What tools should you use to collect monitoring data for your project? It all depends. Unfortunately there is no magical rule or formula to follow, however once we know what data we need to collect to answer our evaluation questions, some logical choices present themselves. When should I select the monitoring tools for my project? […]
What is the aim of your behaviour change project? Having a clear aim will assist in developing a plan for your project to see if it makes sense. For example, it is important to distinguish between energy reduction and energy efficiency. An energy reduction means a drop in total energy use. In contrast, energy efficiency
Source: Goodman (2006) Why Bad Presentations Happen to Good Causes Does this situation look familiar to you? We’ve all been in the situation where we are sitting through a slide show presentation and our eyes are getting heavy and we’ve completely lost interest. The BIG question is have you been guilty of the same crime?
After you have decided who you report to and in what format, you should create a detailed evaluation report that addresses that responds to all of your evaluation questions. You can then take the detailed report and extract summary information for your relevant audience and massage the report into the most appropriate format. Your detailed
An evaluation is only as good as its use. There is little value investing time in analysing your data and writing a report if no-one bothers to read it or if people are nodding off during your presentation. A well-presented evaluation is more likely to be read and subsequently used than a poorly-presented one. Remember
One option to collect metering data, as a complement or an alternative to collecting bills, is to get households to read their own meters. This could be for electricity, gas or water. You would have to get households to take readings before the intervention, and following the intervention. The timing of follow up readings should
A home’s electricity meter is usually found in a box on an outside wall at the front or down the side of a house. Instructions on how to read electricity meters can usually be found on electricity retailers’ websites. If the meter shows several clock faces, use the left-most four clock faces only. Record the
Metering refers to the measuremtent of resource consumption, particularly for electricity, gas and water. Most residential dwellings have individual electricity and water meters, and where town-gas is available, a gas meter. The popularity of metering data stems from its ability to provide a quantitative measure, which conforms to the adage “that you can’t manage what
Summative evaluation looks at the impact of an intervention on the target group. This type of evaluation is arguably what is considered most often as ‘evaluation’ by project staff and funding bodies- that is, finding out what the project achieved. Summative evaluation can take place during the project implementation, but is most often undertaken at
Participant observation provides a means to monitor the way in which people interact in a workshop or other activity. Participant observation can include whether participants seem attentive, or ask questions and engage in discussion. Observations can also be made of the setting in which an activity is occurring. It is important to clarify the objectives
