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  • Visual accessibility

    There are a number of ways that documents can be made more accessible to people who are blind or have low vision.
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  • Data use calendar

    A data use calendar is produced to guide the collection of data and reporting requirements, as well as ensuring that analysis and evaluation data is actively used.
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  • Emphasis techniques

    A key to creating effective and accessible reporting documents is using effective techniques to emphasise important information.
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  • Mail questionnaire

    Questionnaires can be mailed out to a sample of the population, enabling the researcher to connect with a wide range of people.
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  • Mobile questionnaires

    Questionnaires and surveys can be conducted through mobile phones which are able to connect to the internet.
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  • Data backup

    Data backup refers to onsite and offsite, automatic and manual processes to guard against the risk of data being lost or corrupted. 
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  • Lessons learnt

    Lessons learnt can take the form of describing what should or should not be done, or describing the outcome of different processes.
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  • Face-to-face questionnaires

    Face-to-face questionnaires are conducted by an interviewer asking questions of a respondent in person.
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  • Internet questionnaire

    An internet questionnaire allows the collection of data through an electronic set of questions that are posted on the web. 
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  • Correlation

    Correlation is ​a statistical measure ranging from +1.0 to -1.0, represented by 'r', that indicates how strongly two or more variables are related and whether that relationship is positive or negative.
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  • Interactive mapping

    Interactive mapping involves using maps that allow zooming in and out, panning around, identifying specific features, querying underlying data such as by topic or a specific indicator (e.g., socioeconomic status), generating reports and oth
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  • Key informant interviews

    Key informant interviews involve interviewing people who have particularly informed perspectives on an aspect of the program being evaluated.
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  • Analytical generalisation

    Analytical generalisation involves making projections about the likely transferability of findings from an evaluation, based on a theoretical analysis of the factors producing outcomes and the effect of context.
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  • Measures of central tendency

    Measures of Central Tendency provide a summary measure that attempts to describe a whole set of data with a single value that represents the middle or centre of its distribution.
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  • Measures of dispersion

    Measures of dispersion provide information about how much variation there is in the data, including the range, inter-quartile range and the standard deviation.
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  • In-depth interviews

    An in-depth interview is a type of interview with an individual that aims to collect detailed information beyond initial and surface-level answers.
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  • Self-assessment

    Self-assessment is an individual reflection on one's skills, knowledge and attitudes related to evaluation competencies.
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  • Other professional associations

    Associations from different but related sectors and fields can be good places to find useful events and training, network connections, and ideas.
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  • Engagement in relevant public processes

    For evaluation to be truly useful it needs to engage in public discussions about relevant issues.
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  • Engagement in relevant organisational processes

    For evaluation to be truly useful it needs to be embedded in organisational processes. Particularly relevant issues include strategic changes to how government and non-government organisations plan, manage and implement.
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  • Public information about professional practice

    As part of its public advocacy role, a professional association can provide potential clients with information about engaging with evaluators effectively.
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  • Public information about evaluation

    An important part of evaluation capacity strengthening is providing a clear definition or explanation of evaluation in online and printed materials.
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  • Expectation of ongoing competency development

    An expectation that members of an association or organisation will engage in ongoing competency development.
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  • Distinct occupational category

    A distinct occupational category or role title recognised at a national or organisational level.
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  • R&D projects

    Evaluation associations can leverage their membership to engage in knowledge construction through research and development.
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  • Learning partnerships

    Learning partnerships involve structured processes over several years to support learning between a defined number of organisations working on similar programs, usually facilitated by a third party organisation.
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  • Internship

    An internship is a paid or unpaid entry-level position that provides work experience and some professional development.
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  • Expert review

    Expert review involves an identified expert providing a review of draft documents at specified stages of a process and/or planned processes.
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  • Expert advice

    Expert advice provides advice in response to specific queries. It might include a process to clarify and reframe the question that is being asked.
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  • Self-paced learning

    Viewing learning materials, such as previously recorded webinars, at your own pace.
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  • Peer learning

    Peer learning refers to a practitioner-to-practitioner approach in which the transfer of tacit knowledge is particularly important (Andrews and Manning 2016).
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  • Dialogues

    Dialogues refer to a range of learning conversations that go beyond knowledge transfer to include knowledge articulation and translation.
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