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Filter search resultsNPC's approach to developing an impact measurement framework
NPC's Four Pillars approach provides advice to charities and steps they should take to determine how to assess the difference they make. Contents Step one: Map your theory of changeResourceI'm doing an impact evaluation: What evidence do I need? (#AES17 presentation slides)
Are quantitative or qualitative methods better for undertaking impact evaluations? What about true experiments?ResourceEvaluability 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.ResourceChoosing appropriate designs and methods for impact evaluation - Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
The Department of Industry, Innovation and Science has commissioned this report to explore the challenges and document a range of possible approaches for the impact evaluations that the department conducts.ResourceAddressing gender in impact evaluation
“Gender affects everyone, all of the time.ResourceProgram Evaluation: a Plain English Guide
This 11-step guide defines program evaluation, what it is used for, the different types and when they should be used. Also covered is how to plan a program evaluation, monitor performance, communicate findings, deliver&nResource3D Impact Analysis: A New Tool to Approach Impact Evaluations
In this seminar, Rob D. van den Berg proposes an approach to ‘3D impact analysis’ which starts from the recognition that demand for impact evidence is wide ranging and should be analysed structurally before it can be met by evaluations.Resource1: What is impact evaluation and when should you do it?
The first in a series of lecture notes produced by the Poverty Action Lab and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), this presentation introduces you to the 'whys' and 'hows' of impact evaluation and when it shouldResourceAddressing attribution of cause and effect in small n impact evaluations: Towards an integrated framework
This paper from the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) analyses the various approaches that are available for small n impact evaluations.ResourceImpact Evaluation: Best Practices Aren’t (MQP rumination #4)
Designating something a “best practice” is a marketing ploy, not a scientific conclusion. Calling something “best” is a political and ideological assertion dressed up in research-sounding terminology.BlogDeveloping a research agenda for impact evaluation
Impact evaluation, like many areas of evaluation, is under-researched. Doing systematic research about evaluation takes considerable resources, and is often constrained by the availability of information about evaluation practice.BlogImpact 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.ThemeConsulting on the “Big 5” evaluation criteria - What got us here? [x-post from the IEG's #WhatWorks blog]
In this post, Caroline Heider (Director General and Senior Vice President, Evaluation, World Bank Group) reflects on the motivations behind her 2017 Rethinking Evaluation blog series.BlogGender injustice and inequality: what helps in assessing impact?
This week, EvalPartners will be launching EvalGender+, the global partnership for equity-focused and gender-responsive evaluations.BlogWhat do we mean by ‘impact’?
International development is fixated with impact. But how do we know we’re all talking about the same thing?BlogThe balancing act of research impact
Over recent decades, governments everywhere have increased their scrutiny of public spending, and public universities have not escaped this scrutiny.BlogL’évaluation en contexte de développement
Ce manuel est destiné aux personnes souhaitant s’initier à l’évaluation de programmes, en particulier en contexte de développement et de coopération internationale. À cet égard, tout en déroulant le fil d’une démarche évaluative classique, il présente…ResourceEvaluating humanitarian action using the OECD-DAC criteria
This guide provides practical support on how to use the OECD Development Assistance Committee (OECD/DAC) criteria in evaluation of humanitarian action (EHA).ResourceEvaluation, valuation, negotiation: some reflections towards a culture of evaluation
This article, "Evaluation, valuation, negotiation: some reflections towards a culture of evaluation" explores the issues of developing standards for an evaluation, when these have not previously been agreed, in a rural development program iResourceCommunicating & reporting evaluation processes & findings
This PowerPoint presentation by Hallie Preskill, gives an overview of communicating and reporting and provides examples of some of the tools that can be used to facilitate the process.ResourceInstitutionalizing evaluation: A review of international experience
This report, written by Bertha Briceño and Marie M.ResourceApplying a human rights and gender equality lens to the OECD evaluation criteria
This publication responds to the need for practical guidance for evaluators, evaluation managers, and programme staff to incorporate a human rights and gender equality lens into the six OECD evaluation criteria: relevance, coherence, effectResourceOECD-DAC principles for evaluation of development assistance
The OECD/DAC Network on Development Evaluation has updated the evaluation criteria definitions and principles for use after 25 years.ResourceApplying evaluation criteria thoughtfully
This guidance aims to help evaluators better understand the OECD-Development Assistance Committee (DAC) criteria and improve their use.ResourceImpact evaluation: A guide for commissioners and managers
This guide, written by Elliot Stern, aims to support managers and commissioners in gaining a deeper and broader understanding of impact evaluation.ResourceWhat is impact evaluation?
This video lecture given by Professor Howard White for the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) provides an introduction to the importance of impact evaluation.ResourceUsing evidence to inform policy
This video lecture given by Beryl Leach for the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) focuses on using research evidence in policymaking and programResourceThe theory of change
This video lecture given by Professor Howard White for the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) outlines the use and importance of a theory of change in impResourceIntroduction to mixed methods in impact evaluation
This guide, written by Michael Bamberger for InterAction outlines the elements of a mixed methods approach with particular reference to how it can be used in an impact evaluation.ResourceQuantitative and qualitative methods in impact evaluation and measuring results
This paper from the Governance and Social Development Resource Centre (GRDRC) provides a detailed discussion of using both qualitative and quantitative methods in impact evaluation.ResourceQuasi-experimental methods for impact evaluations
This video lecture, given by Dr Jyotsna Puri for the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie), demonstrates how the use of quasi-experimental methods can circumvent the challenge of creatingResourceIntroduction to randomized control trials
This video lecture given by Dr Annette Brown for the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) describes how to create a valid counterfactual using randomizeResource