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Terms of reference. End of programme independent evaluation
The document provides an example of a terms of reference for developing an independent evaluation, with instructions on methodology and reporting standards.Evaluation, valuation, negotiation: some reflections towards a culture of evaluation
This article, "Evaluation, valuation, negotiation: some reflections towards a culture of evaluation" explores the issues of developing standards for an evaluation, when these have not previously been agreed, in a rural development program iUsing postcards to Sudan for a post event evaluation
This short blog describes how post cards were used to conduct an evaluation of a conference.Use of most significant change in evaluating school cultures in South Australia
This is a summary of the example of how most significant change (MSC) was used to measure “perceptions of ‘significant change’ in school cultures in South Australia” (Cornu et al 2006)Many Eyes Phrase Net Tool
This tool from Many Eyes by IBM Research allows the user to input any text and then create a phrase net that displays the relationships between different words used in theBlog Example
This blog from Oxfam Australia provides a clear example of the use and construction of a blog.Brochure Example
This brochure from Save the Children USA is a good example of a brochure.Newsletter template
This website allows you to download a range of newsletter templates for both print and web.Oxfam GB Haiti progress report
This progress report from Oxfam GB, is a detailed example of the format an interim report may take.Concept mapping example - science capability
A brief example of concept mapping from the Victorian Department of Primary Industries.Gapminder
Gapminder uses Trendanalyzer software to analyse statistical times series data to produce animated and interactive graphics. Excerpt "Gapminder works on:GIS for disaster recovery
This report describes how GIS was used to support disaster recovery in Aceh after the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami.Extensions, utilities, and scripts available for GIS software
This website, from Stanford University, provides links to a variety of extensions, scripts and utilities for GIS software.Guide to Lifeline, a Tiny Tool
Lifeline is a tool that helps participants assess how the quality of their life has changed over a period and what contributed positively and negatively to that change.Road journey Tiny Tool
Road journey diagrams chart a group or individual’s aims and compare the original aims to the actual developments in a community.Guide to trend analysis, a Tiny Tool
This guide from NGO-IDEAS provides a detailed description of the purposes and uses of its Trend Analysis Tiny Tool.Net-Map toolbox
This website from the International Food Policy Research Institute, provides a detailed overview of the uses of the Net-Map tool which has been designed for influence mapping of social networks.Lessons from test-driving utilisation focused evaluation in Asia
This presentation from the AFREA Conferencein Ghana 2012, outlines DECI's focus for using UFE in its project using ICT for development.System Mapping: A case example
Innovation Network has used systUsing projective techniques in the evaluation of groups for children of rehabilitating drug addicts
"Using projective Techniques in the Evaluation of Groups for Children of Rehabilitating Drug Addicts" is the documentation of research that discusses and applies projective techniques to identify variables and draw conclusions about the menThe impact of mother literacy and participation programs on child learning in India
This randomized control trial (RCT) from The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) examined multiple treatments in order to address low literacy levels of children.Measuring the impact of microfinance in Hyderabad, India
In a simple randomized control trial (RCT) by the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), a large Indian microfinance institution, Spandana, identified 104 low-income neighborhoods in HyCommunication policy research south (CPRsouth) evaluation report
This evaluation report from LIRNEasia is for the Communications Policy Research South (CPRsouth) project which was aimed at building the capacity of young IPANACeA formative network evaluation report
This evaluation report from the PAN Asian Collaborative for Evidence-based eHealth Adoption and Application (PANACeA) provides the findings from a capacity building project usingUtilization focused evaluation for development research to empower all Mongolians...
This evaluation report provides the findings of the capacity-building project to investigate Mongolia's policy and innovation in the sector of ICT and its socio-economic impact.Evaluating capacity development: A case from agricultural research
The paper presents a conceptual framework developed to evaluate capacity development efforts, combining qualitative and quantitative methods.The most significant change approach for monitoring an Australian extension project
This article from PLA Notes describes how thePAN Asian Collaboration for Evidence-based e-Health Adoption and Application (PANACeA)
This case study from the PAN Asian Collaboration for Evidence-based e-Health Adoption and Application (PANACeA), details howBeneficiary assessment: An approach described
This paper describes the World Bank's approach to theParEvo: A web-assisted process enabling the participatory exploration of alternative futures
ParEvo is a method of developing alternative past histories or future scenarios using a participatory evolutionary process (hence ParEvo).Case study: The information society innovation fund (ISIF)
This case study describes how The Information Society Innovation Fund (ISIF) usedEvaluation Cost
Evaluation Cost es una aplicación de cálculo novedosa diseñada para estimar el coste de un proceso de evaluación de principio a fin de forma rápida y sistemática considerando diferentes grados de complejidad y detalle.