evaluation update
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Evaluation update
Nicki SmithEcorys
• Evaluation team led by Ecorys UK with Brunel University and Bryson Purdon Social Research
• Large scale evaluation from 2014 until 2021
• Aiming to assess the change in outcomes for older people
• To identify and provide evidence about what works and why?
Evaluation update
• Process evaluation
• Impact evaluation
• Economic evaluation
• Coupled with…
• Supporting communications and sharing learning activities
Coverage of evaluation
WP1: Research design & evaluation framework
Task 1.1: Inception meeting & report Task 1.2: Desk based review
Task 1.3: Consultations with projects/stakeholdersTask 1.4: Development of common measurement framework
& research designTask 1.5: Develop and build online monitoring database
Task 1.6: Research tools, consent formsTask 1.7: Ethical approval
WP2: User involvement
Task 2.1: Older persons’ advisory group Task 2.2: Community evaluator
programme
WP3: Impact assessment and cost benefit analysis
Task 3.1: Impact assessment designTask 3.2: Cohort survey design and
piloting Task 3.3: Main stage cohort panel
survey (three waves)Task 3.4: Impact Assessment AnalysisTask 3.5: Economic Evaluation (CBA)
WP4: Qualitative evaluation
Task 4.1: Annual project proformasTask 4.2 Snapshot & longitudinal case
studiesTask 4:3 Stakeholder consultationsTask 4.4: Qualitative data analysis
WP5: Project level support
Task 5.1: Pre-contract support and local evaluation plan development
Task 5.2: Evaluation toolkit & bespoke resources
Task 5.3: On-going project evaluation support
WP6: Sharing learning
Task 6.1 Action learning Task 6.2 Blogging and social mediaTask 6.3 Conferences, events and
webinarsTask 6.4 Communications case studies
Task 6.5 Summaries, podcasts, animations and Infographics
Task 6.6 Presentations, speaker opportunities and influencing policy work
WP7: Outputs and reportingTask 7.1: Annual programme reports
Task 7.2 Annual project reports
WP8: Project managementTask 8.1: Project management
This year, a focus on key areas:
•Development of Common Measurement Framework
•Development of impact measurement approach
•Process for ethical approval
•Planning initial sharing learning activities
Progress so far
• CMF piloting and go live – July/August
• Pilot impact survey – August
• Main stage impact survey – Sept-October
• Planning mini impact studies, CBA and qualitative work – Autumn 2015
Steps for the rest of the year
• Move towards account manager relationships
• Big Lottery Fund’s online community
• Social media #ageingbetterlearn #ageingbetter
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