Question 1

Why is a true experimental design the strongest method for conducting impact evaluations?

Accepted Answer

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Question 2

How are stakeholder approaches different from social science approaches?

Accepted Answer

The evaluation process as a whole, and t

Question 3

An approach that encourages researchers to be responsive to program stakeholders is

Accepted Answer

A) Utilization-focused evaluation 
B) Politically based evaluation 
C) Supportive relation evaluation 
D) Action-focused evaluation 
A) Utilization-focused evaluation 
B) Politically based evaluation 
C) Supportive relation evaluation 
D) Action-focused evaluation

Question 4

What are process evaluations? Why are process evaluations important?

Accepted Answer

What actually happens in a program? Once

Question 5

What is an integrated approach? What is the goal?

Accepted Answer

Integrated approaches seek to balance th

Question 6

The focus of evaluation projects include

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A) Discovering the program's impact 
B) Understanding how efficient the program is 
C) Both A and B 
D) Neither A nor B 
A) Discovering the program's impact 
B) Understanding how efficient the program is 
C) Both A and B 
D) Neither A nor B

Question 7

One of the main initiatives that spawned the growth of evaluation research in the U.S.was the "War on Poverty" that was part of the Great Society legislation of the 1960s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Resources, raw materials, clients, and staff that go into a program as known as

Accepted Answer

A) Incomes 
B) Inputs 
C) Outcomes 
D) Program process 
A) Incomes 
B) Inputs 
C) Outcomes 
D) Program process

Question 9

Evaluation research is conducted for the purpose of

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A) explaining why variables affect one another 
B) describing a population 
C) investigating social programs 
D) systematically assessing the usefulness of exploratory research 
A) explaining why variables affect one another 
B) describing a population 
C) investigating social programs 
D) systematically assessing the usefulness of exploratory research

Question 10

Evaluation research and traditional social science are different because

Accepted Answer

A) Evaluation is not designed to test the implications of a social theory 
B) The goal of evaluation research is not to create a broad theoretical explanation for what is found 
C) Researchers cannot design evaluation studies simply in accord with the highest scientific standards 
D) All of the above 
A) Evaluation is not designed to test the implications of a social theory 
B) The goal of evaluation research is not to create a broad theoretical explanation for what is found 
C) Researchers cannot design evaluation studies simply in accord with the highest scientific standards 
D) All of the above

Question 11

A type of evaluation research that compares program costs to program effects is

Accepted Answer

A) A cost-benefit analysis 
B) A cost-effectiveness analysis 
C) Both A and B 
D) Neither A nor B 
A) A cost-benefit analysis 
B) A cost-effectiveness analysis 
C) Both A and B 
D) Neither A nor B

Question 12

Evaluation research may be undertaken to identify ways to improve delivery of services.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

An efficiency analysis compares a program's effects with its costs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Stakeholder approaches encourage researchers not to be responsive to participants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The bulk of the published evaluation studies in criminal justice are devoted to some type of

Accepted Answer

A) Participant observation research 
B) Impact assessment 
C) Outcome assessment 
D) Quantitative research 
A) Participant observation research 
B) Impact assessment 
C) Outcome assessment 
D) Quantitative research

Question 16

What is the difference between applied and basic research?

Accepted Answer

Every year, the federal government, comb

Question 17

In general, quasi-experimental designs are much less powerful alternatives to true randomized experimental designs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The impact of the program process on the cases processed is known as

Accepted Answer

A) Incomes 
B) Inputs 
C) Outcomes 
D) Program process 
A) Incomes 
B) Inputs 
C) Outcomes 
D) Program process

Question 19

How is an evaluability assessment different from a needs assessment?

Accepted Answer

Evaluation research will be pointless if

Question 20

The direct products of a program's service delivery process are its outputs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Why is a true experimental design the strongest method for conducting impact evaluations?

How are stakeholder approaches different from social science approaches?

An approach that encourages researchers to be responsive to program stakeholders is

What are process evaluations? Why are process evaluations important?

What is an integrated approach? What is the goal?

The focus of evaluation projects include

One of the main initiatives that spawned the growth of evaluation research in the U.S.was the "War on Poverty" that was part of the Great Society legislation of the 1960s.

Resources, raw materials, clients, and staff that go into a program as known as

Evaluation research is conducted for the purpose of

Evaluation research and traditional social science are different because

A type of evaluation research that compares program costs to program effects is

Evaluation research may be undertaken to identify ways to improve delivery of services.

An efficiency analysis compares a program's effects with its costs.

Stakeholder approaches encourage researchers not to be responsive to participants.

The bulk of the published evaluation studies in criminal justice are devoted to some type of

What is the difference between applied and basic research?

In general, quasi-experimental designs are much less powerful alternatives to true randomized experimental designs.

The impact of the program process on the cases processed is known as

How is an evaluability assessment different from a needs assessment?

The direct products of a program's service delivery process are its outputs.

Science, Society, and Criminological Research

The Process and Problems of Criminological Research

Research Ethics

Conceptualization and Measurement

Sampling

Causation and Experimentation

Survey Research

Qualitative Methods and Data Analysis

Analyzing Content

Mixing and Comparing Methods

Reporting Research Results

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Exam 10: Evaluation and Policy Analysis

Why is a true experimental design the strongest method for conducting impact evaluations?

How are stakeholder approaches different from social science approaches?

An approach that encourages researchers to be responsive to program stakeholders is

What are process evaluations? Why are process evaluations important?

What is an integrated approach? What is the goal?

The focus of evaluation projects include

One of the main initiatives that spawned the growth of evaluation research in the U.S.was the "War on Poverty" that was part of the Great Society legislation of the 1960s.

Resources, raw materials, clients, and staff that go into a program as known as

Evaluation research is conducted for the purpose of

Evaluation research and traditional social science are different because

A type of evaluation research that compares program costs to program effects is

Evaluation research may be undertaken to identify ways to improve delivery of services.

An efficiency analysis compares a program's effects with its costs.

Stakeholder approaches encourage researchers not to be responsive to participants.

The bulk of the published evaluation studies in criminal justice are devoted to some type of

What is the difference between applied and basic research?

In general, quasi-experimental designs are much less powerful alternatives to true randomized experimental designs.

The impact of the program process on the cases processed is known as

How is an evaluability assessment different from a needs assessment?

The direct products of a program's service delivery process are its outputs.

Science, Society, and Criminological Research

The Process and Problems of Criminological Research

Research Ethics

Conceptualization and Measurement

Sampling

Causation and Experimentation

Survey Research

Qualitative Methods and Data Analysis

Analyzing Content

Mixing and Comparing Methods

Reporting Research Results

Filters