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Can we obtain the required rigour without randomisation? Oxfam GB’s non-experimental Global Performance Framework
This paper, written by Karl Hughes and Claire Hutchings for the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie), looks at Oxfam GB's practice of annual random selection of projectsReview of the use of ‘Theory of Change’ in international development
This report, commissioned by the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) and authored by Isabel Voge, reviews how theoFootprint evaluation webinar 1: Identifying points of nexus between human and natural systems
In part one of this three-part webinar series, Andy Rowe and Patricia Rogers discuss what was learnt during theGuidance for the Development of Evaluation Terms of Reference
This guide from CARE Sierra Leone provides an outline of how Terms of Reference should be developed for CARE evaluation projects.More than a pretty picture: Using poverty maps to design better policies and interventions
This World Bank volume offers detailed guidance on the use of Small Area Estimation poverty maps in research and policy making. Information, guidance and tools are organised around the following broad themes:Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation (JCSEE) program evaluation standards in practice
This resource provides a practical guide for evaluators to apply the Program Evaluation Standards developed by the Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation (JCSEE)Evaluation ethics, politics, standards, and guiding principles
This is a module taken from the International Program for Development Evaluation Training (IPDET) program.Reflecting: journals and learning (b)logs – Using journals and learning (b)logs to assess learning
The "Reflecting: Journals and Learning (b)logs" resource from the University of Warwick provides comprehensive guidance on the use of reflective writing for assessment and personal development.Diaries and logs
This article provides comprehensive guidance on using diaries and logs to assess physical activity.Evaluation policy of UNDP
This evaluation policy from the UNDP has been developed to ensure there is a common basis for evaluations taking place within the organisation.Siembra y cosecha: Manual de evaluación participativa
En el contexto de la pandemia de COVID-19 en 2020, este manual de evaluación participativa fue creado para resaltar las voces y experiencias de las personas involucradas en los procesos de desarrollo.Sowing & harvesting: Participatory evaluation handbook
In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, this participatory evaluation handbook was created to highlight the voices and experiences of the people involved in development processes.Addressing environmental sustainability through the OECD DAC criteria for evaluation of development assistance
This resource, from the Footprint Evaluation Initiative, discusses how the six evaluation criteria of the OECD DAC (Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development – Development Assistance Committee) can be used to get environmentalEvaluación de la sostenibilidad ambiental con base en los Criterios de Evaluación de la Asistencia al Desarrollo del CAD de la OCDE
El presente documento examina cómo utilizar los seis criterios de evaluación del Comité de Asistencia al Desarrollo (CAD) de la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económicos (OCDE) para integrar la sostenibilidad ambiental en la agenda deDevelop a communications plan
This web page from the Evaluation Toolkit website outlines a six-question approach that can be used to develop a communications plan for the dissemination of evaluation results.Value for investment: A practical evaluation theory
This booklet proposes a model for evaluating value for investment in social programs by integrating economic and evaluative thinking. Julian King is a New Zealand public policy consultant.Monitoring and accountability practices for remotely managed projects...
This report from Tearfund brings together a number of research findings examining the issue of remote project monitoring and beneficiary accountability.Introduction to qualitative research methodology
This manual, written by Karina Kielmann, Fabian Cataldo and Janet Seeley, aims to give readers of a non-scientific background an introduction to key theoretical concepts and methodologies in qualitative research.Identifying the intended user(s) and use(s) of an evaluation
This guideline from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) highlights the importance of identifying the primary intended user(s) and the intended use(s) of an evaluation.A short primer on innovative evaluation reporting
This book by Kylie Hutchinson presents a number of innovative ways of reporting, including different methods for presentations, narrative summaries, presenting findings visually and making use of digital outputs.Survive and thrive: Three steps to securing your program’s sustainability
This guidebook for nonprofits by Kylie Hutchinson of Community Solutions Planning & Evaluation, Survive and Thrive: Three Steps to Securing Your Program’s Sustainability, presents a three-step strategy for ensuring programEvaluación participativa
EvalParticipativa is the Community of Practice and Learning in Participatory Evaluation for Latin America and the Caribbean.Evaluación participativa
EvalParticipativa es la Comunidad de Práctica y Aprendizaje en Evaluación Participativa para América Latina y el Caribe.Participant produced video: Giving participants camcorders as a social research methods
This toolkit from Real Life Methods provides a guide to using participant-produced video to allow participants to record their everyday lives and reflect on those things that matter to them.Mapping change: Using a theory of change of guide planning and evaluation
This guide, written by Anne MacKinnon and Natasha Arnott for GrantCraft, describes the process of developing a theory of change to support planning and evaluation.Making evaluations matter: A practical guide for evaluators
This guide, written by Cecile Kusters with Simone van Vugt, Seerp Wigboldus, Bob Williams and Jim Woodhill for the Centre for Development Innovation, presents a framework for planning and managing an evaluation with a focus oChildren in crisis: Good practices in evaluating psychosocial programming
This guide from Save the Children aims to support staff in psychosocial program design and evaluation for projects involving children.Recommendations in evaluation
This presentation, given by Lori Wingate for the Evaluation Center, Western Michigan University, takes a look at the 'why, what and how' of making recommendations in an evaluation.A summary of the theory behind the LFA method
This paper from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) has been designed to support staff in implementing the logical framework approach in project planning and design.A participatory model for evaluating social programs
This paper from the James Irvine Foundation outlines a participatory approach to evaluating social programs.A question of worth: Cost analysis in evaluation
This presentation from the World Health Organization analyses the different methods of cost analysis including cost-benefit analysis and cost-effectiveness analysis.Qualitative research & evaluation methods: Integrating theory and practice
The fourth edition of Michael Quinn Patton's Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods Integrating Theory and Practice, published by Sage Publications, analyses and provides clear guidance and advice for usi