Evaluative Thinking questions
We have developed simple questions that will help embed Evaluative Thinking at the get-go. The questions are useful to ask when you plan, do and review your project, programme or any initiative.
Evaluation and Evaluative Thinking helps us with being more intentional about what we do and to know whether we have got to where we wanted to go. Evaluation and Evaluative Thinking is more than collecting and collating data. It is a disciplined approach to inquiry and reflective practice. It helps us to use good evidence to make sound judgements.
Who can use these questions?
Whether you are a analyst, designer, tester manager or executive, these questions are ready for any one in the Ministry of Education to use no matter what their role is.
When and where should you use these questions?
The Evaluative Thinking questions are a great tool to embed evaluative thinking from the get-go. You can use them when you plan, do and review your project, programme or any initiative.
The Evaluative Thinking questions
Plan
- Why are we doing this? – Problem and outcomes definition
- What has been done before? – Needs assessment
- How will we know if we are successful? – Indicators and measures
Do
- Are we implementing according to plan?
- What else can we do to achieve our goals?
Review
- What difference is this making? For whom?
- What should I do differently?