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Filter search resultsBig data for development: Challenges & opportunities (the white paper)
This paper, written by Emmanuel Letouzé for United Nations Global Pulse, seeks to answer many of teh questions relevant to the use of big data in international development evaluations.RecursoWhat Business Cards Can Teach Us About Evaluation Reports
This blog post by Stephanie Evergreen from Evergreen Data uses the designs of a number of business cards that she had collected over the years to highlight a number of important principles oRecursoC4D: Develop R,M&E capacity
Assessing the capacity, and support for the capacity development needs, of organizations and key partners and community groups and others involved in the R,M&E will help to increase the effectiveness, quality, rigour and utilisation of the overall R,M...Marcos/GuíasCommunication for Development (C4D)Aid delivery methods: Project cycle management guidelines
These guidelines from the European Commission have been prepared to support ongoing improvements in the quality of development assistance.RecursoCalifornia county scorecard of children's well-being
This website from Children Now provides an interactive display of statistics reporting on the wellbeing of children in California. It uses 38 indicators to rank child well-being in each of California's 58 Counties.RecursoConsensus decision making
Consensus decision is a decision-making method that involves reaching agreement between all members of a group with regards to a certain issue.MétodoReflection on the review of the IEG@50 writing competition on culturally responsive evaluation
A recent essay competition, jointly hosted by the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG), the Global Evaluation Initiative (GEI), and EvalYouth, invited emerging evaluators to propose solutions fBlogDiploma in Social Evaluation of Projects
The objective of this program is to enhance the methodological abilities of evaluating social aspects of public and private investment projects for professionals who specialize in the field, with a focus on those who have a direct involvement in strategAcademic ProgramUpdate on BetterEvaluation
The fully interactive site will go live at this URL later in 2012 [Updated - now scheduled for September 2012].BlogProcess and implementation evaluations: A primer
In this working paper for the Center for International Development at Harvard University, Patricia Rogers and Michael Woolcock argue that implementation and process evaluations serve the vital purpose of jointly promoting accountability andRecursoBuilding a common outcome framework to measure nonprofit performance
This guide from the Urban Institute outlines core indicators for 14 categories of not for profit organisations and then provides a common framework that can be used by all nonprofit programmes.RecursoMonitoring, evaluation, and learning for climate risk management
This discussion paper examines how monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) systems can enhance climate risk management (CRM) by supporting effective, evidence-based decision-making.RecursoChecklist for straightforward evaluation reports
This checklist by Kelly N. Robertson and Lori Wingate provides suggestions for the content and organization of long-form evaluation reports that are concise, easy to understand, and easy to navigate.RecursoProjective techniques
Projective techniques, originally developed for use in psychology, can be used in an evaluation to provide a prompt for interviews.MétodoThinking systemically: Seeing from simple to complex in impact evaluation
This slide show is from a presentation given by Professor Patricia Rogers, Dr.RecursoInstrumental variables
This method is used to estimate the causal effect of variables on an intervention.MétodoDiscerning policy influence: Framework for a strategic evaluation of IDRC-supported research
This background paper on frameworks for examining policy influence defines policy influence in a broad way, from enhancing policy capacities (i.e., strengthening the capacity of researchers to address policy questions), through broadening pRecursoUsing structured interviewing techniques
This paper from the United States General Accounting Office (GAO) explains structured interview techniques for GAO evaluators and how they should be incorporated when appropriate.RecursoLearning Exchange Fund overview and application form
The MEL team in the Open Society Foundations’ Economic Justice Program created a special fund to support structured learning and collaboration between its existing grantees.RecursoKey concepts in evaluation
Evaluation can seem complicated at first, but understanding some key concepts will help you feel more confident and get the most out of your experiences.Marcos/GuíasEvaluation career guideAdvanced Certificate in Program Evaluation
This program focuses on preparing students to collect, analyze, and use information to answer questions about projects, policies, and programs, with particular attention to program implementation, effectiveness, and efficiency in education and other insAcademic ProgramMillennium Development Goals
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are a set of time bound and quantified goals and targets developed to help track progress in eradicating poverty.MétodoNational Policy on Public Sector Monitoring and Evaluation - Uganda
This Ugandan national policy, published in 2013, applies to all public policies, strategies, programmes and projects managed by Ministries, Departments, and Agencies, Local Governments, Parastatals and Executing Agencies of public programmes.RecursoAdobe Color CC
Adobe CC (formerly Adobe Kuler) is useful for generating colour schemes from screen shots of, say, a logo or photograph.RecursoEvaluation plan for the aksi stop AIDS (ASA)
This evaluation plan from the Aksi Stop Aids (ASA) projectwas developed as a tool for ensuring agreement on the evaluations’ overall purpose, the evaluation questions and the data collection methods and procedures.RecursoRubrics
A rubric is a framework that sets out criteria and standards for different levels of performance and describes what performance would look like at each level.MétodoBasic Efficiency Resource: A framework for measuring the relative performance of multi-unit programs
This whitepaper, authored by Dr. Brian Cugelman and Eva Otero for Leitmotiv and AlterSpark, provides the theoretical background and templates for evaluators wishing to carry out a Basic Efficiency Resource analysis.RecursoQualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) as an Approach
This chapter, written by Dirk Berg-Schlosser, Gisèle De Meur, Benoît Rihoux and Charles C. Ragin, provides guidance on Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) as an approach.RecursoFormalise accountability processes on ethical practice
Accountability principle: Include appropriate mechanisms and procedures for reporting on ethical aspects of the research and complying with this ethical protocol.Marcos/GuíasEvaluation practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander settingsMoving Beyond the Webinar: Four Approaches to Take Your Web Presentation to the Next Level
This blog post from freshspectrum argues that webinars as they are currently used are 'overrated' and therefore it outlines four alternatives that may be used in place of standard webinar presentRecursoTemplate: Recording assessment using multiple lines and levels of evidence (mlle) criteria
This template can be used when doing a Multiple Lines and Levels of Evidence analysis, to record all the lines of evidence available for each evaluation question.RecursoDisplays and exhibits
Through the use of pictures, video or audio representations, maps or models, displays and exhibits can be used to draw attention to certain issues and assist in community engagement.Método