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This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at drbethsnow.com. We’ve just launched a new version of Dylomo software and there is now an “Export” button so that you can export the logic model as an image file!

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at drbethsnow.com. These are my rough notes from today’s CES webinar. Speaker: Evan Poncelet was asked “are retrospective post test (RPTs) legit?”, so it did some research on them you can’t always do a pre-test (e.g., evaluator brought on after program has started; providing a […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at drbethsnow.com. It’s that busy time in the semester when the marking for the courses that I’m teaching is piling up and I am also working furiously on a couple of online courses (in addition to my day job). So I’ve decided that I’m going […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at drbethsnow.com. 2.3 Clarifies the program theory. I really like helping programs figure out what their theory of change is. Early in my career as an evaluator, I was surprised how often I would work with a program that had no idea what its theory […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at drbethsnow.com. 2.2 Assesses program evaluability. I can’t remember exactly when or where this was, but at some point during my career as an evaluator, I saw the phrase “Evaluability Assessment” and thought “what’s that?” I know I wasn’t a brand new evaluator, as when […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at drbethsnow.com. The next domain of competence is technical practice. 2. Technical Practice competencies focus on the strategic, methodological, and interpretive decisions required to conduct an evaluation. And the first competency in this domain is: 2.1 Clarifies the purpose and scope of the evaluation. Let’s begin […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at drbethsnow.com. There have been a few times in my life when I decided to do something and then, as the thing approached I thought “What have I done? This is too big and too scary and too hard and I’m totally not going to […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at drbethsnow.com. And the final reflective practice competency is: 1.8 Engages in professional networks and activities and contributes to the evaluation profession and its community of practice. There are several ways that I engage in this competency: involvement with the Canadian Evaluation Society (CES) teaching […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at drbethsnow.com. I didn’t write a blog posting in my series last Sunday – the weekend was busy and time got away from me! But it’s now this Sunday night and I’ve got cup of tea and I’m ready to reflect on reflective thinking! 1.7 […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at drbethsnow.com. 1.6 Is committed to transparency in all aspects of the evaluation. transparent adjectivetrans·​par·​ent  a: free from pretense or deceit : FRANK b: easily detected or seen through : OBVIOUS c: readily understood d: characterized by visibility or accessibility of information especially concerning business practices Merriam-Webster Dictionary To reflect on this competency, […]