
5 Principles for good evaluation – Self-assessment
Is your evaluation good enough?
Use the 5 principles self-assessment template to judge if you’re happy with your evaluation.
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5 Principles for good evaluation – Self-assessment
Is your evaluation good enough?
Use the 5 principles self-assessment template to judge if you’re happy with your evaluation.

Big Picture Route Map
This visual tool can help participants reflect on their current situation or experience of an event and to help start discussions on what the next step for them might be.

Big Picture Route Map – Introduction
This cartoon map has different vehicles, routes and characters. This visual tool can help participants reflect on their current situation or experience of an event and to help start discussions on what the next step for them might be.

Carers Checklist
This is an outcome measure for people with dementia and their carers.

Collecting quantitative data guidance
These guides cover improving data collection practices, as well as information on the Outcome Star for services with limited resources. Please visit: https://www.homeless.org.uk/our-work/resources/show-your-impact/collecting-quantitative-data

Embedding Evaluation Checklist – Making it stick
Does your organisation have proportionate evaluation plans in place? Do they routinely build time for evaluation into project plans and funding applications? Does everyone who should be involved (staff and/or

ESS Evaluation Method: Appreciative questions
These are two simple questions that you can use to get simple feedback on what’s working for people and how that could be made even better.

ESS Evaluation Method: Appreciative questions – template
Appreciative questions template

ESS Evaluation Method: Body map
Body maps can be used as a creative way of evaluating your project.

ESS Evaluation Method: Capturing casual moments
This method is a simple means for writing down service users’ actual words when staff or volunteers want to record comments in non-formal circumstances.