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  • 52 weeks of BetterEvaluation: Week 52: Holiday gifts for everyone

    … ToC-thinking into the three organisations.  Analysing data How to climb the R learning curve without falling off … it is a program language and is very powerful in terms of data visualization and seamless integration into reports and …
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  • Public Service Transformation: Introductory guide to evaluation

    … Evaluation scoping Evaluation preparation Monitoring and data collection Research methods Analysis and data interpretation Communicating the results Common pitfalls …
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  • Week 7: Innovation in evaluation

    … (such as using a mix of qualitative and quantitative data in a single evaluation) when in fact it is … invention of new technology.  The possibilities that big data present in terms of tracking events through social media … that are so large and complex that traditional methods of collection and analysis are not possible. It includes 'data
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  • Develop reporting media

    … to and maintaining the commitment of people collecting data during implementation flagging emerging findings …
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    Rainbow Framework
  • PRISMA flow diagram generator

    … appraise relevant research, and to collect and analyse data from the studies that are included in the review. …
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  • Using evaluation findings

    … report, which by the way should be started during the data collection phase of evaluation." (Baker & Bruner) Contents …
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  • Formalise accountability processes on ethical practice

    … must allow communities access to, and ownership of, data collected and created as a result of the evaluation, …
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    Evaluation practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander settings
  • When and how to develop an impact-oriented monitoring and evaluation system

    … find that the monitoring system did not provide adequate data about implementation, context, baselines or interim … in impact evaluation – failure to ensure that adequate data are collected during implementation. It provides …
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  • Reporting in pictures

    … and photographs can help visualize different kinds of data, and strengthen a report’s narrative by illustrating the … approach. Images can be used in many different ways in data collection. For example, you can ask a participant to create …
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  • ALNAP guide: Evaluation of protection in humanitarian action

    … the challenges of accessing and managing very sensitive data. This resource and the following information was … it covers the full evaluation cycle, from planning through data management to analysis and use. It also includes a set … and the addition logistical and ethical challenges to data collection that this brings with it. Moreover, protection …
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  • Success case method

    … given authority to directly communicate with, and collect data from both the participant and supervisor subjects. … surveys and at least one member who has strong qualitative data analysis skills. Ensure that the evaluation is included … (ex. SurveyMonkey, Survey Gizmo, etc) to make data collection and consolidation more efficient. Find out in …
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  • Equal access participatory monitoring and evaluation toolkit

    … and Feedback Sessions Module 5: Doing qualitative data analysis Module 6: Getting started and planning for PM&E … methods, including those that provide useful quantitative data. Contents This document includes the introduction, … to help you understand: How to collect rich qualitative data to understand audiences and the impacts of your programs …
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  • Community Mapping: Community Scorecard Process Guide

    … Community Scorecards and Citizen Report Cards In terms of Data Collection Methods The four components of the Community …
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  • Week 11: BetterEvaluation at AfrEA 2014

    … related to five main areas of evaluation: Collecting data – strategies to collect data in dangerous areas, including use of decentralised data collectors, mobile data collection and remote sensing Reporting findings – strategies …
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  • Outcome monitoring in large multi-stakeholder research programmes: Lessons from PRISE

    … these changes across projects and partners, and use the data they collect to adapt and improve programme strategies … actively participated in reflection sessions held on data captured in the OM system. Secondly, explicit and … Evaluation (M&E) focal points and researchers examined the data on stakeholder behaviour that had been collected.  This …
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  • What are some methods and processes to help stakeholders articulate how they think a program works? (AES17 co-creation challenge #1)

    … Refer to  original program documents or other existing data   and ask if this is what happened Develop Storyboards …
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  • Gender injustice and inequality: what helps in assessing impact?

    … notes the ‘growing availability’ of sex-disaggregated data across the world and, of course, this is good news. But: … What Should be Considered? ,  collecting separate data on males and females (sex-disaggregated data) should be an absolute minimum requirement for all …
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  • Impact evaluation: UNICEF's briefs and videos

    … the realities of limited resources, capacity, time, and data, and the complex political contexts we work in. It needs … rather than focusing only on a research design or a data collection method.  To do this we developed the notion …
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  • Dealing with complexity in development evaluation - A practical approach

    … that can be undertaken in the real world of time, budget, data, and political constraints. This resource and the … that can be undertaken in the real world of time, budget, data, and political constraints. Introductory chapters … thinking and complexity sciences, the use of ICT in data collection and analysis, leveraging big data, and realist …
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  • Extensions, utilities, and scripts available for GIS software

    … friendly wizard-type interface that helps users manipulate data with ease MXD Defragmenter: reduce the size over overly … Tools Spatial Tools ArcView Extension: Spatial Tools is a collection of tools for Raster/Grid data. Its menus, tools, and buttons provide access to various …
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  • National Evaluation Capacities Index (INCE)

    … evaluation systems from a pluralistic perspective. INCE data is collected through a self-administered online survey …  The adequacy of evaluation processes, products and data to international standards.  Multi-stakeholder space:  …
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  • 52 weeks of BetterEvaluation: Week 37: Collaborative Outcomes Reporting

    … the program or policy. It makes maximum use of existing data ("data trawl") before focusing on additional data collection to fill gaps.  It uses the rigorous …
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  • Questionnaires

    … easier to ensure homogeneity and quality within a smaller data-set. Three primary categories of surveying sampling … questions are administered to respondents. A number of data collection approaches can be followed to collect answers from …
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  • Grantee MEL capacity assessment

    … of the MEL toolkit for grantmakers and grantees resource collection. Authors and their affiliation Jay Locke and Megan … points in their journeys towards better MEL. This baseline data enabled us to identify gaps and initiate discussions … that judges the current status of grantees, it can provide data to help organizations spot gaps and invest in areas such …
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  • Organisational M&E policy

    … of a final evaluation report or be responsible for data quality in monitoring systems   What will be evaluated … required or preferred – for example, preferred methods for data collection and reporting, preferred research designs for …
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  • Monitoring and evaluating advocacy: Companion to the advocacy toolkit

    … for policy advocacy, often takes many years. M&E data are often required before goals are achieved. Strategies … when choosing M&E approaches and interpreting evaluation data." Contents Monitoring and evaluating advocacy  1 … 4. What should be measured?  13 M&E Question 5: What data collection tools should be used?  20 Putting it all together: …
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  • The Big Push Forward

    … of contested issues such as hard evidence, rigorous data, conclusive proof, value for money and evidence-based …
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  • Creating the missing feedback loop

    … of smallholder farmers’ views can be collected. The data can provide real-time performance indicators which …
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  • Constructing an evaluation report

    … analysis and reporting of quantitative and qualitative data collected during the evaluation. A lack of clear …
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  • Making the case for capacity building

    … Evaluating UGN effectiveness Framing the Evaluation Data Collection Options Summarizing and Attributing Results …
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  • Theory of change

    … It demonstrates how it can be useful for identifying the data that needs to be collected and how it should be …
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  • Graphic recording

    … tangible and can help to simplify complex ideas and data to make them accessible and actionable. Graphic … evaluation findings and facilitate reflection on data, especially when concepts are complex and difficult to …
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