STRENGTHENING QUALITY: REFLECTION ON DESIGN 26 October 2017

Purpose Reflect on different quantitative evaluation designs: using education case studies

Who are we Who We Are Evidence based/Evaluation is key Dedicated focus on MSL Evidence based/Evaluation is key Independent Grant Maker Who are we

There is no magic bullet Education interventions are complex and solutions are equally complex: multiple factors interacting in multiple ways Cant be sure what works without systematic enquiry There is no magic bullet Often faced with slow and incremental changes over a long to medium term: success is not always visible Why is evaluation important in education environments

What do we use evaluations for? Reflective capability Foreground learning Allows us to speak from an informed basis Gives us the courage to stop something if we know that it is not working

We have evolved our monitoring and evaluation practices to improving the role and quality of Evaluation to influence education practices/polices 20+ years We have evolved our monitoring and evaluation practices

Learning from Evaluation Design Evaluation Design is critically important Today we focus quantitative evaluation design Agnostic about design. Design and methodology follow evaluation questions that are being asked

Todays session Engage with three different quantitative designs used to evaluate three Zenex supported projects What evaluation questions What design Why the specific design Challenges of the design Format of session: 3 case study presentations Comments from respondents Discussion