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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How to write in plain English
This guide from the UK based Plain English Campaign, provides an introduction and tips for writing in plain English.Participatory monitoring and evaluation for natural resource management and research
This guide from the Natural Resources Institute (NRI) provides a detailed guide to the use of Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation (PME) with a particular emphasis on natural resource managemeMaking adaptation count: Concepts and options for monitoring and evaluation of climate change adaptation
This paper offers a monitoring and evaluation framework of climate change interventions.Key considerations for managing evaluations
This guide from Pact South Africa is aimed at providing an overview of the key considerations that need to be assessed before and during the evaluation process.A guide to the vulnerability reduction assessment
This guide from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) provides guidance on using the Vulnerability Reduction Assessment (VRA) approach which is an essential component ofHow to perform evaluations – Model ToR
This guide produced by the Global Affairs Canada (formerly Canadian International Development Agency, CIDA) was developed to support staff to write clPresenting results
This module from the International Program for Development Evaluation Training (IPDET) provides a detailed outline of the methods and processes for presenting evaluation results.Data collection methods
This series of lessons from the International Program for Development Evaluation Training (IPDET) aims to develop an understanding of various methods of collecting data for evaluationsUsing Graphics to Report Evaluation Results
This guide provides detailed information on how to use graphics to represent data in evaluation reports.Survey - Detailed presentation of the tool
This website provides detailed information on what a survey is, why and when it is used, and how it can be performed. Unfortunately, a Portuguese version is no longer available.Encuesta con cuestionario
Este sitio web proporciona información detallada sobre qué es una encuesta, por qué y cuándo se utiliza, y cómo se puede llevar a cabo.Questionnaire
Ce site web fournit des informations détaillées sur ce qu'est une enquête, pourquoi et quand elle est utilisée, et comment elle peut être réalisée.Sampling
This paper from the University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension provides a guide using different types of sampling and outlines a range of strategies that can be used when drawing a sample.Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys - Round 3
This website from Childinfo(archived link) outlines the methodology and findings from multiple indicator cluster surveys that were conducted in order to moniCollecting Evaluation Data: Direct Obervation
This paper from the Learning Store, provides an in depth guide to using direct observation as a means to collect evaluation information.Conducting Focus Group Interviews
This guide examines Focus Groups and how they can be useful to extract information. Step by step guidance is provided on how to conduct the focus group interview to help ensure high-quality results.Your detailed evaluation report
This online guide to creating final evaluation reports provides a setp-by-step approach to developing a final report.Logic Model Workbook
Prepared by the Innovation Network, this workbook offers a “do-it-yourself guide” to the development and use of a range of logic models, including step-by-step description of the process required for thTransportation benefit-cost analysis
This website, written in the context of transportation policy, is of use to any investigator looking for step-by-step guidance on the cost-benefit analysis process.Making choices in health: WHO guide to cost-effectiveness analysis
This detailed guide provides investigators with a rigorous technical discussion of the cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) procedure, written from a public health perspective, as a method for assessing the efficiency of an intervention.Cost-effectiveness analysis, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) online guide offers a detailed and interactive introduction to the cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) process. The guide covers the following:Guidance Note on Developing Terms of Reference (ToR) for Evaluations
This guide from the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) is aimed at providing support to staff in the creation of Terms of Reference for evaluation.European Commission - Terms of Reference Guide
This guide from the European Commission is designed to support staff in the development of Terms of Reference for evaluation reports.Indicators for monitoring the Millennium Development Goals
This publication contains complete and authoritative information on the concepts, definitions, implementation and sources of data for the 48 official Millennium Development Goals (MDG) indicators.USAID: Evaluation Policy
"This policy is intended to provide clarity to USAID staff, partners and stakeholders about the purposes of evaluation, the types of evaluations that are required and recommended, and the approach for conducting, disseminating and using evaAn introduction to the use of randomized control trials to evaluate development interventions
This guide provides a non-technical introduction to randomised controlled trials (RCTs).Selecting Impact/Outcome Evaluation Designs: A Decision-Making Table and Checklist Approach
This article from Paul Duignan is aimed at supporting evaluators decide which impact/outcome evaluation design is most appropriate to use.Development Impact Evaluation Initiative
This World Bank website provides links to a variety of briefs, conference papers, thematic programs and working papers on impact evaluation.Useful Tools for Engaging Young People in Participatory Evaluation
In this guide each tool is presented in a user-friendly format to enable the practitioner to easily put it to use.Focus Groups - People and Participation.net
This webpage from People and Participation.net gives an overview of the focus group process including providing a number of case studies demonstrating their use.World Cafe - People and Participation
This guide provides detailed information on how to effectively use The World Cafe. Additional information covers suitable participants, cost / time requirements and appropriate circumstances of use.Bar Charts and Histograms
This website provides a clear explanation on how to make histograms and bar charts includng a nine minute video and exercises to test your understanding. Excerpt