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Filter search resultsParticipatory video and the most significant change. A guide for facilitators
The toolkit is designed to support you in planning and carrying out evaluations using participatory video (PV) with the most significant change (MSC) technique, or PVMSC for short.RessourceJason Davies data viz examples
Jason Davies' website contains a large number of data viz examples, particular around geo data. It also contains some links to to tools, including a word cloud and tree map.RessourceStrategy development: Most significant change (MSC)
This guide to the Most Significant Change approach, by the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), provides an overview, a detailed description of the process, and an example of the technique in action.RessourceEvaluability assessment for impact evaluation
This document provides an overview of the utility of and specific guidance and a tool for implementing an evaluability assessment before an impact evaluation is undertaken.RessourceEvaluability assessments and choice of evaluation methods
In this Centre for Development Impact seminar, Richard Longhurst (IDS) and Sarah Mistry (BOND) will highlight the importance of evaluability assessments for development projectsRessourceEvaluating networks - some resources and some software
BetterEvaluation is on the ground at the European Evaluation Society 10th Biannual conference in Helsinki this week.Blog52 weeks of BetterEvaluation: Using evaluability assessment to improve Terms of Reference
Many problems with evaluations can be traced back to the Terms of Reference (ToR) - the statement of what is required in an evaluation.BlogInternational advocacy evaluation community of practice's webinar
In this webinar from the International Advocacy Evaluation Community of Practice demonstrates how Most Significant Change and Participatory Video were used to eRessourceNetwork evaluation
A network evaluation may consider a range of questions and adopt a variety of options for undertaking the evaluation depending on factors such as the type, size, stage of development and purpose of the network.ThemeConversations to have when designing a program: Fostering evaluative thinking
The first step in evaluating a program is knowing whether you can evaluate it – that the program is ‘evaluable’.BlogConducting and using evaluability assessments in CGIAR
This resource forms part of CGIAR's evaluation guidelines, describing how to use evaluability assessments to facilitate better evaluation outcomes.RessourceEvaluability assessments are an essential new tool for managers
The evaluation report has been finalized, recommendations have been made, the findings have been presented to management and funders, and then … nothing happens. In this post, originally published by CGIAR, Rick Davies and Keith Child, discuss the new…BlogPlanning evaluability assessments: A synthesis of the literature with recommendations
The report presents a synthesis of the literature on Evaluability Assessments.Ressource52 weeks of BetterEvaluation: Week 8: Using social network analysis for M&E
Most of the work done in development is done in collaboration, in partnership with individuals or organizations who contribute to a particular task or project we are working on.BlogAddressing attribution through contribution analysis: Using performance measures sensibly
This article from the Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation outlines the key steps involved with using contribution analysis as a tool to discover the contribution a program has made to particular outcomes.RessourceContribution analysis - Social science methods series
This paper, written by Franca Eirich and Anita Morrison for the Scottish Government, provides detailed guidance on contribution analysis and its use in Scottish settings.RessourceUsing Most Significant Change to measure impact
Evaluators often struggle to measure impact in cases where using an experimental design is not feasible.RessourceMost significant change: Learning to learn
This webpage from the South Australian Government's Learning to Learn (L2L) program offers an overview of the study and practice of the Most Significant Change (MSC) approach.RessourceThe most significant change technique
This paper from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) outlines the process for using Most Significant Change in evaluation. It provides a step by step process that can be followed to ensure its effective implementation.RessourceMost significant change
The Most Significant Change (MSC) approach involves generating and analysing personal accounts of change and deciding which is the most significant – and why.ApproachContribution analysis
Contribution analysis is an evaluation approach that provides a systematic way of understanding an intervention's contribution to observed outcomes or impacts.ApproachLearning through and about contribution analysis for impact evaluation
This article from the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) discusses the Centre for Development Impact's five-year journey in innovating and understanding contribution analysis as a primary method for impact evaluation.RessourceProcess tracing and contribution analysis: A combined approach to generative causal inference for impact evaluation
This article, written by Barbara Befani and John Mayne for the IDS Bulletin (Volume 45 Number 6), outlines how the combined use of contribution analysis (CA) with process tracing (PT) can shift the focus of impRessourceContribution analysis: A promising method for assessing advocacy's impact
The paper provides a background about contribution analysis and a summary of the steps involved in carrying out the method.RessourceContribution analysis: An approach to exploring cause and effect
This brief from the Institutional Learning and Change Initiative (ILAC) explores contribution analysis and how it can be used to provide credible assessments of cause and effect.RessourceTools and tips for implementing contribution analysis
This learning brief offers practical lessons on applying contribution analysis to advocacy impact evaluations. Authors Laura Hopkins, ITAD Ltd., published by Center for Evaluation Innovation.RessourceDiscussion note: Complexity aware monitoring
USAID’s Office of Learning, Evaluation and Research (LER) has produced a Discussion Note: Complexity-Aware Monitoring, intended for those seeking cutting-edge solutions to monitoring complex aspects of strategies and projects.RessourceContribution analysis and estimating the size of effects: Can we reconcile the possible with the impossible?
This paper explores how contribution analysis can be used to give a quantitative sense of a contribution's importance.RessourceContribution analysis in policy work: Assessing advocacy’s influence
This brief provides a background on contribution analysis and its applications, as well as walking through five case studies in which the authors have used contribution analysis to assess whether and how advocacy effortsRessourceIntroduction: Contribution, causality, context, and contingency when evaluating inclusive business programmes
This IDS Bulletin discusses approaches and methods for meaningful impact evaluation, building on real-world experiences with theory-based evaluation in inclusive business programmes.RessourceThe 'Most Significant Change' technique - A guide to its use
Essential reading for anyone seeking to use the 'Most Significant Change' (MSC) technique.RessourceMaking rigorous causal claims in a real-life context: Has research contributed to sustainable forest management?
This article discusses an impact evaluation that examined the contribution of two forestry research centres - the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and the Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pourRessource