International Development Research Centre's Research Quality Plus (RQ+) assessment instrument
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2022-01
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This document lays out steps for using Research Quality Plus (RQ+) in future summative evaluations, presenting a framework and practical guidelines for assessing the quality of research for development. Referred to as the RQ+ assessment instrument, it serves to guide the work of external evaluators hired by IDRC. Most IDRC program portfolios consist of too many grants and outputs for a comprehensive assessment of the research performance of all. Reviewers can apply the RQ+ assessment to a whole project, but at times it will make more sense to apply RQ+ at a sub-project level.
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RESEARCH EXCELLENCE, RESEARCH QUALITY, EVALUATION, STRATEGIC EVALUATION, RESEARCH QUALITY PLUS, EVALUATION FRAMEWORK, ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK, RQ+, GLOBAL SOUTH, EVALUATION