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  • Making sense of evaluation: A handbook for everyone

    This evaluation handbook, created by the Social Policy Evaluation and Research Unity (Superu), has been designed for those working in New Zealand's social sector who need to know more about how to measure and understand the effectivene
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  • Results chain

    "Results chain or pipeline logic models represent a program theory as a linear process with inputs and activities at the front and long-term outcomes at the end.
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  • Tiny tool results chain

    Tiny tool results chain maps both positive and negative possible impacts from an intervention.
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  • Triple column

    A triple column/row theory of change diagram shows the causal pathway in terms of intermediate outcomes, activities that directly produce these, and the influence of other factors and programs.
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  • Five Whys

    The Five Whys is an easy question asking option that examines the cause-and-effect relationships that underly problems.
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  • Backcasting

    Backcasting is a method that involves envisaging alternative futures.
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  • Articulating mental models

    Articulating mental models involves talking individually or in groups with key informants (including program planners, service implementors and clients) about how they understand an intervention works.
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  • Group model building

    Group model building involves building a logic model in a group, often using sticky notes.
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  • Previous research and evaluation

    Using the findings from evaluation and research studies that were previously conducted on the same or closely related areas.
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  • Generic change theories

    Generic change theories can be applied across different sectors - for example, motivation, deterrence, capacity development.   This page provides links to some resources that outline these change theories.
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  • Realist matrix

    A realist matrix focuses on the causal mechanisms at work in a programme or project. It specifies what exactly in the programme creates the outcomes, and under what conditions.
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  • Logframe

    Logframes are a systematic, visual approach to designing, executing and assessing projects which encourages users to consider the relationships between available resources, planned activities, and desired changes or results.
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  • SWOT analysis

    The SWOT analysis is a strategic planning tool that encourages group or individual reflection on and assessment of the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats
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  • Outcomes hierarchy

    An outcomes hierarchy shows all the outcomes (from short-term to longer-term) required to bring about the ultimate goal of an intervention.  
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  • Icon array

    An icon array is a display in which one shape is repeated a specific number of times (usually 10, 100 or 1,000) and then some of the shapes are altered in some way (usually by colour) to represent a proportion.
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  • Treemap

    A treemap displays hierarchical relationships through a set of rectangles, sized proportionately to each data point, clustered together into one large rectangle.
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  • Pie chart

    A pie chart is a divided circle, in which each slice of the pie represents a part of the whole.
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  • Como elaborar modelo lógico:roteiro para formular programas e organizar avaliação

    Este documento apresenta uma descrição do modelo logico, sua aplicabilidade, e como desenvolver um modelo logico com a finalidade de aperfeiçoar programas e projetos.
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  • Planning evaluability assessments: A synthesis of the literature with recommendations

    The report presents a synthesis of the literature on Evaluability Assessments.
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  • The theory of change

    This video lecture given by Professor Howard White for the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie)  outlines the use and importance of a theory of change in imp
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  • Monitoring and evaluating capacity development: Is it really that difficult?

    This paper from the International NGO Training and Research Centre (INTRAC) analyses some of the key concepts of capacity development, particularly regarding monitoring and evaluation.
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  • Critical study of the logical framework approach in the Basque Country

    This document describes how the logical framework is used by public entities in the Basque region of Spain, its evolution, and its relationship with other approaches and tools.
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  • W.K. Kellogg Foundation logic model guide

    The W.K. Kellogg Foundation Logic Model Guide shows how to develop a results chain model.
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  • Evaluation for equitable development results

    This document comprises a range of Evaluation Working Papers (EWP) focused on evaluation for equitable development.
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  • How to design and manage equity-focused evaluations

    This guide from UNICEF is divided into two parts. It begins by defining equity and its importance and relevance today.
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  • Theory of change

    This guide, written by Patricia Rogers for UNICEF, looks at the use of theory of change in an impact evaluation.
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  • Mapping change: Using a theory of change of guide planning and evaluation

    This guide, written by Anne MacKinnon and Natasha Arnott for GrantCraft, describes the process of developing a theory of change to support planning and evaluation.
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  • A guide to assessing needs

    This book, written by Ryan Watkins, Maurya West Meiers and Yusra Laila Visser for The World Bank, provides detailed guidance on needs assessment during the early stages of project development.
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  • Causality assessment for landscape interventions (CALI)

    This resource introduces Causality Assessment for Landscape Interventions (CALI), an approach developed by UNDP to support adaptive management of projects that aim to reduce deforestation at the landscape or jurisdictional level.
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