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Ideas and tools to apply learning practices
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USAID's Evaluation Interest Group Resources
The Evaluation Interest Group (EIG) is a community of practice based at USAID and is comprised of USAID staff, implementing partners, and others interested in learning more about…
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Development Grants Program Global Evaluation Summary
This is a background paper for the November 2012 USAID Experience Summit on Strengthening Country Systems.Between September 2010 and March 2011, Thomas Dichter was commissioned to…
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Meta-Evaluation of Quality and Coverage of USAID Evaluations 2009-2012
This evaluation of evaluations, or meta-evaluation, was undertaken to assess the quality of USAID’s evaluation reports. The study builds on USAID’s practice of periodically…
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Bureau for Policy, Planning, and Learning: Evaluation of Program Cycle Implementation
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) established the Bureau of Policy, Planning and Learning (PPL) in 2010 to return policy and strategy functions to USAID…
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Webinar: Good Practices for Peer Reviews of Evaluation SOWs
This webinar featured PPL, regional, and technical bureau representatives who have participated and led evaluation statement of work (SOW) peer reviews. They discussed good…
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Quantitative Tools and Methods
Download this list of quantitative tools and methods that can be applied to evaluations.
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Checklist for Use of Qualitative Methods and Approaches
This checklist parallels one for quantitative methods. Basic characteristics such as relevance, validity, reliability, credibility, and practicality apply equally to…
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Comparing Sampling Strategies
This matrix provides guidance on comparing probability, purposive, and mixed method sampling strategies.