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Filter search resultsReview of evaluation approaches and methods for interventions related to violence against women and girls (VAWG)
… a web-based survey to assess four types of evaluation effects: (i) action effects (informing subsequent implementation of interventions on VAWG); (ii) persuasion effects (convincing others to support an intervention or the …Recurso52 weeks of BetterEvaluation: Week 12: Having an adequate theory of change
Many evaluations use a theory of change approach, which identifies how activities are understood to contribute to a series of outcomes and impacts. These can help guide data collection, analysis and reporting.BlogFive ways to celebrate 2015 - the International Year of Evaluation!
Welcome to the International Year of Evaluation!Blog52 weeks of BetterEvaluation: Week 3: Q & A about drawing logic models
This week on BetterEvaluation we're presenting Questions and Answers about logic models.BlogNetwork diagram
… changed after a convening, and so on. … System mapping, Netmap, Network diagram, Network analysis, Network mapping … Network diagram …MétodoThe Participation Toolkit: Supporting Patient Focus and Public Involvement in NHS Scotland
… Real 68 Presentations and Talking to Groups 70 Process Mapping 73 Public Meetings 78 Reflective Log 81 Remote …RecursoMeasurable gains framework in the Maori education strategy
This webpage provides 13 separate rubrics developed for different aspects of the Measurable Gains Framework in the Maori Education Strategy.RecursoMeasuring fragility: indicators and methods for rating state performance
This document, from USAID, provides recommendations for the development and implementation of performance and outcome indicators to measure state performance to correspond to USAID's Fragile States Strategy.Recurso8: Analyzing data
… to deal with “problems” of non-compliance, choosing what effects to report in your study, as well as achieving e …RecursoModus operandi
… Interventions create distinctive/characteristic patterns of effects. Scriven describes the modus operandi as a set of … stakeholders to determine what constellation or pattern of effects is typical for an initiative. The evaluator can build a picture of predicted effects and supplement this picture through research. The …MétodoMost significant change
The Most Significant Change (MSC) approach involves generating and analysing personal accounts of change and deciding which is the most significant – and why.EnfoqueHeadings as summary statements
Headings are extremely important to the readability of reports and documents.MétodoIndicator framework for OSF’s Economic Justice Program
… a major obstacle to good MEL on all sides with pervasive effects, steering measurement priorities and approaches …RecursoC4D Hub: Definitions of key terms
… ‘situation analyses’, ‘literature/desk reviews’, ‘mapping exercises’, 'bottleneck analyses', 'KAP surveys' and …Marcos/GuíasCommunication for Development (C4D)Jason Davies data viz examples
Jason Davies' website contains a large number of data viz examples, particular around geo data. It also contains some links to to tools, including a word cloud and tree map.RecursoLaunching the working capital fund: A case study of humanity united
… five case analyses cover: Leadership, Culture, and Values; Mapping the Organizational Landscape; Risks, Threats, and …RecursoNetwork weaving for regional development: an evaluation of the caucasus' agricultural alliances in Armenia and Georgia using social network analysis
… with the social network analysis technique. Using network mapping and metrics, the structure and characteristics of …RecursoCommunicate transparently, build trust and obtain individual and community consent
Consent principle: Obtain the free prior informed consent of Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander people before commencing the evaluation.Marcos/GuíasEvaluation practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander settingsCEDIL Methods Brief - Using big data for impact evaluations
This paper provides detailed guidance on using big data to fill data gaps in impact evaluations.RecursoIssues raised by participants in InterAction Forum
… are new to use (such as gender) 109. Difficult to measure ‘ripple effect’ 110. Difficult to measure increased …BlogMixed methods in evaluation part 2: exploring the case of a mixed-method outcome evaluation
We continue our mini-series on mixedBlogThe triviality of measuring ultimate outcomes: Acknowledging the span of direct influence
… that instead of using household surveys to assess the effects of programs the focus should be on detailed … general, donor agencies prefer precise measurements of net effects in relation to the Millennium Development Goals … the exclusive emphasis on precise measurement of income effects in quasi-experimental evaluation designs. Net …RecursoFeasibility
Feasibility refers to ensuring that an evaluation can be realistically and effectively implemented, considering factors such as practicality, resource use, and responsiveness to the programme's context, including factors such as culture andMétodoComprehensive meta-analysis (CMA)
Comprehensive meta-analysis (CMA) is a software package that can be used to conduct a meta-analysis simply and effectively.RecursoUsing logic models and theories of change better in evaluation
… theory in a logic model Tiny Tools Results Chain: mapping both positive and negative possible impacts from an … childhood programs are often evaluated well before the effects on children's education and employment can be seen, …BlogWhat Works to Prevent Urban Violence Among Proven Risk Young Men?
This report, conducted by the American Institutes for Research (AIR), WestEd and the Justice Resource Institute (JRI), reviews the evidence behind programs that have been designed to reduce serious violence among groups of young oRecursoUnderstand causes of outcomes and impacts
Collect and analyse data to answer causal questions about what has produced outcomes and impacts that have been observed.Marcos/GuíasRainbow FrameworkMethods for conducting systematic reviews
… they fit the scope of the review 10 Describing studies 11 Mapping and refining the scope of the review 12 Quality and …RecursoA guide to participatory monitoring of behaviour change communication for HIV/AIDS
… options mentioned Qualitative Tools – P. 22 Community Mapping – p. 22 Venn Diagrams – p. 22 Measuring Success Card …RecursoEmphasis techniques
A key to creating effective and accessible reporting documents is using effective techniques to emphasise important information.MétodoInforme de Resultados Colaborativos
Un enfoque participativo a la evaluación de impacto basado en una historia de desempeño que presenta evidencias de cómo un programa ha contribuido a resultados e impactos, que es luego revisado tanto por expertos técnicos como por los actores involucrados...EnfoqueC4D Hub: Check the results support causal attribution (strategy 2)
Checking the consistency of results means analysing data in systematic ways to check the extent to which it matches what would be expected if it has worked, in order to understand whether a causal relationship exists between variables.Marcos/GuíasCommunication for Development (C4D)