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Guía PADev. Evaluación participativa desarollo
PADev es una innovadora caja de herramientas que han sido diseñados para obtener una evaluación, seguimiento de desarrollo y cambio en un área determinada a lo largo de un periodo de tiempo basado en los sistemas de valores de la población.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 agricultural innovParticipatory 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 sustainable caAssessing 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.Changing 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 (ILRI) in collaboComprehensive 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.Avaliar as atividades de desenvolvimento: 12 lições do CAD da OCDE
Esta brochura apresenta 12 lições importantes sobre a avaliação do desenvolvimento, baseadas na experiência dos membros da Rede de Avaliação do Desenvolvimento e das conclusões dos exames do CAD realizados entre 2009 e 2012 (para uma listaCDC: 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.The analysis of covariance (ANCOVA)
This slide show provides an overview of this option and lists the advantages and disadvantages of its use. There are also a number of examples of covariance and linear regression equations.A guide for designing and conducting in-depth interviews for evaluation input
This short guide defines in-depth interviews, explains their advantages and disadvantages and the steps involved in their application.Annual review template
This template, from Chris Guillebeau's (2008) How to Conduct an Annual Review is an excellent tool for providing a clear and concise structure to conducting anAnnual planning and review processes
This webpage, from the Queensland Department of Education, provides an overview of the annual review process.The use of qualitative interviews in evaluation
This webpage outlines the circumstances in which qualitative interview techniques are best applied for the purpose of evaluation.Graphing with excel - bar graphs and histograms
This webpage from LabWrite Resources, provides a short tutorial for creating bar graphs and histograms with Microsoft Excel.Transforming a lizard into a cow: Child-led evaluation of the building skills for life programme in Zimbabwe
This report is the second in this series and presents a child-led evaluation of a multi-sectoral programme in Cambodia seeking to empower adolescent girls and address the challenges they face accessing quality education.Present your data in a bar chart
This tutorial, from Microsoft, demonstrates how to create bar charts using Microsoft Excel.Cartooning
This entry from Sage's Encyclopedia of Evaluation, describes the ideas and options behind using cartoons for evaluation.Techniques of focal groups in chat rooms in the evaluation of virtual libraries
This is the abstract of a report (in Portuguese) which describes the use of chat rooms by focus groups in the evaluation of virtual libraries.The South African child support grant impact assessment
This report assesses data collected from five South African provinces to analyse the effectiveness of the Child Support Grant (CSG) which is an important instrument of social protection in South Africa.From seed to scale-up: Lessons learned from Australia’s rural development assistance
This report from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT, formerly AusAID), reviews Australia's rural development assistance program highlightingEarth Eval: Using video to communicate evaluation results
This blog offers an example of a video that was created to communicate evaluation findings.