CHARACTERISTICS OF EVALUATION

CHARACTERISTICS OF

EVALUATION

E        Ethically Conducted

V        Values Diverse Opinions

A        Accurate and Technically Adequte Information

L        Leads to Continous Learning and Improvement

U        Uses Participatory Methods

A        Affordable/Appropriate in Terms of Budget

T        Technical Persons Carry it Out/Timely Carried Out

I         Indicators properly selected and Studied

O        Opens opportunity for better understanding developmental changeN        Never Used for Fixing Blame and Finding Faults

Ethically Conducted

Every evaluation practice should be conducted ethically and the evaluators must recognize the participants’ entitlement to privacy.

Values Diverse Opinion The evaluator should include the opinions

and ideas of all the stakeholders in his/her evaluation report.

Accurate and Technically Adequate Information

Evaluator can also use the evaluation report to share his suggestions or even suggest alternatives. He / She should be able to reflect differences between alternatives and to distinguish the relative degree of impact across the alternatives.

Leads to Continuously Learning and Continuous Improvement

The evaluation must be such that all the stakeholders should be able to interpret the evaluation criteria and its findings. The evaluation report should be easily understandable and provide enough information so that informed decisions can be made on its basis.

Uses Participatory Methods Participatory evaluation ensures that

the evaluation focuses on locally relevant questions that meet the needs of project planners and beneficiaries.

Affordable/Appropriate in terms of Budget

The evaluation conducted or to be conducted should be efficient in the use of resources. 

Evaluation should be intelligently designed and executed.

Trained Professionals Timely Carry it Out

Nearly every evaluation is time bound. Either it has to be carried out in a specific time or at a certain time. Some project require its evaluation to be conducted soon after the project is finished and some require after some time.

Indicators Properly Selected And Studied

The evaluator should properly select the indicators so that his findings are inline with the outcomes of the project. Moreover, the evaluator must evaluate all the indicators and its results in the context of the project, the project area and the project beneficiaries.

Opens Opportunity for Better Understanding Developmental Change/Process

Never Used for Fixing Blame & Finding Faults

As stated in the start, evaluation must be conducted ethically, with no intention of harming someone or supporting someone unethically.