Use this worksheet to help fully defined indicators. In this handout we provide an example of an indicator we defined for the purpose of measuring the impact of a workshop we provided - impact meaning "what changed as a result of the workshop". The reverse side of this document provides a template or worksheet to guide indicator development and mapping of indicators onto Phipps' Co-Produced Pathway to Impact evaluation framework.

1. Poetz,A.,D. Phipps,R.Leduc
MEOPARNCESharing of Best Practices forKT Symposium,January 2015
Anatomy of an indicator - example
1) Name/title of indicator: [CB] % increase in self-rated knowledge about KT
2) Definition (including numerator/denominator X 100 if applicable): Average
% increase in self-rated knowledge about KT = Sum (Each self-rated score post-
workshop - each matching self-rated score pre-workshop)/# attendees X 100.
Using data from question 1 on pre-post questionnaire "How would you rate your
knowledge about KT?” This indicator includes data from the pre-post workshop
evaluation forms, and excludes data from the overall workshop evaluation form.
3) Type: Outcome
4) Rationale: Useful for measuring how much knowledge was gained (capacity
that was built) during a workshop or other training event. While counting # of
attendees is ok, it does not tell you how much you changed their knowledge,
whereas this measure does.
5) Strengths and Limitations:
Strength: measures change in knowledge by comparing pre-event knowledge to
post-event knowledge.
Limitations: Since it is self-rated, it is subject to bias. Also, chance of missing
data if some people leave before the event is over, and do not fill out the 2nd
matching form, the data is lost (have pre-event info but no post-event info).
6) Data Source(s): Questionnaires handed out at event. Usually on coloured paper,
green for pre-event questionnaire and orange for post-event questionnaire (for
example). Numbered sheets of paper, and each participant gets a green and
orange with the same number on it - this is so that the pre- and post- scores can
be matched up for measuring capacity building. Same questions on pre-
questionnaire as on the post-questionnaire. KT Core uses same questions for
each event so events can be compared.
7) Stage in Co-Produced Pathway to Impact (CPPI): All (because Capacity
Building events are to teach KT competencies in all stages of the CPPI).
8) Date (of last revision): January 20, 2015
9) Responsibility for collecting data: KT Core

2. Poetz,A.,D. Phipps,R.Leduc
MEOPARNCESharing of Best Practices forKT Symposium,January 2015
Anatomy of an indicator - worksheet
Indicator component Your indicator, definedwitheachcomponent
Name/title ofindicator
Definition(includingnumerator/denominatorx
100 ifapplicable) & what isincluded/excludedin
definition,whetherquantitative orqualitative
Type: input(measuresresources),process
(measuresways in whichservices/goodsare
provided),output(quantity of goods/services
producedand efficiencyofproduction),outcome
(changesin a conditionsuch as health,
knowledge,etc.)
Rationale (forincludingthis indicator)
Strengths and Limitations Strengths:
Limitations:
Data source(s)
Stage in Co-ProducedPathway to Impact (CPPI)
Date (of last revision)
Responsibilityforcollectingdata