Collecting Information (Research Techniques) to aid in Evaluation

1. First Questions to Ask

1.1. Do you have a design problem that needs a solution?

1.1.1. Developmental Evaluation supporting Design-Based Reserach

1.1.1.1. Ideate, Data Collection,

1.1.1.2. Mixed-Methods

1.2. Do you want to explore the world of a unique group of people?

1.2.1. Narrative Analysis

1.2.2. Case Studies

1.2.3. Multiple Case Analysis

1.2.4. Ethnography

1.2.5. Phenomenology

1.2.6. Discourse/Conversation Analysis

1.3. Do you want to establish causality (cause and effect relationships)?

1.3.1. Experimental Design

1.3.1.1. Control Group vs Experimental group (selected at random)

1.3.1.1.1. Post-Test Only

1.3.1.1.2. Pre-Post Tests

1.3.2. Quasi-Experimental Design

1.3.2.1. Groups not selected at random, but can be stratified by the evaluator or researcher

1.3.2.2. Interrupted Time-Series Design using already-existing data

1.3.3. Case Studies for Causal Purposes

1.3.3.1. Explanatory Case Study (not descriptive)

1.3.3.2. Multiple-Case Analysis within a Case

2. Second Questions to Ask

2.1. How many stakeholders are involved in the organization in question, and how many would you like individual information from?

2.1.1. Many

2.1.1.1. Experimental Design

2.1.1.2. Surveys

2.1.1.3. Questionnaires

2.1.2. Few

2.1.2.1. Interviews/ Case Studies