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Develop initial description
TaskIt is helpful to develop an initial description of the project, program or policy as part of beginning an evaluation. Checking this with different stakeholders can be a helpful way of beginning to identify where there are disagreements or gaps in what is known about it.
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Investigate possible alternative explanations
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Synthesise data from a single evaluation
TaskTo develop evaluative judgments, the evaluator draws data from the evaluation and systematically synthesises and values the data. There are a range of options that can be used for synthesis and valuing.
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Synthesise Data Across Evaluations
TaskThese options answer questions about a type of intervention rather than about a single case – questions such as “Do these types of interventions work?” or “For whom, in what ways and under what circumstances do they work?” The task involves locating the evidence (often involving bibliographic searches of databases, with particular emphasis on finding unpublished studies), assessing its quality and relevance in order to decide whether or not to include it, extracting the relevant information, and synthesizing it. Different options use different strategies and have different definitions of what constitutes credible evidence.
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Ensure accessibility
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General accessibility
- Applied graphic design principles
- One-Three-Twenty-Five (1:3:25) principle: ensuring that research findings are presented in a logical and consistent manner by allowing for a 1 page outline, a 3 page executive summary and 25 pages to present the findings and methodology.
- Plain language: Plain English is a clear and concise writing style that ensures accessibility to the information for all stakeholders.
- Chartjunk elimination: Removing visual elements that don't contribute to the main message.
- Descriptive chart titles: Particularly when graphs must standalone, without the assistance of the evaluation to help interpret them, descriptive subtitles in the chart can point out the key take away points for the reader.
- Emphasis techniques: Visual techniques to draw attention to certain bits of information.
- Headings as summary statements: Engage readers through making headings of the report summary statements.
Specific accessibility barriers
- Colour blind audience: Difficulty distinguishing between different colour wavelengths.
- Low vision and blind audience: Vision impairments which make reading documents difficult or impossible.
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Probability Sampling
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Existing documents and data
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Concept Mapping Resource Guide
ResourceGuide
This page is the central resource guide for learning about structured conceptual mapping. It includes links to general introductory materials, research and case studies illustrating the use of the option, and comprehensive information about the Concept System software including how to obtain and license it.
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Word Cloud Generator Guide
ResourceGuide2010
This web page provides a clear and concise guide to using Word Cloud Generator.
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How to Make Bubble Charts
ResourceGuide
This tutorial from Flowing Data, provides a detailed guide on creating bubble charts using the software provided.
