This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. This article is rated as: We all know the standard data collection tools in an evaluator’s methodology toolkit: surveys, interviews, focus groups, document review, and maybe even observation. But we also know there is a world of other methodologies out there […]
The Art of Writing Evaluation Questions
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. This article is rated as: It seems so simple – just ask a question! But many new evaluators or side-of-desk evaluators struggle with confidence in creating good evaluation questions. Here are a few tips to accompany some content we’ve already shared […]
Questions to Get You Thinking about Your Data
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. This article is rated as: Data are only useful when used! They do no good buried in reports, sitting on shelves (or shared drives) hidden away. Data, particularly data from an evaluation, are begging to be discussed, contemplated, and put into […]
Putting an ethics lens on your evaluation planning
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. This article is rated as: We’ve written before about Ethical Decision Making in Evaluation, which describes those grey areas in evaluation planning, data collection and analysis, and reporting, and we’ve offered Program Evaluation Standards in Practice as a guiding tool. We’ve […]
Your information will be kept confidential: Confidentiality and Anonymity in Evaluation
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. This article is rated as: How often have you said the phrase “your information will be kept confidential”? “Confidential” and “anonymous” are words we use quite a bit in the evaluation world. But do you know what they actually mean? Let’s […]
Sampling and Recruitment 101
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. This article is rated as: You’ve got your evaluation plan; you’ve developed your data collection tools and you’re ready to go live with collecting the data you need to answer your evaluation questions. Step 1: Identify your sample. Step 2. Recruitment. But how […]
Implementation Science: The Best Thing You’ve Never Heard of as an Evaluator
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. This article is rated as: Much like you could argue that research and evaluation are related, perhaps members of the same family tree, I like to think of Implementation Science as a distant cousin of evaluation; one that comes for a really fantastic […]
Incentives for participation
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. I’ve been thinking recently about bias in evaluation methodology. There’s so many different types of bias it’s hard to keep them all straight, never mind mitigating them all! One particular area has me interested: What bias does offering an incentive to participate introduce? […]
How do I use the Kirkpatrick Model in Evaluation?
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. Kirkpatrick is probably one of those names/methods you’ve heard about in your evaluation career, but have you ever used it? I’m surprised how many evaluators I talk to that haven’t because I find it pretty useful and straightforward with tonnes of resources to […]
What program managers need to share with their new evaluators
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. Evaluators – this one’s not for you, but maybe you can share it with some clients! As a program manager or project lead, you may find yourself needing an evaluator. How do you get that evaluator oriented to the project? What information do […]