What factors should help guide my choice of method?
The collection method you choose will depend upon the situation in which the evaluation takes place. This may mean that you end up using a combination of methods.
One of the factors affecting your choice will be at what point during the project you want to carry out evaluation.
Methods
An entire handbook could be devoted to data collection methods and there are many useful sources of guidance available.
Please click on the pages below to see a description of the collection method and some examples.