what, why and when they should be used and how to implement them.Understanding ‘Theory of Change’ in international development: a review of existing knowledge
This paper from the Asia Foundation and The Justice and Security Research ProgrammeReviewing and scoring projects
This 'How to Note' from the UK Government's Department for International Development (DfID) is designed to support staff to use their scoring system and latest templates when completing Annual Reviews aModels of Causality and Causal Inference
This background paper from Barbara Befani is an appendix from the UK Government's Department for International Development's working paper BroadenDFID's approach to impact evaluation
In this interview Development Impact talks with Nick York, Head of Evaluation and Gail Marzetti, Deputy Head, Research and Evidence Division from the UK Government's Department for International Development (DfID) to discuss their approachAddressing attribution of cause and effect in small n impact evaluations: Towards an integrated framework
This paper from the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) analyses the various approaches that are available for small n impact evaluations.Test, learn, adapt: developing public policy with randomised controlled trials
This paper from the UK Cabinet Office describes how random control trials can be used to assess the effectiveness of public policy interventions.Introducing systematic reviews
This is Chapter 1 of the book An Introduction to Systematic Reviews.Integrated monitoring: A practical manual for organisations that want to achieve results
This manual from inProgress (archived link) aims to support non profit organisations to effectively monitor their programs.Behind the Scenes: Managing and Conducting Large Scale Impact Evaluations in Colombia
This paper from the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) uses four impact evaluation case studies from Columbia to benchmark each evaluation against 11 standards of quality.Dealing with complexity through planning, monitoring & evaluation (PME)
This paper from Personnel Cooperation in Developing Countries (PSO) and HIVA is the mid term review of an ongoing collaborative action research project in which teDynamic Dozen: Tips from top presenters from the AEA on message in presentations
This guide, which is a part of the American Evaluation Association's (AEA) Potent Presentations Initiative, outlines the advice of twelve of AEA's best presenters who share their tips and secrets on deliveDynamic Dozen: Tips from top presenters from the AEA on design of presentations
This guide, which is a part of the American Evaluation Association's (AEA) Potent Presentations Initiative, outlines the advice of twelve of AEA's best presenters who share their tips anDynamic Dozen: Tips from top presenters from the AEA on design
This guide, which is a part of the American Evaluation Association's (AEA) Potent Presentations Initiative, outlines the advice of twelve of AEA's best presenters who share their tips anDynamic Dozen: Tips from top presenters from the AEA on delivery
This guide, which is a part of the American Evaluation Association's (AEA) Potent Presentations Initiative, outlines the advice of twelve of AEA's best presenters who share their tips anPresentation Preparation Checklist
This checklist from the American Evaluation Association's Potent Presentations Initiative provides a set of guidelines for preparing a presentation.Slide design guidelines
This guide from the American Evaluation Association's (AEA) Potent Presentations Initiative provides detailed guidance on designing slides for your presentations.ESCAP Monitoring & evaluation system: evaluation guidelines
These evaluation guidelines from the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) were designed to support staff to conduct evaluations whilst being guided by the princHandbook on Planning, Monitoring and Evaluating for Development Results
This handbook from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) was developed to support staff to implement successful planning, monitoring and evaluation systems.HIV Monitoring and Evaluation Resource Library
This interactive library from theA Bibliography on Evaluability Assessment
This webpage, developed by Rick Davies for Monitoring and Evaluation NEWS, provides a synthesis and links to 104 items of literature related to evaluability assessment.Agricultural Policy Monitoring and Evaluation 2012
This report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) uses a range of indicators to monitor support for agriculture in OECD member countries.Creating Presentations Potent for All
This blog post from Jane Gothberg of the American Evaluation Association outlines a range of tips and resources that will support the development of readable, navigable, and understandable presentationsDesigning Impact Evaluations for Agricultural Projects
This guide from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) aims to support the design of impact evaluations for agricultural projects that directly target farmersImpact evaluations in agriculture: an assessment of the evidence
This report from the World Bank's Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) examines the results of a range of impact evaluations of agricultural projects from around the world in order to gain an underImpact pathway evaluation: an approach for achieving and attributing impact in complex systems
This article describes the development and use of a new impact monitoring, evaluation and assessment approach for agriculture called impact pathway evaluation.Art of Hosting
This curated website has links to a range of different resources on themes such as hosting meetings, appreciative enquiry, participatory leadership, action learning, open space technology, mind mapping etcTake great photos for publication
This guide from Primary Health Care Research & Information Service provides advice and tips on taking quality photos that can be used for publication.Future Search Conferencing
This paper from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) describes the rationale behind future conferencing and outlines a common approach to creating a successful agenda for implementation.Learning Histories
This paper from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) provides a detailed discussion of the benefits of using learning histories to understand the learning and change taking place in an organisation.Asking Effective Questions
This paper from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) outlines the rationale and process for creating effective questions.