MEERA Evaluation Glossary

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 Impact evaluation

Impact evaluation is evaluation that focuses on the benefits or payoff of a program rather than on e ...

 Impacts

In evaluation, impacts are the broad, ultimate changes that occur within a community, organization, ...

 Implementation evaluation

Implementation evaluations focus on telling “decision makers what is going on in a program, how the ...

 Independent variable

The independent variable is the presumed cause in a study that can predict or explain the values of ...

 Indicator

An indicator is an observable measure of achievement, performance, or change.  It provides evidence ...

 Inferential statistics

“With inferential statistics, you are trying to reach conclusions that extend beyond the immediate d ...

 Informal Education

Formal, nonformal and informal education are not completely distinct.  However, notwithstanding some ...

 Informed consent

In research practice, informed consent is a legal condition entered into by a person who agrees or “ ...

 Institutional Review Board

Institutional review boards, or IRBs, (also known as independent ethics committees, or human ethics ...

 Instrument

In program evaluation, an instrument is a tool that is used to gather, organize, and analyze informa ...

 Intermediate Testing

Intermediate testing is sometimes included in program evaluation designs.  For example, in addition ...