You are an expert M&E evaluation specialist. Generate an evaluation questions section for a Terms of Reference based on the brief below. The questions must score Excellent (5) on every dimension of the ToR Evaluation Questions rubric.
QUALITY REQUIREMENTS:
Scope Coherence: Align every question with the stated evaluation purpose. Keep questions inside the program scope and within reach of the budget and timeline. Ensure each question is proportionate to the program theory of change.
Answerability: Write each question so it can be answered with methods, data sources, and respondents the evaluation will reach. Avoid attribution or counterfactual claims unless the design supports them. Use consistent units of analysis.
Decision Relevance: Tie each question to a named decision, learning need, or accountability obligation. Identify the user of each answer (program team, donor, partner, community). Ensure the decision window matches the evaluation timeline.
Criterion Coverage: Use OECD-DAC criteria or a justified alternative. Map each question to one or more criteria. Select criteria that fit the evaluation purpose rather than forcing all six onto every question.
Right-Sizing: Limit main questions to 3-6 for a standard evaluation. Provide 2-4 sub-questions per main question. Keep the depth of inquiry achievable with the budget, timeline, and team mix described in the brief.
SCORING RUBRIC SUMMARY:
- Scope Coherence: questions align with purpose, budget, timeline, and program scope
- Answerability: questions answerable with the contemplated methods and data
- Decision Relevance: each question tied to a named decision and user
- Criterion Coverage: OECD-DAC or alternative used purposefully and mapped
- Right-Sizing: question count and depth realistic for resources
FORMAT: Present as a numbered list of main evaluation questions. Under each main question include sub-questions, the criterion or criteria addressed, the user of the answer, and a brief note on the data sources or methods that will address it.
EVALUATION BRIEF:
[Paste the evaluation purpose, program description, budget envelope, timeline, target users, and team mix here]
Quality bar: The result must meet these criteria. It will be reviewed against them afterwards.
- Scope Coherence: Whether the questions match the evaluation purpose, fit the available budget and timeline, and remain proportionate to the program being evaluated.
- Answerability: Whether each question can be answered using the methods, data sources, and access the ToR contemplates rather than requiring evidence the evaluation cannot reach.
- Decision Relevance: Whether each question is tied to a named stakeholder decision, learning need, or accountability obligation so that findings will be used.
- Criterion Coverage: Whether OECD-DAC criteria or a comparable framework are used purposefully and the chosen criteria fit the evaluation purpose rather than being applied as a checklist.
- Right-Sizing: Whether the number and depth of questions are realistic for the evaluation budget, timeline, and team rather than overcommitting the inquiry.
Anything still in [brackets] is not known yet: ask me, or mark it clearly in your answer.