PPT-Assessing Threats to Validity and Implications for Use of Impact Evaluation Findings

Michael Woolcock Development Research Group World Bank Kennedy School of Government Harvard University mwoolcockworldbankorg InterAction May 13 2013 Overview Background The art science and politics of evaluation. Professor Alicia . O’Cathain. ScHARR. University of Sheffield. 22 June 2015. What is qualitative research?. Normal in evaluation. Understanding not measuring . Set of methods. Focus groups. Semi-structured or in depth interviews. Deon . Filmer. Development Research Group, The World Bank. Evidence-Based Decision-Making in Education Workshop. Africa Program for Education Impact Evaluation (APEIE) . Accra, Ghana. May 10-14 2010. ESSAY OUTLINE. For . I.b. . psychology paper 1b AND PAPER 2 . 500-800 WORD ESSAYS. Paragraph 1. Restate the question in your own . words, include the theory as an answer.. This shows you understand the question. Samburu. . woman, Northern Kenya. Impact Evaluation. “the . systematic process . of measuring . the intended and unintended causal effects of conservation interventions, with emphasis . upon long-term . Internal Validity. Construct Validity. External Validity. * In the context of a research study, i.e., not measurement validity.. Validity*. Generally relevant only to studies with . causal relationships. more than methods. Nicholas Mays. Professor of Health Policy. Department of Health Services Research & Policy. Nuffield Trust conference, ‘Evaluation of complex care 2015’, 22 June 2015. Improving health worldwide. Professor Alicia . O’Cathain. ScHARR. University of Sheffield. 22 June 2015. What is qualitative research?. Normal in evaluation. Understanding not measuring . Set of methods. Focus groups. Semi-structured or in depth interviews. . the. impact of SSH: The Dutch approach. Leonie . van Drooge . Two tales of one city . A positive story about intentions and initiatives:. N. ational habits. National policies. Research council NWO. Why is this so important and. why is this so difficult?. Reliability and Validity. The language for this is from the quantitative tradition—scientific . verification—positivism. . Habermas. ’ cognitive interest of . Jill Hoxmeier. H615: Advanced Research Design. October 10, 2013. “Boy, a few more like that and I’ll be ready for Gamblers Anonymous”. Twin Problems of Construct Validity. Construct Validity: . Nancy B. Clark, . M.Ed. Director of Medical Informatics Education. Summer 2013. 1. Objectives of Session. Students will . Demonstrate ability to evaluate the validity, quality and intended audience of medical information found on the web. Ottusch. . H615. October 11, 2013. What is external validity?. “Concerns inferences about the extent to which a causal relationship holds over variations in persons, settings, treatments, and outcomes.” (p. 83). October 22, 2018. Self-Generation Incentive Program. Overview. Description of evaluated population and overall approach. Summary of observed findings. By customer class and PBI/non-PBI. Focus on GHG performance. 4 Define the principal findings and results Your central message sentence probably encapsulates the most important findings There may be others that you feel ought to be included List these in note fo