The aim of this page is to present links to guides on specific evaluation practices, including methodological approaches and technical skills.
Approaches to Evaluation
The number of methodological approaches to different evaluation contexts is large, and impossible to comprehensively list due to the evolving nature of evaluation work.
The following links are examples of resources related to specific evaluation approaches and methodological techniques, including:
Logic models - DataViz for Nonprofits: Living Logic Models; KU Community Toolbox: Developing a Logic Model or Theory of Change
Needs assessment - Needs Assessment: A comprehensive resource site
Systems Concepts in Evaluation - Systems Methodologies, Methods and Tools
Capacity-building - University of Wisconsin Extension: Building Capacity in Evaluating Outcomes (PDF)
Evaluation Advocacy - EvalPartners Evaluation Advocacy Toolkit
Technical Advice
Literature Review and Systematic Reviews:
Ten Simple Rules for Writing a Literature Review (Article)
Cochrane Library: Cochrane Reviews; The Campbell Collaboration: Systematic reviews, evidence synthesis
Data Cleaning & Statistics:
Brief Introduction to the 12 Steps of Evaluation Data Cleaning (Slideshare)
Penn State University Statistics Online
Prof. Andy Field's YouTube Lectures
Claremont Graduate University WISE Videos
Applying Statistics to Evaluation Projects:
Causal Evaluation
Research Methods:
Conjointly Research Methods Knowledge Base
Stats Software Help:
UCLA IDRE Data Analysis Examples (SAS, MPlus, SPSS, Stata, R)
R for the Rest of Us
YaRrr! The Pirate's Guide to R
The tidyverse (R package collection) style guide
R Graphics Cookbook, 2nd edition
R for Data Science