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Filter search resultsSystems thinking: A way to maximise program effectiveness
A short animated video highlighting how systems thinking can be used in program evaluation to maximize program effectiveness, produced by Chris Lovato, Beverly Parsons, and Kylie Hutchinson.МетодFrom monitoring goals to systems-informed evaluation: Insights from SDG14
This briefing paper from IIED argues that if the world is going to make significant progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, development actors will need to think and work in new ways, including in eМетодHow to make toast - An exercise in group model building
This 9 minute TED Talk outlines the process and benefits of group model building exercises, using the example of 'making toast'.МетодProsaic or profound? The adoption of systems ideas by impact evaluation
This article, written by Bob Williams, argues that the systems field may be able to address vulnerabilities of impact evaluation.МетодMultiple lines and levels of evidence
Multiple lines and levels of evidence (MLLE) is a systematic approach to causal inference that involves bringing together different types of evidence (lines of evidence) and considering the strength of the evidence in terms of different indМетодJournals and logs
Journals and logs are forms of record-keeping tools that can be used to capture information about activities, results, conditions, or personal perspectives on how change occurred over a period of time.МетодIntegrity
Integrity refers to ensuring honesty, transparency, and adherence to ethical behaviour by all those involved in the evaluation process.МетодCultural competency
Cultural competency involves ensuring that evaluators have the skills, knowledge, and experience necessary to work respectfully and safely in cultural contexts different from their own.МетодFeasibility
Feasibility refers to ensuring that an evaluation can be realistically and effectively implemented, considering factors such as practicality, resource use, and responsiveness to the programme's context, including factors such as culture andМетодInclusion of diverse perspectives
Inclusion of diverse perspectives requires attention to ensure that marginalised people and communities are adequately engaged in the evaluation.МетодIndependence
Independence can include organisational independence, where an evaluator or evaluation team can independently set a work plan and finalise reports without undue interference, and behavioural independence, where evaluators can conduct and reМетодEvaluation accountability
Evaluation accountability relates to processes in place to ensure the evaluation is carried out transparently and to a high-quality standard.МетодTransferability
Transferability involves presenting findings in a way that they can be applied in other contexts or settings, considering the local culture and context to enhance the utility and reach of evaluation insights.МетодUtility
Utility standards are intended to increase the extent to which program stakeholders find evaluation processes and products valuable in meeting their needs.МетодProfessionalism
Professionalism within evaluation is largely understood in terms of high levels of competence and ethical practice.МетодPropriety
Propriety refers to ensuring that an evaluation will be conducted legally, ethically, and with due regard for the welfare of those involved in it and those affected by its results.МетодSystematic inquiry
Systematic inquiry involves thorough, methodical, contextually relevant and empirical inquiry into evaluation questions. Systematic inquiry is one of the guiding principles of the American Evaluation Association:МетодTransparency
Transparency refers to the evaluation processes and conclusions being able to be scrutinised.МетодEthical practice
Ethical practice in evaluation can be understood in terms of designing and conducting an evaluation to minimise any potential for harm and to maximise the value of the evaluation.МетодAccuracy
Accuracy refers to the correctness of the evidence and conclusions in an evaluation. It may have an implication of precision.МетодAccessibility
Accessibility of evaluation products includes consideration of the format and access options for reports, including plain language, inclusive print design, material in multiple languages, and material in alternative formats (such as online,МетодCompetence
Competence refers to ensuring that the evaluation team has or can draw on the skills, knowledge and experience needed to undertake the evaluation.МетодOutcome harvesting
Outcome Harvesting collects (“harvests”) evidence of what has changed (“outcomes”) and, working backwards, determines whether and how an intervention has contributed to these changes.Approach52 weeks of BetterEvaluation: Week 16: Identifying and documenting emergent outcomes of a global network
Global voluntary networks are complex beasts with dynamic and unpredictable actions and interactions. How can we evaluate the results of a network like this? Whose results are we even talking about?БлогValidation workshop
A validation workshop is a meeting that brings together evaluators and key stakeholders to review an evaluation's findings.МетодHuman rights and gender equality
Human rights and gender equality refer to the extent to which an evaluation adequately addresses human rights and gender in its design, conduct, and reporting.МетодStrengthening national evaluation capacities
Strengthening national evaluation capacities refers to the ways in which an evaluation can have broader value beyond a single evaluation report by increasing national capacities.МетодValidity
Validity refers to the extent to which evaluation findings are correct.МетодRespect for people
Respect for people during an evaluation requires those engaged in an evaluation to respect the security, dignity, and self-worth of respondents, program participants, clients, and other evaluation stakeholders.МетодCausal mapping
Causal mapping helps make sense of the causal claims (about "what causes what") that people make in interviews, conversations, and documents.МетодAsset mapping
Asset mapping is a process of identifying existing assets within a community, organisation or network. It complements the "deficit focus" of needs analysis.МетодNeeds analysis
A needs analysis identifies the current needs of an individual, organisation, or community. Four different types of need were identified by a classic paper by Bradshaw in 1972:Метод