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Filter search resultsComplexity Evaluation framework: recognising complexity & key considerations for complexity-appropriate evaluation in the department for environment, food and rural affairs (DEFRA)
The primary purpose of this framework is to equip Defra commissioners of evaluation (which may include analysts and policymakers), with a checklist of core considerations to ensure that evaluations are robust and sufficiently consider the iResourceThe visual representation of complexity: Definitions, examples and learning points
This visual overview was developed through a research process that identified, defined and illustrated 16 key features of complex systems.ResourceCommunication plan
A communication plan outlines the strategies that will be used to communicate the results of your evaluation.Method52 weeks of BetterEvaluation: Week 10: Having a theory in the theory of change
There is increasing recognition that a theory of change can be useful when planning an evaluation. A theory of change is an explanation of how activities are understood to contribute to a series of outcomes and impacts.BlogCompetency frameworks
Competencies are the skills, knowledge, attributes and behaviours needed to fulfil particular roles.MethodIntroduction to qualitative research methodology
This manual, written by Karina Kielmann, Fabian Cataldo and Janet Seeley, aims to give readers of a non-scientific background an introduction to key theoretical concepts and methodologies in qualitative research.ResourceIdentifying the intended user(s) and use(s) of an evaluation
This guideline from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) highlights the importance of identifying the primary intended user(s) and the intended use(s) of an evaluation.ResourceQualitative comparative analysis
Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) is an evaluation approach that supports causal reasoning by examining how different conditions contribute to an outcome.ApproachA short primer on innovative evaluation reporting
This book by Kylie Hutchinson presents a number of innovative ways of reporting, including different methods for presentations, narrative summaries, presenting findings visually and making use of digital outputs.ResourceSurvive and thrive: Three steps to securing your program’s sustainability
This guidebook for nonprofits by Kylie Hutchinson of Community Solutions Planning & Evaluation, Survive and Thrive: Three Steps to Securing Your Program’s Sustainability, presents a three-step strategy for ensuring programResourceEvaluación participativa
La evaluación participativa es un enfoque que consiste en la participación de las partes interesadas de un programa o política en el proceso de evaluación.ApproachParticipatory evaluation
A range of approaches that engage stakeholders (especially intended beneficiaries) in conducting the evaluation and/or making decisions about the evaluation.ApproachEvaluación participativa
EvalParticipativa is the Community of Practice and Learning in Participatory Evaluation for Latin America and the Caribbean.ResourceEvaluación participativa
EvalParticipativa es la Comunidad de Práctica y Aprendizaje en Evaluación Participativa para América Latina y el Caribe.ResourceCommon good and equity
Consideration of common good and equity involves an evaluation going beyond using only the values of evaluation stakeholders to develop an evaluative framework to also consider common good and equity more broadly.MethodCredibility
Credibility refers to the trustworthiness of the evaluation findings, achieved through high-quality evaluation processes, especially rigour, integrity, competence, inclusion of diverse perspectives, and stakeholder engagement.MethodParticipant produced video: Giving participants camcorders as a social research methods
This toolkit from Real Life Methods provides a guide to using participant-produced video to allow participants to record their everyday lives and reflect on those things that matter to them.ResourceEvaluability assessment
Evaluability assessment is an assessment of the extent to which an intervention can be evaluated in a reliable and credible fashion.ThemeCreating and developing evaluation organizations
This book from the International Organisation for Cooperation in Evaluation (IOCE) uses 14 case studies from around the world to demonstrate best practices and lessons learned from developing evaluation organisations.ResourcePeople first impact method: Facilitator’s toolkit
This toolkit, developed by Gerry McCarthy and Paul O’Hagan, is aimed at supporting facilitators in the teaching of the People First Impact Method (P-FIM) through a range of exercises.ResourceNew trends in development evaluation
This working paper from UNICEF aims to review the latest trends in evaluation to develop a new strategy for improving the evaluation function.ResourceMapping 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.ResourceMaking evaluations matter: A practical guide for evaluators
This guide, written by Cecile Kusters with Simone van Vugt, Seerp Wigboldus, Bob Williams and Jim Woodhill for the Centre for Development Innovation, presents a framework for planning and managing an evaluation with a focus oResourceChildren in crisis: Good practices in evaluating psychosocial programming
This guide from Save the Children aims to support staff in psychosocial program design and evaluation for projects involving children.ResourceRecommendations in evaluation
This presentation, given by Lori Wingate for the Evaluation Center, Western Michigan University, takes a look at the 'why, what and how' of making recommendations in an evaluation.ResourceA summary of the theory behind the LFA method
This paper from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) has been designed to support staff in implementing the logical framework approach in project planning and design.ResourceA participatory model for evaluating social programs
This paper from the James Irvine Foundation outlines a participatory approach to evaluating social programs.ResourceA question of worth: Cost analysis in evaluation
This presentation from the World Health Organization analyses the different methods of cost analysis including cost-benefit analysis and cost-effectiveness analysis.ResourceMachine learning and meta-ethnography: Seven steps to synthesising 578 evaluations into four themes
This paper documents a case study using machine learning and meta-ethnography techniques to synthesise and draw lessons from 578 evaluations. This paper is part of the BetterEvaluation Innovation Working Paper series.ResourceMachine learning in evaluative synthesis: Lessons from private sector evaluation in the World Bank Group
An exploration of the potential to use machine learning techniques to enhance the efficiency of analyzing, classifying, and synthesizing extensive amounts of text in evaluation research.ResourceAdvanced content analysis: Can artificial intelligence accelerate theory-driven complex program evaluation?
This paper presents the methodology and results of an assessment of the applicability and utility of artificial intelligence for advanced theory-based content analysis.ResourceLeveraging imagery data in evaluations: Applications of remote-sensing and streetscape imagery analysis
This paper discusses using imagery data in evaluations and the advantages and limitations of relevant methodologies.Resource