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- 11:09, 12 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+675) . . N Intended Users (Created page with "{{Term|INTENDED USERS|Are not passive stakeholders or audiences but actual primary intended users with a commitment to concrete use of evaluation findings and recommendations. Wh...")
- 11:08, 12 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . Inputs
- 11:02, 12 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+639) . . N Inputs (Created page with "{{Term|INPUTS|Refer to the material, human, financial and other resources required to accomplish programme, project or policy outcomes in a satisfactory manner.<ref>[http://www.u...")
- 11:00, 12 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+643) . . N Indicator (Created page with "{{Term|INDICATORS|Is a quantitative or qualitative measure of programme performance that is used to demonstrate change and which details the extent to which programme results are...")
- 10:59, 12 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+567) . . N Impartiality (Created page with "{{Term|IMPARTIALITY|An evaluation stance that implies a lack of preference by the evaluator for the values or aims of any interest group in a programme or project and expressing ...")
- 10:56, 12 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (-1) . . Impact Evaluation
- 10:55, 12 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+960) . . N Impact Evaluation (Created page with "{{Term|IMPACT EVALUATION|Is a type of evaluation that focuses on the outcomes or impact of a programme, project or policy. An impact evaluation attempts to make a " casual infere...")
- 10:41, 12 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+428) . . N Impact (Created page with "{{Term|IMPACT| Can be positive or negative effects resulting from a programme or project targeted at specific individuals, groups or entities.<ref>[http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/...")
- 16:10, 11 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (-13) . . Evaluation Standards
- 16:05, 11 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+1,692) . . N Guiding Principles for Evaluators (Created page with "{{Term|GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR EVALUATORS|According to the American Evaluation Association, Guiding Principles are intended to "guide the behavior of evaluators proactively and to...")
- 14:58, 11 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+23) . . Websites
- 14:44, 11 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+1,138) . . N Goal-Free Evaluation (Created page with "{{Term|GOAL-FREE EVALUATION|Developed by Michael Scriven, this approach is premised on the assumption that an evaluation should establish the value of a programme by examining wh...")
- 14:24, 11 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+347) . . N Goal (Created page with "{{Term|GOAL|The higher-order aim to which a programme or project is intended to contribute. A goal can be a statement of longer-term intent.<ref>[http://www.un.org/Depts/oios/me...")
- 14:23, 11 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+353) . . N Finding (Created page with "{{Term|FINDING|A factual statement about a programme or project based on empirical evidence gathered through monitoring and evaluation activities.<ref>[http://www.un.org/Depts/o...")
- 14:18, 11 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . Evaluation Standards
- 14:18, 11 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+1,627) . . N Evaluation Standards (Created page with "{{Term|EVALUATION STANDARDS|A set of criteria against which the completeness and quality of evaluation work can be assessed. The standards measure the utility, feasibility and p...")
- 14:17, 11 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+22) . . Websites
- 14:14, 11 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+21) . . Websites
- 14:05, 11 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+729) . . N External Evaluation (Created page with "{{Term|EXTERNAL EVALUATION|An evaluation performed by entities outside of the programme or project being evaluated.<ref>[http://www.un.org/Depts/oios/mecd/mecd_glossary/index.htm...")
- 14:03, 11 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+472) . . N Ex-Post Evaluation (Created page with "{{Term|EX-POST EVALUATION|Is an evaluation carried out at the completion of a programme or project. The purpose of such an evaluation is to understand the factors of success or f...")
- 11:50, 11 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+992) . . N Ex-Ante Evaluation (Created page with "{{Term|EX-ANTE EVALUATION|Is performed before the implementation of a programme, project or policy. Its purpose is to gather information and carry out analyses that help to defin...")
- 11:37, 11 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+1,010) . . N Evaluator (Created page with "{{Term|EVALUATOR|Is a person of group of individuals that use credible and verifiable evidence to form conclusions about performance (e.g. programme or project performance, impac...")
- 11:36, 11 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+157) . . Books and Articles
- 11:23, 11 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+363) . . N Evaluand (Created page with "{{Term|EVALUAND|A generic term that applies to the object of an evaluation. Evaluand can refer to a person, policy, programme, product, policy, proposal or procedure being evalua...")
- 11:20, 11 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+790) . . N Evaluability (Created page with "{{Term|EVALUABILITY|The extent to which a programme, project or can be can be subjected to an evaluation in a credible and reliable manner.<ref>[http://www.unfpa.org/monitoring/t...")
- 11:18, 11 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+573) . . N Efficiency (Created page with "{{Term|EFFICIENCY|A measure of how well inputs (funds, expertise, time, etc.) are converted into outputs or results.<ref>[http://www.un.org/Depts/oios/mecd/mecd_glossary/index.ht...")
- 11:17, 11 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+688) . . N Effectiveness (Created page with "{{Term|EFFECTIVENESS|The extent to which a programme or project achieves its planned results or expected accomplishments in terms of outputs, outcomes and goals. It is also po...")
- 11:15, 11 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+934) . . N Data Collection Tools (Created page with "{{Term|DATA COLLECTION TOOLS|Methodologies used to identify information sources and collect information during an evaluation.<ref>[http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/29/21/2754804.pdf ...")
- 11:05, 11 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+296) . . N Data (Created page with "{{Term|DATA|Specific quantitative and qualitative information or facts that are collected.<ref>[http://www.un.org/Depts/oios/mecd/mecd_glossary/index.htm Office of Internal Overs...")
- 10:58, 11 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+637) . . N Credibility (Created page with "{{Term|CREDIBILITY|In evaluation, evaluators and evaluations should not only be valid but must be seen to be valid which denotes credibility which is a attribute of validity itse...")
- 10:58, 11 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (-7) . . Books and Articles
- 10:54, 11 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+1,141) . . N Conclusions (Created page with "{{Term|CONCLUSIONS|Represent reasoned judgments based on a synthesis of empirical findings or factual statements corresponding to specific circumstances. Conclusions point out th...")
- 10:51, 11 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+685) . . N Best Practices (Created page with "{{Term|BEST PRACTICES|Are methods, processes or techniques that have shown consistently superior results than those achieved with other means. They are then used as benchmarks t...")
- 10:48, 11 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+823) . . N Beneficiaries (Created page with "{{Term|BENEFICIARIES|Describes entities, individuals, or groups which are either targeted or not, that benefit directly or indirectly from a programme, project or policy.<ref>[h...")
- 17:22, 8 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (-1) . . Books and Articles
- 17:22, 8 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+2) . . Books and Articles
- 17:21, 8 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+136) . . Books and Articles
- 17:20, 8 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+1,118) . . N Benchmarking (Created page with "{{Term|BENCHMARKING|Refers to a particular level of performance on a scale. The performance level may define a ‘benchmark’ that represents an exemplary standard in a program...")
- 17:19, 8 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+56) . . Websites
- 17:15, 8 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+803) . . N Baseline Study (Created page with "{{Term|BASELINE STUDY|Is an analysis describing the situation prior to the commencement of or programme or project or the situation following initial commencement of the programm...")
- 17:13, 8 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+492) . . N Baseline (Created page with "{{Term|BASELINE|Data describing a situation to be addressed by a programme or project and which serve as the starting point for measuring performance. Baseline data collected be...")
- 17:12, 8 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (-171) . . Assumptions
- 17:10, 8 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+1,274) . . N Assumptions (Created page with "{{Term|ASSUMPTIONS|Are hypotheses about the external factors, influences or risks that might affect the progress or success of a programme or project.<ref>[http://www.un.org/Dept...")
- 17:07, 8 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+97) . . Books and Articles
- 17:06, 8 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+25) . . Websites
- 17:04, 8 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+1,035) . . N Assessment Centre Method (Created page with "{{Term|ASSESSMENT CENTRE METHOD|Refers to a procedure for evaluating performance where knowledge, skills and attitudes are the most important outcome of a training programme. Usi...")
- 16:12, 8 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+12) . . Websites
- 15:11, 8 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+41) . . Argument
- 15:03, 8 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+158) . . Books and Articles
- 15:02, 8 July 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+1,043) . . N Argument (Created page with "{{Term|ARGUMENT|In evaluation, argument is the methodological reasoning used to persuade an audience of the value or worth of something. While they often do not find compelling c...")
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