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Monitoring and Evaluation Framework (MEF)

The Monitoring and Evaluation Framework (MEF) promotes an impact-driven evaluation approach, interlaced with process evaluation, to determine which interventions work in transforming access and student outcomes.

Monitoring and Evaluation Framework

Diagram showing the Monitoring and Evaluation Framework (MEF). The MEF contains four main steps: Step 1: Diagnose; Step 2: Plan; Step 3:Measure; Step 4: Reflect.

The MEF contains four main steps to consider when planning your evaluation; from establishing your theory of change in ‘Step 1: Diagnose’ to reporting on your findings in ‘Step 4: Reflect’.

The evaluation process is iterative. Your findings in each step help support continuous improvement. For example, the findings from ‘Step 3: Measure’ should feed into the refinement of your theory of change, research questions and methods in ‘Step 4: Reflect’.

The framework covers pre-16 outreach through to initiatives to address gaps in graduate outcomes. It is not intended to replace in-house evaluation support.

The sections below will guide you through the MEF step-by-step.

Step 1: Diagnose Step 2: Plan

Step 3: Measure Step 4: Reflect

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Webinars: The four steps of the Monitoring and Evaluation Framework

Watch our webinars on the four steps of the Monitoring and Evaluation Framework (MEF): Diagnose, Plan, Measure, Reflect.

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