Applying evaluation methods
Before we get to the discussion of specific evaluation methods, it is useful to think about what you need to do to ensure that your methods produce useful and meaningful …
Course: Evaluation for Arts, Culture, and Heritage: Principles and Practice
Introduction to evaluation methods
Welcome to Week 2. During this week, we’ll look at some of the methods you can use, as well as some key considerations regarding evaluation methods, such as ethics, rigour …
Evaluation workbook – Populating evaluation framework
In this activity you have been introduced to evaluation frameworks, and learnt how these frameworks can be used to provide structure to evaluation. Click here to zoom the image View …
Continuing with your framework
In the previous step, we focused on getting the “when” right, gaining a good understanding of the “why”, and planning to involve the right “who”. Now we move on to …
How to approach your framework
An effective evaluation framework should reflect your priorities in terms of learning, stakeholders and applications. Achieving those priorities relies on getting the “when” right, gaining a good understanding of the …
Commonly used models
In addition to the logic model, additional models have been refined for use in particular circumstances and are commonly adopted and adapted as useful frameworks for cultural evaluation. Some make a …
Introduction to evaluation frameworks
In this step, we move towards designing an evaluation by creating a framework which outlines what we are trying to evaluate and why. The Evaluation Principles provide important context to …
Evaluation workbook – Evaluation strengths and weaknesses
In this step, you will have the opportunity to reflect on the strengths of your current evaluation practice as well as identify those areas you deem a priority for future …
Applying the Principles in context
As we explored in earlier steps, the Principles are not designed to be a strict, step-by-step guide to doing evaluation properly. Instead, they represent a set of flexible guidelines in …
What are the Evaluation Principles and how were they created?
This step uncovers the process through which the Evaluation Principles were created, and introduces the full set of 12 Principles sitting under the main headings explored in the previous step. …
Why do we need Evaluation Principles?
The video above details how evaluation principles can be a useful tool for learning and developing evaluation practices within particular sectors by providing a common language and set of agreed-upon …
Evaluation workbook – Purpose for evaluation and outlining challenges
Throughout this course you will be working on an individual evaluation workbook, where you will be prompted to complete a number of reflective activities, which will help you in developing …
The challenges of evaluation in the cultural sector
In this video, we asked some practitioners and evaluators what challenges they face with evaluation in the cultural sector. Why and how do cultural practitioners and organisations struggle with evaluation? …
What is the value of cultural activity?
Welcome to the Evaluation for arts, culture and heritage: principles and practice course. This course explores the role that evaluation should play in understanding and capturing the impact of cultural …
Defining cultural evaluation
In this step, you will learn how to define and describe cultural evaluation and reflect on who evaluation is really for. A definition of evaluation The Oxford English Dictionary defines …
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