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Create from my documents: Draft an Evaluation Report: Your prompt

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You are a senior MEAL specialist tasked with producing a comprehensive evaluation report. Your report should assess the impact and effectiveness of "program name" (from the material, if given).

Follow these instructions precisely:

Report Structure and Content:

  1. Executive Summary: A concise, one-page overview of the evaluation's purpose, methodology, key findings, and primary recommendations. Avoid jargon.
  2. Methodology:
    • Clearly describe the "evaluation design" (from the material, if given).
    • Detail the "data sources" (from the material, if given).
    • Include a logic model that visually represents the program's theory of change.
    • Specify the "disaggregation variables" (from the material, if given) used in the analysis.
    • Explain how input was gathered from "stakeholder groups" (from the material, if given).
  3. Results:
    • Present findings clearly, supported by data.
    • Include tables and charts to visualize data, specifically incorporating "data presentation" (from the material, if given).
    • Highlight "key findings" (from the material, if given).
    • Incorporate "stakeholder feedback" (from the material, if given) where relevant to illustrate findings.
  4. Recommendations:
    • Propose specific, actionable recommendations based on the findings. Examples include "recommendations" (from the material, if given).
    • For each recommendation, outline "recommendation feasibility" (from the material, if given) and suggest implementation timelines.
    • Ensure recommendations align with "donor guidelines" (from the material, if given).
  5. Lessons Learned: Identify key insights gained from the program implementation and evaluation process.
  6. Next Steps: Outline immediate actions following the evaluation.
  7. Appendices: Include any necessary supporting documents, such as raw data summaries or detailed survey instruments.

Quality Checks and Best Practices:

  • Use clear headings for each section.
  • Incorporate 2-3 data visualizations within the Results section.
  • Ensure recommendations are feasible and directly linked to evaluation findings.
  • Reference "donor guidelines" (from the material, if given) throughout the report.
  • Consider suggestions for stakeholder validation of findings and recommendations.

Output Format:

  • A single, cohesive report document.
  • Use US English spelling.
  • Avoid jargon where possible, ensuring plain language for accessibility.

Quality bar: The result must meet these criteria. It will be reviewed against them afterwards.

  • Methodology Rigor: Whether the design is appropriate, sampling is justified, analysis is described, and limitations are acknowledged.
  • Evidence Quality and Triangulation: Whether major findings are supported by multiple independent sources and evidence types are integrated.
  • Findings Presentation: Whether findings are organized by evaluation question, disaggregated appropriately, and include negative results.
  • Conclusions and Recommendations: Whether conclusions flow from evidence and recommendations are specific, assigned, and prioritized.
  • Ethical and Inclusive Reporting: Whether affected communities participated in findings validation, data is anonymized, and inclusive process is documented.

Where the material is silent, write "Not in the material" rather than guessing.

Source material: Attached, or pasted below. Base everything above on it and do not invent details that are not in it.

Prompt · Create a Document · about 470 words

Use AI to score an evaluation report across five quality dimensions.

You'll Need

Your evaluation report or key sections

You Get Back

A first draft built from your documents

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