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Key informant interviews
Key informant interviews involve interviewing people who have particularly informed perspectives on an aspect of the program being evaluated.
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Analytical generalisation
Analytical generalisation involves making projections about the likely transferability of findings from an evaluation, based on a theoretical analysis of the factors producing outcomes and the effect of context.
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Measures of central tendency
Measures of Central Tendency provide a summary measure that attempts to describe a whole set of data with a single value that represents the middle or centre of its distribution.
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Measures of dispersion
Measures of dispersion provide information about how much variation there is in the data, including the range, inter-quartile range and the standard deviation.
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In-depth interviews
An in-depth interview is a type of interview with an individual that aims to collect detailed information beyond initial and surface-level answers.
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Self-assessment
Self-assessment is an individual reflection on one's skills, knowledge and attitudes related to evaluation competencies.
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Other professional associations
Associations from different but related sectors and fields can be good places to find useful events and training, network connections, and ideas.
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Engagement in relevant public processes
For evaluation to be truly useful it needs to engage in public discussions about relevant issues.
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Engagement in relevant organisational processes
For evaluation to be truly useful it needs to be embedded in organisational processes.
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Public information about professional practice
As part of its public advocacy role, a professional association can provide potential clients with information about engaging with evaluators effectively.
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Public information about evaluation
An important part of evaluation capacity strengthening is providing a clear definition or explanation of evaluation in online and printed materials.
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Expectation of ongoing competency development
An expectation that members of an association or organisation will engage in ongoing competency development.
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Distinct occupational category
A distinct occupational category or role title recognised at a national or organisational level.
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R&D projects
Evaluation associations can leverage their membership to engage in knowledge construction through research and development.
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Learning partnerships
Learning partnerships involve structured processes over several years to support learning between a defined number of organisations working on similar programs, usually facilitated by a third party organisation.
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Internship
An internship is a paid or unpaid entry-level position that provides work experience and some professional development.
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Expert review
Expert review involves an identified expert providing a review of draft documents at specified stages of a process and/or planned processes.
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Expert advice
Expert advice provides advice in response to specific queries. It might include a process to clarify and reframe the question that is being asked.
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Self-paced learning
Viewing learning materials, such as previously recorded webinars, at your own pace.
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Peer learning
Peer learning refers to a practitioner-to-practitioner approach in which the transfer of tacit knowledge is particularly important (Andrews and Manning 2016).
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Dialogues
Dialogues refer to a range of learning conversations that go beyond knowledge transfer to include knowledge articulation and translation.
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Peer-assessment
Peer assessment can provide additional benefits beyond self-assessment – in particular, the opportunity for peer learning through the review process.
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Cost utility analysis
Cost utility analysis (CUA) develops an overall measure of utility or value based on the preferences of individuals.
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Cartoons
Cartoon images can be used by evaluators to an understanding of program impact, scenes of program implementation, main findings or issues.
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One-Three-Twenty Five (1:3:25) Principle
The 1:3:25 Principle is an evaluation report format with a one page outline of the main messages, a three page executive summary, and 25 pages that present the evaluation findings and methodology.
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Learning alliances
Learning alliances involve a structured partnership between two or more organisations with the aim of working together to build and share knowledge around topics of mutual interest.
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Formal meeting processes
Studies have demonstrated that attendance at meetings and conferences, planning discussions within the project related to use of the program evaluation, and participation in data collection foster feelings of evaluation involvement among st
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SWOT analysis
The SWOT analysis is a strategic planning tool that encourages group or individual reflection on and assessment of the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats of a
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Memos and journals for analysis
Memos and journals are useful tools to support reflection, record-keeping, and rigour throughout qualitative data analysis.
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Graphic recording
Graphic recording is the translation of conversations into images and text on large sheets of paper during meetings and events.
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Evaluation questions
This site provides a step-by-step guide on how to identify appropriate questions for an evaluation.
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Flip charts
Flip charts are large sheets of paper, usually positioned on a tripod, to be used with thick and differently coloured marking pens.
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