What is evaluation
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What is Evaluation?
The first thing to point out is…..
Evaluation is the subjective interpretation of data collected
during the monitoring of a project.
That means that different audiences may assign different value to the same information.
So what is monitoring
Monitoring refers to collecting data during the life of a project. This
data is subsequently used to make a value judgement, or
evaluation of the project’s worth.
Evaluation is also about learning….
What works and what doesn’t!
…. And accountability
Could the funds have been
better spent?
Wading through evaluation jargon……
Efficiency
Effectiveness
Relates to how economically activities were undertaken
The extent to which a project meets its intended outputs
Outputs
Activities
Products or services delivered as part of the project’s activities (eg. workshops, audits, brochures)
The tasks that are required to be done in order to achieve the outputs (eg. run a workshop, conduct and audit)
OutcomesMeasures the change in behaviour or resource use in relation to goal of the project. Outcomes are usually considered in terms of their expected timeframe:Short–term (or immediate)IntermediateLong-term
Impact Refers to the measures of change that result from the outputs being completed, such as responses to surveys, requests for further information, or number of products taken up (eg. lights installed)
Impact is sometimes used in place of short-term outcomes
Evaluation can happen at any time
Evaluation is not just something that happens at the end of a project
It can also happen before it starts, and during the project’s life
That would be
SUMMATIVE evaluation
That would be
FORMATIVE evaluation
Participatory Evaluation
Refers to getting all project stakeholders, particularly the target group, involved in a project evaluation
For more information, a ‘SHORT GUIDE TO MONITORING AND
EVALUATION’ can be downloaded from the toolbox.
It is now time to explore the evaluation toolbox