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  • Australian Data Archive

    The Australian Data Archive provides facilities for collecting and archiving digital research data, which are then made available to secondary users and researchers.
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  • Making sense of evaluation: A handbook for everyone

    This evaluation handbook, created by the Social Policy Evaluation and Research Unity (Superu), has been designed for those working in New Zealand's social sector who need to know more about how to measure and understand the effectivene
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  • Keypad technology

    Keypads are used in group meetings to gauge audience response to presentations and provide valuable feedback in large group settings. 
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  • Deliberative opinion polls

    The purpose of Deliberative Opinion Polls (DOPs) is to measure informed opinion on a particular issue. 
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  • Photolanguage

    Photolanguage is a projective technique to elicit rich verbal data where participants choose an existing photograph as a metaphor and then discuss it.
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  • Telephone questionnaires

    Respondents can be surveyed using questionnaires delivered by telephone.
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  • Convergent interviewing

    A convergent interview is a type of interview intended to explore issues widely through a combination of unstructured interviews and a maximum diversity sample.
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  • Sketch mapping

    Sketch mapping is useful for creating a visual representation ('map') of a geographically based or defined issue drawn from the interpretation of a group or different groups of stakeholders.
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  • Goal Attainment Scales

    Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS) is a method that can be used as a means of measuring outcome data from different contexts set out on a 5 point scale of -2 to +2.
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  • Future search conference

    A future search conference is a meeting that spans more than one day with the objective that participants identify a shared vision of the future towards which to aim. 
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  • Brainstorming

    Brainstorming involves focussing on a problem and then encouraging participants to come up with as many solutions as possible. 
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  • Q-methodology

    Q-methodology (also known as Q-sort) is the systematic study of participant viewpoints.
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  • ORID

    ORID is a specific facilitation framework that enables a focused conversation with a group of people in order to reach some point of agreement or clarify differences.
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  • Fishbowl technique

    The fish bowl activity is used to manage group discussion.
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  • Social mapping

    Social mapping, or 'wellbeing ranking', is used to identify households using pre-determined indicators based on socio-economic factors.
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  • Delphi study

    The Delphi technique is a quantitative option to generate group consensus through an iterative process of answering questions.
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  • Writeshop

    A Writeshop is a writing workshop involving a concentrated process of drafting, presenting, reviewing and revising documentation of practice.
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  • Existing documents

    Reviewing documents produced as part of the implementation of the evaluand can provide useful background information and be beneficial in understanding the alignment between planned and actual implementation.
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  • Official statistics

    Statistics published by government agencies or other public bodies such as international organizations are often useful in evaluations.
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  • Previous evaluations and research

    Using the findings from evaluation and research studies conducted on the same or closely related areas is an important first step for evaluation planning. 
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  • Participant observation

    Participant observation is used to identify the attitudes and operation of a community by a researcher living within its environs.
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  • Transect

    Transect walks are a method for gathering spatial data on an area by observing people, surroundings and resources while walking around an area or community.
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  • Field trips

    Field trips are organised trips where participants visit physical sites.
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  • Biophysical measurement

    Biophysical measurement measures physical changes that take place over a period of time related to a specific indicator and using an accepted measurement procedure.
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  • Geographical

    Capturing geographic information about persons or objects of interest such as the locations of high prevalence of a disease or the location of service delivery points.
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  • Postcards

    Postcards can be used to collect information quickly, and they can also be used to provide a short report on evaluation findings (or an update on progress).
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  • Chartjunk elimination

    Often the default settings in graphing programs include too much extraneous graphic detail that can confuse readers and cause them to stop engaging with the report.
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  • Descriptive chart titles

    Descriptive subtitles in a chart can highlight the key takeaway points for the reader. This is particularly important when graphs must stand alone, without the assistance of the evaluation to help interpret them.
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  • Headings as summary statements

    Headings are extremely important to the readability of reports and documents.
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  • Recommendations tracking

    Tracking recommendations involves keeping a transparent record of the responses to and action from recommendations.
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  • Annual review

    Annual reviews of major evaluation findings and conclusions, based on evaluation studies completed during the preceding year, can be a useful way to support use.
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  • Policy briefing

    Policy briefs are designed to outline findings and recommendations in an accessible manner for specific target audiences.
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