Themes

Types of evaluation

Types of evaluation is concerned with when in the implementation cycle the evaluation occurs. It might occur: before implementation (needs assessment, evaluability assessment, evidence synthesis); during implementation (monitoring, process evaluation); or after implementation (impact evaluation, value for money evaluation, sustained and emerging impact evaluation (SEIE)). 

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  BetterMonitoring draft framework - September 2021

  BetterEvaluation is working with UNICEF to try and improve our collective understanding and practice of the monitoring function. The BetterMonitoring initiative focuses on trying to elevate the monitoring function to make it more visible and to provide information about how to plan, conduct and use monitoring activities well.

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  Evaluability assessment

  An assessment of the extent to which an intervention can be evaluated in a reliable and credible fashion.

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  Impact evaluation

  An impact evaluation provides information about the observed changes or 'impacts' produced by an intervention. These observed changes can be positive and negative, intended and unintended, direct and indirect.

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  Monitoring

  Monitoring is a process to periodically collect, analyse and use information to actively manage performance, maximise positive impacts and minimise the risk of adverse impacts. It is an important part of effective management because it can provide early and ongoing information to help shape implementation in advance of evaluations

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  Sustained and Emerging Impacts Evaluation (SEIE)

  Sustained and emerging impact evaluation (SEIE) evaluates the enduring results of an intervention some time after it has ended, or after a long period of implementation

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