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What questions do we ask in evaluations?
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Elevate to Evaluate How to learn more and make contracting easier - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Elevate to Evaluate How to learn more and make contracting easier - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Elevate to Evaluate How to learn more and make contracting easier Diana Harper USAID/Global Health What questions do we ask in evaluations? programnet.usaid.gov 2 What level is a project? A set of executed interventions, over an
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What level is a project?
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A set of executed interventions, over an established timeline and budget, intended to achieve a discrete development result by resolving an associated problem
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The Chocolate Chip Cookie Project
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To what extent did they follow the recipe? How efficient was their technique? Did their classmates like the cookies? Did I choose the right baked good? Do other recipes exist that would better meet my objectives? What changes occurred in the class’s nutritional status? To what extent can this be attributed to the chocolate chip cookies?
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The Behavior Change Project
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What has the implementing partner achieved to date? To what extent did the activity meet the targets in its annual workplans? To what extent do the behavior change messages resonate with target audiences? What gaps remain in the government’s capacity to promote healthier behaviors? What perceptions and beliefs are the most important barriers to behavior change? How do behavior change and structural interventions interact?
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Resources – Listening and Reading
ProgramNet: Developing Good Evaluation Questions This webinar discussed how to develop evaluation questions that will help ensure high quality performance evaluations from external evaluators. Critical tips will be presented along with a variety of negative and positive examples from real USAID Evaluation Statements of Work. Better Evaluation Guides, tools, and examples for developing evaluation questions
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Resources – Mechanisms
Agency M&E Mechanisms - Field and Washington
- GH Pro (formerly GH Tech) - Project evaluations and other
program cycle assistance. Templates and instructions are available on the internal website. COR: Kris Saarlas (ksaarlas@usaid.gov).
- HESN (Higher Education Solutions Network) - Academic
partners with evaluation and data analysis expertise. Contact Tara Hill (thill@usaid.gov) with a brief description
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- MEASURE Evaluation - Technical assistance, capacity
building, and impact evaluations. COR: Erin Balch (ebalch@usaid.gov)
- GHNet: Users Guide to GH Central Mechanisms
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Resources – Technical Assistance
PPL’s Expanding Monitoring and Evaluation Capabilities: Includes M&E advisors/fellows and support for capacity functions, resources, tools and TA responsive to mission and bureau requests. COR: Elizabeth Callendar. Global Health Bureau Evaluation and Research TA Roster: A one-stop shop for accessing technical assistance from GH Bureau and field health team staff. Contact Diana Harper or your country team for requests. Read select bios of TA roster participants. Any questions? Ask the Global Health Bureau M&E Team! GHBMandE@usaid.gov
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