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Filter search resultsDo health improvement programmes fit with MRC guidance on evaluating complex interventions?
This article, authored by MacKenzie, O'Donnell, Halliday, E.ResourceWhat scientific idea is ready for retirement: Large randomized controlled trials
This comment, written by Dean Ornish and published on the Edge.org blog What scientific idea is ready for retirement, argues that larger studies do not always equate to more rigorous or definitive results andResourceTheory of change
This guide, written by Patricia Rogers for UNICEF, looks at the use of theory of change in an impact evaluation.ResourceTheory of change thinking in practice - A stepwise approach
This guide builds on work of HIVOS' experimentation with and learning about Theory of Change (ToC), including the work of its Theory of Change Learning Group (established 2010).ResourceIDEAS book launch: Randomized control trials in the field of development, a critical perspective [Webinar]
This webinar to launch the book Randomized Control Trials in the Field of Development: A Critical Perspective brings together five representatives of the book's editors and authors for a discussion around some of the key ideas andResourceVUE
The Visual Understanding Environment (VUE) is a concept and content mapping application developed to support teaching, learning and research.ResourceTheory maker
This free and open-sourced web-based tool was made by Steve Powell as a quick and simple way of creating a theory of change. The information provided was supplied by Steve Powell.ResourceDylomo
Dylomo is a free, web-based tool that can be used to create interactive, online logic models.ResourceLogframer
Logframer is a free project design and management application based on the logical framework approach (LFA / Logframe).ResourceUNICEF webinar: Randomized controlled trials
What are the key features of an RCT? Are RCTs really the gold standard? What ethical and practical issues do I need to consider before deciding to do an RCT?ResourceContemporary thinking about causation in evaluation
This paper was produced following a discussion between Thomas Cook and Michael Scriven held at The Evaluation Center and Western Michigan University’s Interdisciplinary PhD in Evaluation program jointly hosted Evaluation Cafe´ event on contResourceDo labor market policies have displacement effects? Evidence from a clustered randomized experiment
This resource reports the results from a randomized experiment intended to evaluation the direct and indirect (displacement) impacts of job placement assistance on the labor market outcomes of young, educated job seekers in France.ResourceWeek 47: Rumination #3: Fools' gold: the widely touted methodological "gold standard" is neither golden nor a standard
This week's post is an abbreviated version of a "rumination" from theBlogUsing logic models and theories of change better in evaluation
Many evaluations include a process of developingBlogBetterEvaluation FAQ: How do you use program theory for evaluating systems?
Although it’s sometimes referred to as program theory or program logic, theories of change can be used for interventions at any scale, including policies, whole-of-government initiatives, and systems.BlogIllustrating models and theories of change
Chris Lysy, of Lysy Design, (and also known as Fresh Spectrum's 'evaluation cartoonist'), recently made our day by storifying an example of a logic model Patricia Rogers had previously created for the UNICEF Impact Evaluation Series in BrieBlogGuidance on M&E for civil society programs
This guide from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT, formerly AusAID) is aimed at program managers who have responsibility for managing prograResourceConditions to consider in the use of randomized experimental designs in evaluation
This paper, written by George Julnes, University of New Mexico, Melvin M. Mark, Penn State University, and Stephanie Shipman, U.S.ResourceSelf-paced learning
Viewing learning materials, such as previously recorded webinars, at your own pace.MethodSteering group
Evaluation management often involves a steering group, which makes the decisions about the evaluation.MethodRandomised control trials for the impact evaluation of development initiatives: a statistician's point of view
This paper from the Institutional Learning and Change (ILAC) Initiative provides a range of technical and practical reflections on the use of randomised control trials in impact evaluation.Resource