Exam 22: Program Evaluation: Applying Science and Practice to Real Life

Which of the following questions is asked as part of the fifth step under phase two of counseling program evaluation?

The final step in conducting a counseling program evaluation involves:

In the context of program evaluation and research, evaluators are responsible for:

Even though structured observations and participant observations provide two different data sets, it is common to use both observation methods simultaneously in counseling research.

During the initial meetings and throughout the evaluation process, it is important for a program evaluator to recognize and control the urge to listen to his or her intuition.

Under the second phase of program evaluation, which of the following is a step in creating a focused program evaluation?

A program evaluator's responsibility is to determine if there is a match among the counseling treatment, the anticipated outcomes, and the outcome measures.

It is mandatory for all counseling students to be trained in the practice of program evaluation.

Which of the following is the most common way to determine whether a counseling program took place and the form it took during implementation?

In the context of counseling programs, which of the following is a difference between structured observations and participant observations?

As a guide to program evaluation, which of the following is the rationale behind the key question "What role will the program evaluator play?"

There are eight distinct phases of program evaluation that an evaluator needs to follow, applicable at any stage of a counseling program.

Moving back and forth from a counseling program's objectives to its evidence and the weaving together of the individual pieces of data into a holistic picture is:

Program evaluators ideally want to be involved while counseling programs are being designed.

Data obtained through _____, which are a form of content testing, are useful when distinct facts or information is being conveyed through a counseling program.

Getting stakeholders actively involved in the process of program evaluation is one of the most counterintuitive steps of evaluation.

It is a responsibility of a program evaluator to ensure that the concerns raised at meetings represent not just the opinions of the vocal, but also those of potentially underrepresented stakeholders of a counseling program.

Which of the following is ideally the next immediate phase of program evaluation after setting the boundaries of the evaluation?

Program evaluation is often described as a process for judging the worth of a counseling program relative to other alternatives, based on defensible, previously defined criteria.

In the context of data collection for a counseling program, focus group methodology relies on the interaction of people as they discuss a common experience or viewpoint.