describe what happened

Part 4 of 8 AEA Coffee Break Webinars 2013

Irene Guijt, Learning by Design

DESCRIBE what happened

SEVEN evaluation tasks in DESCRIBE

Sample

Use measures, indicators or metrics

Collect and/or retrieve data

Manage dataCombine qualitative and quantitative dataAnalyze data

Visualize data

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1.

SampleImage source: Wine by rogersmj, on flickr

Purposive

Convenience

Probability

• Multi-stage• Sequential• Simple Random(more on site)

• Criterion• Homogenous• Outlier(more on site)

• Convenience• Volunteer

2.

Use measures, indicators or metrics

Image source: DoF by papalars, on flickr

Existing or Tailor-made or Emergent

3.

Collect and /orretrieve data

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What happened?Changes for

whom?Context?

from individuals

from groups

existing records

observation

physical measurement

4.

Manage dataImage source: train! by sheeshoo, on flickr

Clean

ModifyRecord

Store

Combine qualitative and quantitative data

5.

SequencePurpose

Triangulation5. Combine qualitative and quantitative data

Analyze data

6.

Graphical

TextualNumeric

Mapping

Participatory GIS6. Analyze dataGIS Mapping

Includes resources (more online):

7.

Visualize data

http://stephanieevergreen.com/before-after-slides-stay-on-the-side-of-simplicity-2/

Irene GuijtLearning by Design

iguijt@learningbydesign.org

Further resourceshttp://betterevaluation.org/plan/describefacebook.com/betterevaluation

@bettereval