RIE - what is it and why is it worth doing?
Being clear about how you define the task
After watching the introduction, read the 1-pager below, which is an excerpt from the beginning of our report.
Here, we carefully clarified our understanding of retrospective impact evaluation and the reasoning behind it. This is an important step in many evaluations because certain terms are used differently by different people.
Woliso RIE What is an RIE p. 6.pdf
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Retrospective Impact Evaluation: True or false?
Quiz
- RIEs assess whether outcomes and impacts produced by an initiative are likely to be sustained in the future
- True
- False
- RIEs typically include an assessment of how well infrastructure and/or services created by an initiative have been sustained many years after a change effort is over.
- True
- False
- Aspects influencing durability and sustainment of changes are multifaceted and complex; therefore, should not be part of RIEs.
- True
- False
- To be rigorous, credible, and useful, a RIE should always rely on experimental or quasi-experimental research methods
- True
- False
- RIEs are important to help organizations and their constituents and funders realize more clearly, based on evidence, the long-term value of their work.
- True
- False