Search
1273 results
Filter search resultsImpact evaluation: A guide for commissioners and managers
… understanding of impact evaluation. The resource builds on an initial report prepared for the UK Department for … conversations with technical experts. This guide builds on a major report funded by the Department for International …ResourceWeek 36: Systems thinking
… This is #2 in our series on visionary evaluation. This year’s AEA Conference theme is … Engaging with multiple-perspectives Reflecting on boundary choices …. And how does that contribute to … tend to focus more what the arrows mean and rather less on what’s in the boxes. Evaluators talk a lot about multiple …BlogBuilding a Strategic Learning and Evaluation System for Your Organization
… Strategy Group (FSG) , provides detailed guidance on taking a strategic approach to evaluation. Outlining a … traction within the philanthropic field. This focus on learning is generating interest in evaluation methods and …ResourceRecommendations in Evaluation
… Focus recommendations on actions within control of intenders users. Provide …ResourceTOCO
… a drawing program but a database that stores information on all the components of a ToC. Everything in one place: With … the ability to invite partners and stakeholders to log on, open up a particular theory, and make comments. …ResourceIdentify primary intended users
… improve management strategies). Who they are will depend on your evaluation. Research into how evaluation findings are …Framework/GuideRainbow FrameworkDialogues
Dialogues refer to a range of learning conversations that go beyond knowledge transfer to include knowledge articulation and translation.MethodProcess use of evaluations: Types of use that precede lessons learned and feedback
… takes place during the evaluation process. The literature on the utilization of evaluation, however, mostly refers to … in preparation and implementation. Very little is spent on feedback. A conventional way of improving evaluation use …ResourceOverview of impact evaluation
… as “positive and negative, primary and secondary long-term effects produced by a development intervention, directly or …ResourceContribution analysis for adaptive management
… This briefing note shares guidance on using contribution analysis for adaptative management by …ResourceEvaluability assessment
… in a reliable and credible fashion. This overview is based on a literature review of Evaluability Assessment … agencies there appears to be widespread agreement on the meaning of the term “evaluability”. The following … depend on its timing. Early assessments may have wider effects on long term evaluability but later assessments may …ThemeWeek 13: Producing engaging and accessible evaluation reports
… for advice and assistance with something they are working on, together we suggest some strategies and useful resources … member Rituu B. Nanda asked us for advice on producing interesting evaluation reports: Dear Patricia … reporting. Jane Davidson suggests negotiating agreement on an evaluation report 'skeleton' which sets out the overall …BlogI'm doing an impact evaluation: What evidence do I need? (#AES17 presentation slides)
… way to break out of this methods impasse is by focusing on the evidentiary requirements for assessing casual impacts. … and less-rigorous studies, turn out to produce small or no effects, and, in some cases negative effects). Asher, 1983, Causal Modeling , Sage. (an …ResourceImpact evaluation of development programmes: Experiences from Viet Nam
… policies by providing helpful information for decisions on whether a programme should be terminated or expanded. If …ResourceA synthesis of 25 impact evaluations
… of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programs based on the Farmer Field School approach. The paper argues that … presents a review of twenty-five available impact studies on the IPM Farmer Field School. To be included in this …ResourceProcess Tracing - Draft Protocol
… to be the most significant for the evaluation to focus on (central to the intervention’s theory of change, and …ResourceCase selection techniques in Process-tracing and the implications of taking the study of causal mechanisms seriously
… analyses the three variants of process tracing and goes on to develop guidelines for using each of them. Abstract … mechanism. We put forward that pathway cases, where scores on other causes are controlled for, are less relevant when we … a mechanism contributes to produce Y, not on the causal effects of an X upon values of Y. We also discuss the role …ResourceEvaluability assessments and choice of evaluation methods
… Development Studies (IDS), Brighton, UK Richard will draw on his evaluation management experience in several …ResourceDealing with complexity through planning, monitoring & evaluation (PME)
This paper from Personnel Cooperation in Developing Countries (PSO) and HIVA is the mid term review of an ongoing collaborative action research project in which teResourceFundamentals of implementation research
This module introduces the language, concepts, tools and strategies utilised in Implementation Research (IR).ResourceC4D: Participatory Matrix
… matrix with stakeholders. You might want to replicate it on a large piece of paper. Consider the established decision … Decision-makers about what the M&E/study should focus on, and how it should be done, and what to do with the …Framework/GuideCommunication for Development (C4D)Institutional history
… into what triggers successful innovations and reflect on failures. Lessons drawn from this analysis can be used to …MethodAggregating, presenting and valuing climate change impacts
… attempted to do so, but were unable to prepare a picture on a consistent global basis from the rich diversity of …ResourceNational evaluation policy in Switzerland
… major strengths and weaknesses. The Swiss NEP is focused on evaluating the effectiveness of public policies and … spends annually approximately 15 million Swiss francs on evaluation. In spite of that, the evaluation supply is …ResourcePrevious evaluations and research
… findings from evaluation and research studies conducted on the same or closely related areas is an important first … planning. Looking at previous evaluation reports on the area you are interested in can give you an indication … objectives, there is arguably greater value in focusing on more thorough analysis of the problem, being more explicit …MethodMake evaluation reports available and engage with primary intended users to make the results accessible
… Actual use of the evaluation findings often depends on how well the report meets the information needs of the … a report is only one way to distribute findings. Depending on the audience targeted and the available budget, other … pictures and drawings from the evaluation (depending on the methods used to collect the data) Creating posters or …Framework/GuideManager's guide to evaluationPrepare the contract
Your organization probably has standard requirements and templates for consulting contracts.Framework/GuideManager's guide to evaluationKey actors in national M&E systems
… offices, which conduct censuses and surveys and focus on national level monitoring of development indicators, such … supported by parliamentary oversight committees (depending on the form of government). Implementation monitoring …Framework/GuideNational M&E SystemsRolling five-year development evaluation work plan 2014-2015 to 2018-2019
… spending as required by the FAA and the 2009 TB Policy on Evaluation , while contributing to the Department's …ResourceWeek 48: The value iceberg
… But calculations of value can risk focusing only on the part that is visible, generating misleading … you would answer questions about value and impact depends on how you see the world, how you believe change happens and … for, and take a long term view of, “ aggregate return ” on advocacy rather than focusing on individual successes (or …BlogIn search of Blue Marble Evaluators
… you get at least twenty thousand miles away from it. On December 7, 1972, the first photograph was taken of the … The focus of most M&E capacity-building has been on approaches and tools for monitoring and evaluating … and contexts. This is an important concern. Indeed, the effects of globalization on cultural diversity should be part …BlogEvaluation costing
… take into account time, money, and expertise. Depending on budgeting and planning processes in your organization, you … An accurate version of an evaluation budget can be based on the evaluation scope of work (or Terms of Reference ) … sizes and other considerations that have a direct bearing on the costs. Be sure to estimate resources needed to …Method