Category Archives: Aspects of Genuine Evaluation

The Friday Funny – successful hearing aid

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Patricia Rogers & Jane Davidson

This week’s Friday Funny (thanks to businessballs.com) reminds us about the need to check what others might call a successful outcome.       An old lady had a hearing-aid fitted, hidden underneath her hair. A week later she returned … Continue reading →

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The Friday Funny – every presentation

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Patricia Rogers & Jane Davidson

In Genuine Evaluation we focus a lot on asking the right questions, bringing an evaluative frame, and basing answers on sound evidence.  But effective communication is also an important part of genuine evaluation, which is why this video caught our … Continue reading →

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Opinion or evidence? Are working hours getting longer?

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Patricia Rogers

Over the Antipodean summer Genuine Evaluation goes to the beach instead of blogging.  We’re back now, brushing off the sand, and planning more discussions about what it means to do genuine evaluation, plus sharing some insights from the African evaluation … Continue reading →

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Evaluation on autopilot – Environment Protection Agency,Victoria

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Patricia Rogers

What’s worse than no evaluation? An evaluation that is wrong but you think is right. Organizations that provide authoratitive evaluations have an obligation to meet high standards of accuracy and consistency. It is therefore hard to believe the series of … Continue reading →

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The Friday Funny – which one of these two is the evaluator?

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Patricia Rogers & Jane Davidson

As the end of the year rushes up relentlessly, we thought this week we would share a simple story about the gap between words and deeds, and between receiving information and acting on it. The question is “Which one of … Continue reading →

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