Learning and Teaching in Practice/Evaluation planning/Developing the plan


 * What to include in the plan?
 * Background and Rationale: prepare some background and an explanation of the reasons for the evaluation. Generally, a clear description about the factors leading up to the evaluation can set the scene, and help to sell it to your stakeholders.
 * Articulating the reasons for doing the evaluation will also help you to sell the need for doing an evaluation. You need to convince people that it is a smart thing to do. This might help you to access the resources you will need.

Several components are involved in this part of the plan.
 * Evaluation Design:
 * The type of evaluation: Needs Assessment (Analysis), Review, Formative (usability testing), Effectiveness, Maintenance, Impact. These are based on the six facets of evaluation developed by Tom Reeves and John Hedberg in 2003.
 * Evaluation methods: qualitative, quantitative or mixed methods. An appropriate mix will ensure triangulation. What is this?
 * Data collection: how will you gather feedback on the innovation?
 * How will you analyse the information you gather?


 * The Evaluation Cookbook is a useful resource for planning this part of the evaluation.