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Using audience response keypads to augment the facilitation of small group dialogue
This article provides a detailed analysis of using audience response keypads to create dialogue in small group settings.Web-based surveys
This website from the Journal of Extension (JOE) provides a guide to the purpose and use of web-based surveys.Monitoring government policies: A toolkit for civil society organisations in Africa
This toolkit from the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD), Christian Aid, and Trócaire aims to provide the tools necessary to gather evidence about government policies and press for change.Incorporating people's values in development: Weighting alternatives
Timely information about people’s desires could improve policy-makers’ ability to allocate resources to maximum effect and monitor interventions and outcomes.Monitoring, evaluation and learning in NGO advocacy
This state-of-the-art report, commissioned by Oxfam America, describes how nine advocacy and campaigning organisations in the UK and US undertake monitoring and evaluation of their campaigns.Measuring while you manage: Planning, monitoring and evaluating knowledge networks
This paper form the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides a detailed description of the process for monitoring and evaluation of knowledge networks.An introduction to data mining
This webpage, produced by Kurt Thearling, provides an extensive overview of data mining and its applications. The page includes specific examples and links to a tutorial and research papers on data mining.Frequency distribution tables
This webpage from Statistics Canada demonstrates how to construct four different types of frequency distribution tables. Each example comes with clear instructions and a detailed example of the final product.Evaluating inter-organizational relations: An emerging issue for evaluators
This slide show from Universalia puts forward a theoretical perspective on evaluating partnerships and coalitions between educational and non-profit organisations.Política de evaluación nacional en Sud África
Este estudio de caso ofrece un resumen del proceso de implementación de un sistema de monitoreo y evaluación a nivel de gobierno (GWM&ES) en Sudáfrica.Politique d’Evaluation nationale en Afrique du Sud
Cette étude de cas décrit le processus d’implantation d’un système de suivi et d’évaluation du Gouvernement (GWM&E – Government Wide Monitoring and Evaluation) en Afrique du Sud.National evaluation policy in South Africa
This case study, prepared by Katerina Stolyarenko for the Parliamentary Forum for Development Evaluation outlines the process that was used to develop and implement a government-wide monitoring and evaluation system in South Africa.Etudes De L'AFD N° 2 | Analyser, suivre et évaluer sa contribution au changement social : donner du sens à la mesure des pratiques de solidarité internationale et de coopération décentralisée
Dans le champ de la solidarité internationale et de la coopération décentralisée, nombreux sont les acteurs qui visent à orienter ou contribuer au changement social.Etudes De L'AFD N° 2 | Analysis, monitoring, and evaluation of contributions to social change - Meaningfully measuring international solidarity and decentralized cooperation
There are many actors in the field of international solidarity and decentralized development cooperation who seek to orient or contribute to “social change”.Analysing qualitative data using Microsoft Word
In this slide show, Jenna Condie, who is presenting a Qualitative Methods in Psychology (QMiP) workshop, explains how Word supports detailed coding, including developing detailed definitions of the codes and tracking comments and emerging iWHO evaluation practice handbook
This handbook from the World Health Organisation (WHO) provides step-by-step guidance for conducting evaluations in WHO.Process use of evaluations: Types of use that precede lessons learned and feedback
This article by Forss, Rebien and Carlsson looks at the utilization or process use of evaluations which needs to occur before the lessons learned and recommendations are formulated.NGO network analysis handbook: How to measure and map linkages between NGOs
This handbook from Save the Children has been designed to support NGO staff measure and map networks for project development and evaluation.Partner CPRM
This tool from Partner is designed to support the analysis and interpretation of data related to the collaboration of people and organisations.Mobile-based technology for monitoring and evaluation
This knowledge product is a reference guide for using mobile-based technology, and its associated benefits of real-time data sharing and data analysis; thereby enabling organizations, donors and citizens to use Monitoring and Evaluation (M&Innovations in monitoring & evaluating results
This discussion paper, written by Thomas Winderl and edited by Jennifer Colville for the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), provides a detailed inventory of innovative practices used for monitoring and evaluation in a development coFeminist evaluation and gender approaches: There’s a difference?
The purpose of this article is to provide readers with a historical overview and description of feminist evaluation and gender approaches.The program manager's guide to evaluation
This comprehensive guide from the US Administration for Children and Families provides a step-by-step outline of the evaluation process from purpose to reporting.The EvaluateIT resource kit
This online resource kit simplifies the task of evaluating community-based information technology (IT) projects such as community websites, online interest groups, and internet training programs.Linking monitoring and evaluation to impact evaluation
This second guidance note from InterAction on Impact Evaluation, outlines the relationship between regular monitoring and evaluation and impact evaluation with particular reference to how M & E activities can support meaningful and valiEvaluation of “Strengthening ICTD Research Capacity in Asia” (SIRCA) programme
This evaluation report from the Singapore Internet Research Centre (SiRC) provides the findings from the Strengthening ICTD Research Capacity in Asia (SIRCA) project, which aimed to develop capacity in the research and use of ICT for DeveloMeasurable gains framework in the Maori education strategy
This webpage provides 13 separate rubrics developed for different aspects of the Measurable Gains Framework in the Maori Education Strategy.Diseño de evaluaciones de impacto: Perspectivas diversas
Los debates sobre los enfoques en el diseño de la evaluación de impacto parecen haber experimentado un impase en los últimos años.Méthodologie de l’évaluation d’impact : présentation de différentes approches
Les débats sur les approches conceptuelles de l’évaluation d’impact semblent depuis quelques années dans l’impasse.关于影响评估的设计: 不同的视角
近年来,关于影响评估设计方法的争论陷入了僵局。 由 3ie、影响评估网络中的网络(NONIE)、非洲评估协会(AfrEA)和联合国儿童基金会(UNICEF)于 3 月 29 日至 4 月 2 日在开罗举办的影响评估面面观国际会议旨在听取不同意见并寻求共识。Designing impact evaluations: Different perspectives
This 3ie Working Paper series covers both conceptual issues related to impact evaluation and findings from specific studies or synthetic reviews.Introduction to impact evaluation
This guidance note from InterAction outlines the basic principles and ideas of Impact Evaluation including when, why, how and by whom it should be done. The document is available in English, French, Spanish and Arabic.