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Filter search resultsAssessing 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).RecursoBig 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.&nRecursoChanging 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.RecursoCollective 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 (ILRIRecursoComprehensive meta-analysis (CMA)
Comprehensive meta-analysis (CMA) is a software package that can be used to conduct a meta-analysis simply and effectively.RecursoLogic 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.RecursoEvaluating 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.RecursoAvaliar 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 listaRecursoCDC: 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 tRecursoiFormBuilder
iFormBuilder is a mobile data collection platform that allows users to build a survey and distribute it to field workers for data entry.RecursoNVivo for government
This webpage provides examples of how NVivo has been used by government agencies to analyse qualitative data.RecursoRethinking 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)RecursoUsing 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.RecursoThe 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.RecursoA 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.RecursoAnnual 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 structuRecursoAnnual planning and review processes
This webpage, from the Queensland Department of Education, provides an overview of the annual review process.RecursoThe use of qualitative interviews in evaluation
This webpage outlines the circumstances in which qualitative interview techniques are best applied for the purpose of evaluation.RecursoGraphing with excel - bar graphs and histograms
This webpage from LabWrite Resources, provides a short tutorial for creating bar graphs and histograms with Microsoft Excel.RecursoTransforming 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.RecursoPresent your data in a bar chart
This tutorial, from Microsoft, demonstrates how to create bar charts using Microsoft Excel.RecursoCartooning
This entry from Sage's Encyclopedia of Evaluation, describes the ideas and options behind using cartoons for evaluation.RecursoTechniques 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.RecursoThe 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.RecursoFrom 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 prograRecursoEarth Eval: Using video to communicate evaluation results
This blog offers an example of a video that was created to communicate evaluation findings.Recursoareol: Convergent interviewing
This reading is taken from Session 8 of the online course Action Research and Evaluation Online (AREOL). It explains in detail the technique known as convergent Interviewing and how it can be used for effective data collection.RecursoParticipation Toolkit: Exercises for working together
This resource provides set of practical participative exercises to help both large and small groups, teams and boards introduce new and different ways of change the option of communicating, analysing and deciding what to do.Recurso80 tools for participatory development
This resource provides stakeholders and development workers with a toolbox of resources which aim to improve community participation in development projects.Recurso80 herramientas para el desarrollo participativo
"Pocos documentos en los últimos años han logrado ofrecer un conjunto de herramientas presentadas en formato sencillo, fácil de utilizar y con la modalidad de caja de herramientas a la que se puede acudir en función de necesidades específicRecursoAssessing the economic impact of HIV/AIDS on Nigerian households
In this paper, Canning, Mahal, Odumosu and Okonkwo (2006) use propensity score matching to assess the affect of HIV/AIDS on an individual's ability to access health care in Nigeria.RecursoAdvancing evaluation practices in philanthropy
This series of papers about evaluation practices in philanthropy was published as a sponsored supplement of the Stanford Social Innovation Review for the Aspen Institute Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation.Recurso