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Filter search resultsOutcome mapping: Building learning and reflection into development programs
… approach to assessing development impacts by focusing on the way in which people relate to each other and to their … the effectiveness of programs by proving information on how to be specific about the principle actors, the … explained in this book, supported by detailed information on designing and facilitating workshops and a number of …ResourceOpen space world
… willing to take some responsibility for it, gets posted on the community bulletin board, sometimes called the Marketplace wall. As work on those issues progresses, notes and other products get …ResourceGIS for disaster recovery
This report describes how GIS was used to support disaster recovery in Aceh after the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami.ResourceObservation as an evaluation technique
… of observation as an evaluation tool and includes tips on how it can be used effectively. Contents "When is … There are different types of observation which focus both on: how the observation is done: ie open / unfocussed … a participant in what is observed Your place on the participant observer continuum is likely to move and …ResourceHow to do cross tabulations
… This webpage provides basic instructions on doing cross tabulations effectively. "One of the …ResourceNational evaluation policy in Colombia
This case study, prepared by Katerina Stolyarenko for the Parliamentary Forum for Development Evaluation outlines the process that was used to develop and implement a government-wide monitoring and evaluatResourceCheck results match expert predictions
… matched the predictions and the effect of the program on these outcomes. Expert predictions are often used in …MethodIncorporating people's values in development: Weighting alternatives
… specific contexts, considering the challenges of relying on people’s answers. Two methodologies, DCE and PTO, are put …ResourcePower analysis: A practical guide
… to a recommendation of the Swedish Government Policy on Democratic Development and Human Rights, that power be …ResourceTheory-based approaches to evaluation: Concepts and practices
… different approaches is discussed along with some advice on the potential applications for government agencies. …ResourceEvaluating your Social Media Program
… website through social, look at social media referrals on Google Analytics. If you’re trying to promote year-round … and in-depth discussion with your audience, focus on Twitter @mentions, Facebook comments and shares, as well as comments on LinkedIn as measures of success." (McDonnell 2013) … …ResourceCausalImpact
… the causal effect of a designed intervention on a time series. Using a structural Bayesian time-series … Excerpt "As with all approaches to causal inference on non-experimental data, valid conclusions require strong …ResourceGuide to gender integration and analysis
This guide from USAID is designed to support staff in the implementation of gender into program planning and design.ResourceMulti-criteria analysis: a manual
… an overview of techniques which do not necessarily rely on monetary valuations, namely the Multi Criteria Analysis (MCA). It complements guidance on techniques which primarily use monetary valuations, namely …ResourceIndicators to help with capacity building in health promotion
This paper from NSW Health sets out to clarify capacity-building as a concept and to develop a range of indicators which will allow an evaluation of the extent to which capacity-building by healthResourcePresenting results
This module from the International Program for Development Evaluation Training (IPDET) provides a detailed outline of the methods and processes for presenting evaluation results.ResourceCommunicating & reporting evaluation processes & findings
This PowerPoint presentation by Hallie Preskill, gives an overview of communicating and reporting and provides examples of some of the tools that can be used to facilitate the process.ResourceCausal inference: Nuts and bolts
… an evaluation and the difference its proper diagnosis has on the effectiveness and accuracy of an evaluation. This … & bonus system 8 strategies for inferring causation Hands-on practice Certainty about causation – how certain do we …ResourcePolitical economy
… be more aligned with the government's policy objectives. On the other hand, if it originated from congress or another …MethodIndigenous evaluation framework: Telling our story in our place and time
… traditional pedagogies, and knowledge. The focus is on developing innovative approaches to curricula and …ResourceExploding the myth of incompatibility between accountability and learning
This chapter from Capacity Development in Practice examines the conflict in the field of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) between the need for ‘accountability’ and the desire to ensure ‘learning’.ResourceWhere we go from here: The mental sketch mapping method and its analytic components
… Key features The method involves creating maps based on individuals' or groups' mental representations of places …ResourceEvaluating rural extension
… explanations and with separately tabled examples that draw on GFRAS practical experience. The relationship between these … monitoring and evaluation systems that are based on results frameworks and theories of change that look beyond … of how, by looking at a wider perspective of the effects of an interventions in complex and dynamically …BlogAdvocacy and policy change: Theory and practice
… advance this area of evaluation practice, the authors draw on over 30 years of evaluation experience; collective wisdom based on a new, large-scale survey of evaluators in the field; and in-depth case studies on diverse issues—from the environment to public health to …ResourceWeek 22: Using evaluation in programme design – a funder’s perspective
… evidence gathering in development has been focused on getting more evidence on what works. Deworming, for … conditions. Development projects are often nuanced in the effects they are seeking to support; it can be difficult to … a greater influence. The intervention may have spillover effects both in terms of the use of water, but also in the …BlogAmplifying Learning in Systems Change Investments: An Experience in Developmental Evaluation
This issues brief from the OMG Center for Collaborative Learning (OMG) describes the experience of using a developmental evaluation approach in order to evaluate theResourceHiring an Evaluation Consultant
… be effective as an evaluator. it also provides discussion on locating and short lisiting prospective candidates and the …ResourceUsing Visual Communication to Increase Evaluation Utilization
… the use of visual communication. Based on the lessons learned from producing effective executive …ResourceOnTheMap
… intuitive web-based interface for viewing the potential effects of disasters on the U.S. workforce and population. It is possible to to download reports containing detailed information on workforce, population, and housing characteristics for a …ResourceWhat makes a popular science video on YouTube
… things we found that can help you to communicate science on YouTube." Contents 1. Choose your audience 2. Deliver in … person not a company … What makes a popular science video on YouTube …ResourceAppreciative inquiry principles: the anticipatory principle
… are listed below. Other blog posts by Andy Smith , on the original AI principles as defined by David …ResourceImpact pathway evaluation: an approach for achieving and attributing impact in complex systems
… complex environments. The impact pathway may evolve, based on learning over time. The second stage is an ex post impact … Kuby, van de Fliert & Schulz, 2003) The article draws on case studies from Nigeria and Indonesia to demonstrate its …Resource