In our experience, it is still common to see ‘evaluations’ whose conclusions are simply non-evaluative descriptions of changes resulting from an intervention. There’s nothing explicit about, for example, the quality of the service provided, the value of the outcomes, the relative importance of...
AEA Biting the evaluative bullet (Michael, Jane Syd) 2012 v3.pdf
Slides from a 45-minute demonstration session from Jane Davidson and Michael Scriven at AEA 2013 in Washington DC
2013-10 AEA 45-min demo evaluation-specific methodology JDMS.pdf
Presented at AEA 2013 as part of a session with Michael Scriven (as discussant) and Thomaz Chianca and Monica Pinto presenting a case study to illustrate
2013-10 AEA Intro to Rubrics - what why how.pdf
Presentation at AEA 2013 conference as part of the panel titled: "Evaluation rubrics: What, why, and how" with Jane Davidson, Monica Pinto and Michael Scriven
AEA'13 - Apres Thomaz 2013-10-18.pdf
Random Control Trial (RCTs) evaluation designs in which potential participants are randomly selected to receive a program or become part of a control group that does not receive the program are an effective method of determining program impact, when used appropriately. A well designed RCT...
Bernstein AEA Some Not So Random Thoughts About Random Control Trials 10-13-13.pptx
John Mayne's introduction of contribution analysis (CA) has attracted widespread attention within the global evaluation community. Yet, despite this vivid attention, as Mayne himself notes (2011), there haven't been a lot of published studies that involve the systematic application of...
Making Contribution Analysis Work_upload1.pptx
While there are many components to any evaluation, perhaps none is more visible to clients than the practice of making recommendations. Yet, as a field, we have virtually no empirical understanding of how recommendations are used and what impact they have on programs and outcomes. This means, as...
AEA_Call_to_action_slides.pptx
Internal evaluators encounter risks but also significant opportunities to strengthen organizational and professional ethics. Potential contributions depend, in part, on the conjunction of ethics and evaluation in the role of the internal evaluator as the person specially commissioned to...
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Participants will: 1) Learn about culturally responsive indigenous evaluation (CRIE) and the major theories, research, and policies informing it 2) Become aware of the multiple contexts of CRIE 3) Learn about CRIE skills and competencies 4) Discuss practical applications of CRIE using case...
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Session Description: This workshop will provide an overview of program evaluation for Institute participants with some, but not extensive, prior background in program evaluation. The session will be organized around the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) six-step Framework for...
PI2-Intro to Eval-2010 Institute--APT.pdf