Evaluative thinking definition
Evaluative thinking means using the evidence we have systematically gathered to answer our evaluation questions in context. It also means paying attention to the different uses of the evaluation. That is, conceptual, persuasive or instrumental uses (Weiss, 1998). The evaluation could seek to be a process for rethinking the logic or programme theory of the project; for analysing a situation and promoting change in some specific way, such as, for example, gender change; and/or in order to be useful for making decisions about the present or future of the project. Therefore, the analysis of data should pay attention to the specific use or uses of the evaluation in any concrete case.