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Rethinking monitoring for collective learning in rural resource management
Drawing on the author's experience in rural resource management in Brazil this paper discusses the common misconceptions, potential and processes involved in Participatory Monitory and Evaluation (PM&E)Using structured interviewing techniques
This paper from the United States General Accounting Office (GAO) explains structured interview techniques for GAO evaluators and how they should be incorporated when appropriate.The analysis of covariance (ANCOVA)
This slide show provides an overview of this option and lists the advantages and disadvantages of its use. There are also a number of examples of covariance and linear regression equations.A guide for designing and conducting in-depth interviews for evaluation input
This short guide defines in-depth interviews, explains their advantages and disadvantages and the steps involved in their application.Annual review template
This template, from Chris Guillebeau's (2008) How to Conduct an Annual Review is an excellent tool for providing a clear and concise structure to conducting anAnnual planning and review processes
This webpage, from the Queensland Department of Education, provides an overview of the annual review process.The use of qualitative interviews in evaluation
This webpage outlines the circumstances in which qualitative interview techniques are best applied for the purpose of evaluation.Graphing with excel - bar graphs and histograms
This webpage from LabWrite Resources, provides a short tutorial for creating bar graphs and histograms with Microsoft Excel.Transforming a lizard into a cow: Child-led evaluation of the building skills for life programme in Zimbabwe
This report is the second in this series and presents a child-led evaluation of a multi-sectoral programme in Cambodia seeking to empower adolescent girls and address the challenges they face accessing quality education.Present your data in a bar chart
This tutorial, from Microsoft, demonstrates how to create bar charts using Microsoft Excel.Cartooning
This entry from Sage's Encyclopedia of Evaluation, describes the ideas and options behind using cartoons for evaluation.Techniques of focal groups in chat rooms in the evaluation of virtual libraries
This is the abstract of a report (in Portuguese) which describes the use of chat rooms by focus groups in the evaluation of virtual libraries.The South African child support grant impact assessment
This report assesses data collected from five South African provinces to analyse the effectiveness of the Child Support Grant (CSG) which is an important instrument of social protection in South Africa.From seed to scale-up: Lessons learned from Australia’s rural development assistance
This report from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT, formerly AusAID), reviews Australia's rural development assistance program highlightingEarth Eval: Using video to communicate evaluation results
This blog offers an example of a video that was created to communicate evaluation findings.areol: Convergent interviewing
This reading is taken from Session 8 of the online course Action Research and Evaluation Online (AREOL). It explains in detail the technique known as convergent Interviewing and how it can be used for effective data collection.Participation Toolkit: Exercises for working together
This resource provides set of practical participative exercises to help both large and small groups, teams and boards introduce new and different ways of change the option of communicating, analysing and deciding what to do.80 tools for participatory development
This resource provides stakeholders and development workers with a toolbox of resources which aim to improve community participation in development projects.Assessing the economic impact of HIV/AIDS on Nigerian households
In this paper, Canning, Mahal, Odumosu and Okonkwo (2006) use propensity score matching to assess the affect of HIV/AIDS on an individual's ability to access health care in Nigeria.Advancing evaluation practices in philanthropy
This series of papers about evaluation practices in philanthropy was published as a sponsored supplement of the Stanford Social Innovation Review for the Aspen Institute Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation.Does microfinance reduce poverty in India?
In this study, propensity score matching is used to assess the impact of micro-finance loans on reducing poverty when they are used for productive means.Estimating the benefit incidence of an antipoverty program by propensity score matching
This study uses propensity score matching to estimate the distribution of net income gains from an Argentinean workfare program.Contemporary thinking about causation in evaluation
This paper was produced following a discussion between Thomas Cook and Michael Scriven held at The Evaluation Center and Western Michigan University’s Interdisciplinary PhD in Evaluation program jointly hosted Evaluation Cafe´ event on contGuide to evaluating rural extension
The Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services (GFRAS) have developed this guide to evaluating rural extension with the aim to provide comprehensive support for people involved in extention evaluationsGuide to gender integration and analysis
This guide from USAID is designed to support staff in the implementation of gender into program planning and design.Lessons learned using online survey software
This blog post from Susan Kristler provides on overview of the various strengths and weaknesses of using online survey software.Gantt charts: Planning and scheduling more complex projects
This web page from Mind Tools provides a detailed guide, including examples, of how to use Gantt charts for project planning, monitoring and evaluation.Making a gantt chart with excel
This YouTube video provides a detailed tutorial on creating Gantt charts using Microsoft Excel.Okiko in pursuit of a snail: Child-led evaluation of the building skills for life programme in Kenya
This report is the third in this series and presents a child-led evaluation of a multi-sectoral programme in Cambodia seeking to empower adolescent girls and address the challenges they face accessing quality education.What is meta-analysis?
This document explains the process and benefits of meta-analysis using the comparative analysis of different treatments as an example.40+ social media dashboard tools for tracking stuff
In this blog post, Barry Hurd proposes and answers a number of questions on the use of social media dashboard tools.Magpi (formerly Episurveyor)
Magpi (formerly EpiSurveyor) is a mobile data collection platform widely used in the international development sector.