CASPR MERL Roadshow Pre/Post Test

Monitoring helps to answer which of the following questions?

• a) Is the project progressing according to schedule?

• b) Have periodic benchmarks been met?

• c) Is the project under or overachieving output targets?

• d) All of the above.

1. At what stage of a program should monitoring take place?

• At the beginning of the program

• At the midpoint of the program

• At the end of the program

• Throughout the life of the program

Which of the following is not true about why we monitor & evaluate programs?

• a) M & E mobilizes communities to support programs.

• b) M & E shapes the decisions of funding agencies and policymakers.

• c) M & E results contribute to the global understanding of “what works”

• d) None of the above

Evaluations measure:

• The timeliness of a program's activities.

• The outcomes and impact of a program's activities.

• How closely a program kept to its budget.

• How well the program was implemented.

Objectives should be written as:

• Specific, simple, clear, and concise statements that describe the intended steps to be taken for the results to be achieved.

• High-level statements that provide the overall context for M&E.

• Long-term statements that state the ultimate expected impact of a program.

• A description of how an anticipated result will be achieved.

Which of the following is a characteristic of a good indicator?

• a) Is clearly defined in unambiguous terms.

• b) Produces the same results when used repeatedly to measure the same condition or event.

• c) Measures only the condition or event it is intended to measure.

• d) All of the above are characteristics of good indicators.

1. Progress data on a project can be collected by 

• a) Having team meetings.

• b) Filling in timesheets and registers.

• c) Individual feedback through surveys or interviews.

• d) All of the above.

The M&E plan should never be changed once the program begins.

• True

• False

Which of the following is NOT recommended if you wish to ensure that lessons learned are used and shared?

• Using technical jargon.

• Explaining the evaluation and its limitations.

• Describing stakeholders and their roles.

• Using illustrations, examples, and stories.

A compelling SPARC story must have.....?

• a) A Title.

• b) A description of the change caused by an organization's activity.

• c) A clear link between the importance of a result and the overall CASPR goal.

• d) Photographs that tell a story.

• 1. e) All of the above.