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Evaluation education in a world in transformation: The way forward
In this webinar, Dr Marcia Joppert presents the results of her doctoral dissertation; a study about mapping evaluation education opportunities globally and analysis of how they align with the skills of transformational evaluators and the neWhat is evaluation? (AEA statement)
A brief (4-page) overview that presents a statement from the American Evaluation Association defining evaluation as "a systematic process to determine merit, worth, value or significance".Developing and implementing an effective evaluation maturity model
This 90-minute webinar organised by the Canberra Regional Network of the Australian Evaluation Society focuses on the use of evaluation maturity models, which provide a roadmap for improving evaluation capability and culture within an organDesigning and facilitating creative conversations & learning activities
This resource is a companion to The Barefoot Guide 2: Learning Practices in Organisations and Social Change, providing a practical support guide for designing and facilitating engaging and productive conversations and learning experiences.Seeing like a citizen: Participatory video and action research for citizen action
This article from Joanna Wheeler of the Institute of Development Studies outlines the uses of participatory video as a means to understand and reflect the lives and perspectives of the participants of a pDodging Bullets in Presentations
This presentation gives advice on how to construct and present engaging PowerPoint presentations.The premise behind this presentation is that PowerPoint presentations contain too many bullets and are too wordy.The voice of the farmer in agricultural extension
This paper analyses ten beneficiary assessments conducted by the World Bank of agricultural extension programs.Toward a listening bank: A review of best practices and the efficacy of beneficiary assessment
This paper reviews the use of beneficiary assessment in several World Bank projects.Regression Discontinuity Designs in Economics
This paper from the Journal of Economic Literature outlines the main principles and uses of Regression Discontinuity (RD) designs in research.Regression Discontinuity Designs: A Guide to Practice
This paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) provides an outline of some of the practical issues around the implementation of Regression Discontinuity (RD) designs whilst reviewing someOptimal Bandwidth Choice for the Regression Discontinuity Estimator
This paper analyses regression discontinuity designs which can be used for the evaluation of development interventions. The specific focus of the investigation is the choice of the smoothing parameter that is used.Picturing Your Data is Better Than 1,000 Numbers: Data Visualization Techniques for Social Change
In this video of a session from the Nonprofit Technology Conference 2012, approaches to the use of data and informational visualization are demonstrated and discussed.The Qualitative Method of Impact Analysis
This paper provides a detailed analysis of qualitative evaluation design as an option in impact analysis.Leaving Wordle for Tagxedo
This blog, from Susan Kristler of the American Evaluation Association, describes the advantages of using Tagxedo over Wordle to present evaluation findings.What is a Scatterplot?
This website provides a tutorial on using and reading scatter plots and includes an oppotunity to test what you have learnt at the conclusion of the lesson.Pie charts
This web page from The Open University presents a detailed guide to creating pie charts in an easy to understand tutorial format which includes examples and activities.Planning a program evaluation
This guide from the University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension is designed to support the planning of a program evaluation.A resource guide for hosting conversations that matter at The World Café
This resource provides a detailed guide to creating conversations and networks around shared interests using the World Cafe.FAO: Sampling in marketing research
This guide facilitates the decision about how to collect research data and how to select a sample of the population of interest so that it is truly representative.Extreme or deviant case sampling: an essential way to learn from both success and failure
This website blog explains the lessons that can be learned from extreme case sampling and why you should take notice of "outstanding successes" and "notable failures" especially when you have limited resources and time.Mobile data collection systems a review of the current state of the field
This research provides a review of mobile data collection software systems, projects, and initiatives existing in 2011. "In order to accomplish this, NOMAD undertook the following tasks:Tips for Utilizing Photovoice with Children and Adolescents
This blog by Dana Harley provides some 'hot tips' and 'rad resources' for using PhotoVoice with children and adolescents.Observation as an evaluation technique
This web page from Evaluation Trust gives a clear overview of observation as an evaluation tool and includes tips on how it can be used effectively.Observation in evaluation
In this document, Richard Krueger outlines some key ideas around using observation effectively in evaluation.Parametric vs. non-parametric tests
This web page provides a table which demonstrates the various differences between parametric and non-parametric tests.Soft systems methodology: a thirty year retrospective
Soft Systems Methodology (SSM) can be used to gain understanding of complex relationship drive situations and their contexts.Keypad Technology and Experts
This blog entry provides a good overview of keypad technology and also provides links to some experts in this field.Audience response
This Wikipedia page provides a detailed discussion of using audience response units.System for Transformation and Results (STAR)
This resource is an overview of STAR (System for Transformation and Results) which is a system developed by Root Change to "produce data signatures for six performance “drivers”, capacities that wereOutcome Mapping: a realistic alternative for planning, monitoring and evaluation
This background note from Overseas Development Institute (ODI), gives an overview of Outcome Mapping (OM) which can be used as an approach to planning, monitoring, and evaluating social change initiativeDeveloping Capacity, Improving Performance
This paper discusses Pact's Organizational Performance Index which is used to analyse organisational change, particularly with regard to performance and the link between capacity development inputs anIntroduction to the Advocacy Core Capacity Assessment Tool
This paper provides an outline of TCC Group's Advocacy Core Capacity Assessment Tool which is used to gain an understanding of what capacity to build and how to measure it.