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Contemporary Thinking about Causation in Education Evaluation: A Dialogue with Tom Cook and Michael Scriven
In this presentation, Tom Cook and Michael Scriven for The Evaluation Center, discuss the latest methodological developments in using randomised-control trials in educational and other settings.Excel charts: Pie charts
This webpage, written by Jorge Camoes for ExcelCharts, outlines the arguments for and against using pie charts and then provides detailed advice and some dos and don'ts for using them.Word clouds considered harmful
This article by Jacob Harris for NiemanLab provides a careful consideration of the argument against word clouds.The risks of using choropleth maps
This blog post by Patricia Rogers looks at some of the risks of using choropleth maps.Participatory Analysis: Expanding Stakeholder Involvement in Evaluation
This paper, written by Veena Pankaj, Myia Welsh, and Laura Ostenso for the Innovation Network uses the case studies of three organisations that have used participatory analysis to examine its use in difWhat is a complex system and how is it different?
This video presentation from Chris Wood, Michael Quinn Patton and Ben Ramalingam for USAID looks at complex systems and how they are different from the norm.What are the implications/opportunities for development practice?
This is Part 3 of a three part series of video lectures conducted by USAID on complexity.Designing for Action: Principles of Effective Sustainability Measurement
This report from the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on Measuring Sustainability provides detailed guidance for decision makers on measuring for effective sustainability.Case studies in action
This article by Dr. Bernadette Wright and Dr.Emerging directions and challenges in survey methods
This slideshow, developed by Jolene Smyth for the The Evaluators Institute, looks at new ideas in survey design and also some of the issues that may be of concern when one is conducting a survey.Save the pies for dessert
This paper, written by Stephen Few of Perceptual Edge, presents a range of arguments on why you should not use pie charts.The development and utility of a program theory: Lessons from an evaluation
This article, written by Tim Clement and Christine Bigby, looks at the use and development of program theory in human service organisations.Lessons learned
This overview by Michael Quinn Patton and Ricardo A. Millett provides a definition and discussion of how lessons learned can be derived and from what sources.Reconstruction of Program Logic Models as an Essential Component of Program Evaluation
This presentation, given by Alexey Kuzmin at the AEA 2012 conference, outlines common problems with program logic models and provides suggestions on how to fix them during the evaluation.Four things policy-makers need to know about social media data and real time analytics.
This blog post by Ella McPherson for the London School of Economics and Political Science, Impact Blog looks at the lessons that can be learned from the ethical and methodological complications oSocial Return on Investment
This presentation by Dr. John Gargani for the Evaluation Center's Evaluation Cafe, provides an overview of SROI. The key question of whether SROI should be used to demonstrate program effectiveness is explored throughout the webinar.Overview of impact evaluation
This paper, written by Patricia Rogers for UNICEF, outlines the basic ideas and principles of impact evaluation.Sinopsis de la evaluación de impacto
Esta síntesis recoge una visión general de los distintos elementos de la evaluación de impacto y las diferentes opciones de que disponen los directores de programas de UNICEF para cada uno de estos elementos, con relación a las fases de plaPrésentation de l'évaluation d’impact
La présente note donne un aperçu des différents éléments de l’évaluation d’impact et des diverses options qui s’offrent aux responsables de programme de l’UNICEF pour chacun de ces éléments, et précise les étapes nécessaires pour la planifiBuilding Blocks of Impact Evaluation
This video guide, produced by UNICEF, summarises the different elements of impact evaluation and options for planning and managing its various stages.CausalImpact: A new open-source package for estimating causal effects in time series
This blogpost, written by Mary Radomile for R-bloggers, looks at the open-source R package CausalImpact which can be used for causal analyses.A relevância da avaliação para o investimento social privado
Este livro sintetiza o conjunto de reflexões produzidas no Seminário Internacional “A Relevância da Avaliação para o Investimento Social Privado”, realizado em 4 de julho de 2012, em São Paulo, pela Fundação Itaú Social e pela Fundação RobeAvaliação para o investimento social privado: Metodologias
Este livro reúne um conjunto de contribuições oriundas do Seminário Internacional Avaliação para o Investimento Social Privado: Metodologias, realizado em julho de 2013 no Rio de Janeiro, pela Fundação Itaú Social, Fundação Roberto MarinhoIncorporating people's values in development: weighting alternatives
Timely information about people’s desires could improve policy-makers’ ability to allocate resources to maximum effect and monitor interventions and outcomes.Encouraging innovation in development organizations
This blog post by Linda Raftree discusses the relationship between innovation and ICTs.The use of monitoring and evaluation in agriculture and rural development projects
The document reviews monitoring and evaluation practises carried out in agricultural and rural development projects, financed by the World Bank.Systems concepts in action: a practitioner's toolkit
The book, authored by Bob Williams and Richard Hummelbrunner, is focused on the practical use of systems ideas.Democratic governance and evaluation
This paper, presented by Anders Hanberger at the Sixth EES (European Evaluation Society) Conference in Berlin, Germany (2004) argues that governance, democracy and evaluation impact each in different ways.Evaluation as a democratic process: promoting inclusion, dialogue, and deliberation
This issue of New Directions for Evaluation focuses on democratic evaluation with a particular emphasis on inclusive practices which emphasise participation and collaboration.What is democratic evaluation?
This article from Robert Picciotto provides an overview of democratic evaluation, particularly with reference to its use in the European Union context.Bigger, better data and resilience: what’s the link?
This blog post from Linda Raftree outlines the key discussions that were held at a NYC Technology Salon examining the link between big data and resilienceParticipatory and Inclusive Approaches to Disability Program Evaluation
This article, written by Sally Robinson, Karen R. Fisher & Robert Strike, examines why evaluations of disability programs rarely use inclusive approaches that engage people with cognitive disabilities.