Evaluation Flash Cards
Embedding Evaluative Thinking in Organizational Culture
A set of 25 one-page cards by Michael Quinn Patton, each explaining one evaluation idea in plain terms with an example from Otto Bremer grants. Topics include evaluation questions, logic models, theory of change, outcomes versus indicators, triangulation, formative, summative and developmental evaluation, and lessons learned. Teams pick a card to discuss in staff or board meetings to build evaluative thinking.
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Michael Quinn Patton (2014). Evaluation Flash Cards: Embedding Evaluative Thinking in Organizational Culture. Otto Bremer Foundation. https://ottobremer.org/news_stories/evaluation-flash-cards/
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