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Step 7 — Focus the evaluation design
This step involves developing the evaluation framework. The evaluation team should
select: the questions that the evaluation will answer; the process for answering these
questions; the methodology to be used in collecting answers; a plan for carrying out the
evaluation activities; and a strategy for reporting the results of the evaluation. Common
questions include:
• How well was the activity performed?
• How effective was the activity?
• How well did the activity meet our stated goals?
• What could be changed to improve the activity next time?
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Step 8 — Gather credible evidence and justify conclusions
Participants should collect data to answer the evaluation questions developed during the
previous step. Once credible data are gathered, participants then should decide what
the data indicate. Did the activity do what it set out to do? How effective was it?
Recommendations and implications of the evaluation need to be based on an analysis
of the data gathered, not just the team’s opinions or feelings about how the activity was
implemented.
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