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Return to 'Toolkit' Structure: Ten features of evaluation1 Evaluation Cycle
Understanding the Evaluation ProcessIt is unlikely that everyone involved in the development of your evaluation plan will be evaluators, or have experience of the research process. Nevertheless, it is important that some members of the team become familiar with the process and understand some of the underpinning principles.
Evaluation CyclesThe process of evaluation is well suited to the idea of a cycle of activities that involve an assessment of starting position, identification of a focus for the evaluation, preparation for and undertaking the evaluation, using the findings to inform future action. There are a number of different evaluation cycles available, with the typical cycle including between 3 and 9 stages/ phases or steps. The following three examples provide further details about the relationship between each stage in the evaluation process Aimhigher Good Practice Guide / MEASURING SUCCESS: A guide to evaluation for Aimhigher, Sue Hatt Consists of four stages - identifying topics and framing questions, gathering evidence, analysing data and presenting findings The research process from the NFER Toolkit Tool-kit 1: planning your research project (pdf, 270kB) Consists of three phases – planning, investigating and influencing with each phase consisting of a number of activities Action reflection learning cycle from evaluation trust http://www.evaluationtrust.org/images/tools/circle.jpg Consists of nine steps involving an assessment of the initial situation and move through planning, evaluation and change in response to findings Evaluation ListsAn alternative model for evaluation or structure for the evaluation process is a checklist that outlines the steps in the evaluation process. Although these often present a linear image which is rarely like a real-life evaluation process, the lists can be helpful for identifying what needs doing, or outlining possible options available to the evaluator. Lists will often focus on a specific phase or stage of the evaluation process and can be a valuable aide-memoir from which you can make your selection.
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