The BetterEvaluation Resource Library contains hundreds of curated and co-created resources related to managing, conducting, using, and strengthening capacity for evaluation.
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Values and evaluation
This blog post from Benita Williams focuses on how our perspectives as an evaluator are heavily influenced by the values that we bring with us.Probability sample
This entry from the Encyclopedia of Survey Research Methods provides a detailed overview of probability sampling and the different kPurposive sampling
This entry from the Encyclopedia of Survey Research Methods provides a detailed overview of purposive sampliEquity in extractives: Stewarding Africa’s natural resources for all
This report from the Africa Progress Panel (APP) provides an analysis of Africa's natural resources and provides a series of recommendations and actions to ensure improvement in their use and development.Guidelines for applying multi-criteria analysis to the assessment of criteria and indicators
This guide from the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) has been written for those in the field who need clear and easy to follow instructions on the use of MCA.MailChimp
This tool allows the user to design email newsletters and then distribute and integrate them with their current social media and communication networks.Writing Guide for a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
This tool from the US Department of Homeland Security provides step-by-step guidance for writing an MOU. It is laid out in template form with suggested headings for each section.Memorandum of understanding
This guide from the Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC) provides a template and examples for each section of an MOU.Community scoping
This webpage from Research Consortium on Educational Outcomes and Poverty (RECOUP) provides an outline of the main ideas and processes involved in community scopiTwo sides of the evaluation coin
Unusually perhaps, this article is written jointly by the commissioner and the contractor of a recent evaluation. The process was rich, complex, at times difficult and a learning experience for all of us involved.Household Water Connections in Tangier, Morocco
In this study, The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) used an encouragement randomized control trial (RCT) in order to gauge the effectiveness of a scheme to provideSmall Individual Loans and Mental Health in South Africa
In this evaluation, The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) worked with an anonymous microfinance lender to identify 787 rejected loan applicants who had been deemed “pRapid Rural Appraisal and Participatory Rural Appraisal Manual
The purpose of this manual is to familiarize users with RRA and PRA methods, to demonstrate the applicability of these methods to Catholic Relief Services (CRS) funded projects, and to encourCore concepts in developing monitoring and evaluation frameworks (2014)
This guide developed by Anne Markiewicz and Associates defines the parameters of routine monitoring and periodic evaluation that should take place over the life of an initiParticipatory assessment of development (PADev) guidebook
Participatory Assessment of Development (PADev) is an approach to impact evaluation that radically moves away from a focus on a single agency, project or programme.PADev Manuel d'instruction. Evaluation participative de développement
PADev est un engin innovant de moyens et méthodes qui ont été modelés pour obtenir une évaluation par la base du développement et changement d‟une zone particulière dans un lapse de temps basé sur le système de valeurs de la population.Mixing methods for rich and meaningful insight
The different perceptions of participants regarding the effectiveness of a project can, at times, be hard to identify.Agricultural innovation systems: An investment sourcebook
Drawing on the emerging principles of Agricultural Innovation Systems (AIS) analysis and action, this sourcebook was developed by the World Bank to strengthen innovation systems and promote agriculturalParticipatory methods
This website from the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) focuses on the where, why and how of using participatory methods for development programs.Balochistan partnership for sustainable development
This report, written by Ali Channa for the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), outlines a framework and action plan that aims to create effective, efficient, relevant and sustainabAssessing the impact of agricultural research on poverty using the sustainable livelihoods framework
This paper reports on the approach used in a multicountry study of the poverty impact of research programs under the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR).Big data for development: challenges & opportunities - the white paper
This paper, written by Emmanuel Letouzé for United Nations Global Pulse, seeks to answer many of teh questions relevant to the use of big data in international development evaluations.&nChanging views on change: Participatory approaches to monitoring the environment
This paper, written by Joanne Abbot and Irene Guijt, reviews a range of approaches for participatory monitoring of the environment.Collective Action in CGIAR Capacity Development
This is the project report on a study conducted on the collective action in capacity development by International Livestock Research Institute (ILRIComprehensive meta-analysis (CMA)
Comprehensive meta-analysis (CMA) is a software package that can be used to conduct a meta-analysis simply and effectively.Logic models workbook
This workbook, written by Brian Hyndman, Larry Hershfield and Jodi Thesenvitz for the Health Communication Unit (THCU), outlines a four-step approach for developing program theory logic models for health promotion activities.Evaluating development activities: 12 lessons from the OECD DAC
Having a well-established evaluation system is one of the conditions of becoming a member of the OECD's Development Assistance Committee, and systems are assessed by the Network on Development Evaluation.CDC: Checklist to help focus your evaluation
This checklist, created by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), helps you to assess potential evaluation questions in terms of their relevance, feasibility, fit with the values, nature and tiFormBuilder
iFormBuilder is a mobile data collection platform that allows users to build a survey and distribute it to field workers for data entry.NVivo for government
This webpage provides examples of how NVivo has been used by government agencies to analyse qualitative data.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.