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Evaluation Design

Evaluation design is the structure that allows you to collect and analyze the data needed to answer your evaluation questions. It is important that the evaluation design align with your logic model, goals, research questions, available resources, and (funder) requirements.

Impact Evaluation

accounting-checking-papers-design-58 What is it? Impact and outcome assessment have differing definitions, but are sometimes used interchangeably, depending on who you talk to. Although similar in concept, they have different uses. As the name implies, impact evaluation is evaluating the change, effects, or impact that are associated with a program’s activities. The goals of this type of evaluation are to document whether and to what extent a program met its stated objectives and sub-objectives, as well as its short and medium-term objectives. While change can sometimes be assessed through self-reported measures at varying points, at other times in order to determine change, a comparison or control group may be required. These types of evaluation are usually quasi-experimental (comparison group) or experimental (control group), and rely heavily on quantitative data collection and more advanced analysis. Because they rely more on quantitative methods, they seek to answer quantifiable questions: How often? How many? How much? What is the average…? What percentage?  

Our consultants can help you build the necessary impact design to evaluate the change as a result of your program, as well as meet your organizational (and funder, if applicable) requirements.

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  • Determine the type of evaluation design needed for your evaluation

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Monitoring Versus Evaluation

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How Do You Conduct a Needs Assessment?

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FAQ About Impact Evaluation

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What programs or software can be used for data visualization?

This depends on the type of data you have and your target audience, but there are many options when it comes to data visualization. A few examples include Tableau, SAS, and Nvivo.

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What are advantages and disadvantages of conducting longitudinal studies and analysis?

The major advantages of longitudinal analysis are that you can assess change or show clear patterns, as there are multiple time points of data collection. The major disadvantages are that this type of study takes longer to do, is more expensive, and is more limited in terms of breadth of experience.

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What are important factors to consider when developing an evaluation plan?

There are many things to keep in mind when creating an evaluation plan, but some considerations are the program/project goals, the evaluation questions that need to be answered, who the key stakeholders are, program/project activities, outputs, outcomes, and any challenges or other factors that may affect the program.

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When is an impact evaluation typically carried out?

Impact assessment should be considered early in planning, and its timing should be carefully considered. It should not be conducted too early because there may not have been enough time to develop longer term impacts, while if conducted too late, the impacts may be declined. The assessment should be conducted when its intended use is clear and its findings used for necessary decisions.

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Over what period of time does outcome evaluation typically measure changes?

Generally speaking, outcome evaluation can begin to measure changes at least six months after program implementation.

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