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Revisiting Prezi for Presentations
This blog reviews the presentation software 'Prezi' as a tool which can be used as a substitute for PowerPoint.Digital Storytelling
This article from Participatory Learning and Action describes the use of digital storytelling (DST) in development and how it is used to draw out stories and engage storytellers in the evaluation pSeeing like a citizen: Participatory video and action research for citizen action
This article from Joanna Wheeler of the Institute of Development Studies outlines the uses of participatory video as a means to understand and reflect the lives and perspectives of the participants oDodging Bullets in Presentations
This presentation gives advice on how to construct and present engaging PowerPoint presentations.The premise behind this presentation is that PowerPoint presentations contain too many bullets and are too wordy.How to use PowerPoint
This blog post highlights many of the issues that cause presentations to lose focus and suggests some tips for improvement.Presentation Tools
This web page provides links to a variety of presentation tools that are available on the world wide web.Contents Tools are listed under the following headings:The voice of the farmer in agricultural extension
This paper analyses ten beneficiary assessments conducted by the World Bank of agricultural extension programs.Toward a listening bank: A review of best practices and the efficacy of beneficiary assessment
This paper reviews the use of beneficiary assessment in several World Bank projects.Handbook on Impact Evaluation: Quantitative Methods and Practices
This book provides "a comprehensive overview of steps in designing and evaluating programs amid uncertain and potentially confounding conditions.Regression Discontinuity Designs in Economics
This paper from the Journal of Economic Literature outlines the main principles and uses of Regression Discontinuity (RD) designs in research.Regression Discontinuity Designs: A Guide to Practice
This paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) provides an outline of some of the practical issues around the implementation of Regression Discontinuity (RD) designs whilst reviewing someOptimal Bandwidth Choice for the Regression Discontinuity Estimator
This paper analyses regression discontinuity designs which can be used for the evaluation of development interventions. The specific focus of the investigation is the choice of the smoothing parameter that is used.Does Head Start Improve Children’s Life Chances? Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design
This paper analyses the Head Start program which was established to support poor families with health and education services.Incentive Effects of Social Assistance: A Regression Discontinuity Approach
This paper from the National Bureau for Economic Research (NBER) uses a Regression Discontinuity approach to analyse the effects of transfer programs on labor market outcomes and living arrangements.School Enrollment, Selection and Test Scores
This study from the World Bank Development Research Group analyzes the impact of a scholarship program, the Cambodia Education Sector Support Program (CESRegression Discontinuity: Software for bandwidth and codes for the manipulation...
This website contains both the software and codes for supporting the use of Regression Discontinuity Design.High school employment: Meaningful connections for at-risk youth
This research paper from the Urban Institute uses instrumental variable methods in order to estimate the effect that employment in high school will have on the long term education outcomes of students.Picturing Your Data is Better Than 1,000 Numbers: Data Visualization Techniques for Social Change
In this video of a session from the Nonprofit Technology Conference 2012, approaches to the use of data and informational visualization are demonstrated and discussed.The Qualitative Method of Impact Analysis
This paper provides a detailed analysis of qualitative evaluation design as an option in impact analysis.Making the case for capacity building
This case study evaluation of the Pact's Umbrella Grants Management (UGM) Program in South Africa highlights the additional benefits that the organisational capacity building assistance can provide to the effectiveness of grants.Confirmatory Program Evaluation: A Method for Strengthening Causal Inference
This paper focusses on the analysis of current issues in theory driven evlauation as discussed in evaluation practice literature.Measuring Program Outcomes: Using Retrospective Pretest Methodology
The longitudinal data from 307 mothers was used in this study to evaluate the success of a child abuse prevention program.Leaving Wordle for Tagxedo
This blog, from Susan Kristler of the American Evaluation Association, describes the advantages of using Tagxedo over Wordle to present evaluation findings.What is a Scatterplot?
This website provides a tutorial on using and reading scatter plots and includes an oppotunity to test what you have learnt at the conclusion of the lesson.Pie charts
This web page from The Open University presents a detailed guide to creating pie charts in an easy to understand tutorial format which includes examples and activities.Planning a program evaluation
This guide from the University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension is designed to support the planning of a program evaluation.A resource guide for hosting conversations that matter at The World Café
This resource provides a detailed guide to creating conversations and networks around shared interests using the World Cafe.The World Café in Singapore: Creating a learning culture through dialogue
"This article describes the range and spread of the World Café in Singapore as part of that nation’s effort to create a national learning culture and to transition from a top-down to a more open and inclusive society" (Tan & Brown,Nature, distribution and evolution of poverty and inequality in Uganda
This report from the Uganda Bureau of Statistics and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) analyses the incidence of poverty across Uganda between 1992 and 2002 to provide a picture of the changes that have taken pFAO: Sampling in marketing research
This guide facilitates the decision about how to collect research data and how to select a sample of the population of interest so that it is truly representative.Crowdmap
Crowdmap is an online tool designed by the creators of the Ushahidi tool. The tool allows you to create interactive maps or timelines from data collected from cell phones, news reports and the web.Extreme or deviant case sampling: an essential way to learn from both success and failure
This website blog explains the lessons that can be learned from extreme case sampling and why you should take notice of "outstanding successes" and "notable failures" especially when you have limited resources and time.