Question 1

________ measure(s) general satisfaction with a service or with achievement of specific goals.

Accepted Answer

A)  Client satisfaction surveys 
B)  Qualitative methods 
C)  Pretest/post-test designs 
D)  Goal attainment scaling 
A)  Client satisfaction surveys 
B)  Qualitative methods 
C)  Pretest/post-test designs 
D)  Goal attainment scaling

Question 2

An instrument that measures what it is supposed to measure is considered:

Accepted Answer

A)  Reliable 
B)  Stable 
C)  Valid 
D)  Statistically significant 
A)  Reliable 
B)  Stable 
C)  Valid 
D)  Statistically significant

Question 3

It is generally better to construct your own questionnaires and surveys than to use existing instruments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Experimental designs are used most often in actual practice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

If you wished to determine whether students acquired new knowledge about the effects of drug usage as a result of participating in a new education program, which design would be most useful?

Accepted Answer

A)  One-group post-test design 
B)  Pre-test/post-test design 
C)  Random post-haste design 
D)  Goal attainment design 
A)  One-group post-test design 
B)  Pre-test/post-test design 
C)  Random post-haste design 
D)  Goal attainment design

Question 6

measure the consequences of services provided.

Accepted Answer

A)  Formative evaluations 
B)  Chi-square tests 
C)  Summative evaluations 
D)  Inferential statistics 
A)  Formative evaluations 
B)  Chi-square tests 
C)  Summative evaluations 
D)  Inferential statistics

Question 7

Client permission is needed before letting a third party observe sessions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The evaluation approach used to monitor the progress of individual clients and then to aggregate the data on a weekly, monthly, or yearly basis is titled:

Accepted Answer

A)  Qualitative methods 
B)  Pretest/posttest designs 
C)  Goal attainment scaling 
D)  Target problem scaling 
A)  Qualitative methods 
B)  Pretest/posttest designs 
C)  Goal attainment scaling 
D)  Target problem scaling

Question 9

A meta-analysis works best with which type of data?

Accepted Answer

A)  Qualitative 
B)  Quantitative 
C)  Normative 
D)  Post-test 
A)  Qualitative 
B)  Quantitative 
C)  Normative 
D)  Post-test

Question 10

This type of evaluation cannot be followed in practice because we are not able to randomly assign clients to groups:

Accepted Answer

A)  Baseline 
B)  Experimental design 
C)  Independent variable 
D)  Quasi-experimental design 
A)  Baseline 
B)  Experimental design 
C)  Independent variable 
D)  Quasi-experimental design

Question 11

Determining whether we will gather data on number of clients served or hours of output by workers is part of the measurement stage of designing an evaluation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

__________methods are designed to learn the experiences of a particular group of people.

Accepted Answer

A)  Quantitative 
B)  Qualitative 
C)  Empirical 
D)  Experimental 
A)  Quantitative 
B)  Qualitative 
C)  Empirical 
D)  Experimental

Question 13

An evaluation based upon incidents of drug-related arrests in a community is a qualitative study.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A client satisfaction survey would be most useful for measuring the success of a program designed to keep adolescents from engaging in delinquent behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Selecting only the most promising candidates for a new delinquency-prevention program is called maturation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Regarding ethics and values in social work evaluation, all of the following are true except :

Accepted Answer

A)  Any person volunteering should know the risks associated with volunteering. 
B)  Sometimes the clients need not understand the purpose of a service being provided. 
C)  The privacy of participation should be zealously protected. 
D)  Clients must give permission before audio- or videotaping contact with them. 
A)  Any person volunteering should know the risks associated with volunteering. 
B)  Sometimes the clients need not understand the purpose of a service being provided. 
C)  The privacy of participation should be zealously protected. 
D)  Clients must give permission before audio- or videotaping contact with them.

Question 17

Functional outcomes are those that can be observed by either the client system or by the social worker.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Describe three problems or barriers to the evaluation of social work programs

Accepted Answer

1. Lack of standardized measures: One of

Question 19

The______tells us how often a problem or behavior occurred either at a specific point in time or during a specified period.

Accepted Answer

A)  Baseline 
B)  Experimental design 
C)  Independent variable 
D)  Quasi-experimental design 
A)  Baseline 
B)  Experimental design 
C)  Independent variable 
D)  Quasi-experimental design

Question 20

______is a statistical procedure to compare the expected frequencies in a study to the observed frequencies.

Accepted Answer

A)  Statistical significance 
B)  Inferential statistics 
C)  Chi-square test 
D)  Standard deviation 
A)  Statistical significance 
B)  Inferential statistics 
C)  Chi-square test 
D)  Standard deviation

________ measure(s) general satisfaction with a service or with achievement of specific goals.

An instrument that measures what it is supposed to measure is considered:

It is generally better to construct your own questionnaires and surveys than to use existing instruments.

Experimental designs are used most often in actual practice.

If you wished to determine whether students acquired new knowledge about the effects of drug usage as a result of participating in a new education program, which design would be most useful?

measure the consequences of services provided.

Client permission is needed before letting a third party observe sessions.

The evaluation approach used to monitor the progress of individual clients and then to aggregate the data on a weekly, monthly, or yearly basis is titled:

A meta-analysis works best with which type of data?

This type of evaluation cannot be followed in practice because we are not able to randomly assign clients to groups:

Determining whether we will gather data on number of clients served or hours of output by workers is part of the measurement stage of designing an evaluation.

__________methods are designed to learn the experiences of a particular group of people.

An evaluation based upon incidents of drug-related arrests in a community is a qualitative study.

A client satisfaction survey would be most useful for measuring the success of a program designed to keep adolescents from engaging in delinquent behavior.

Selecting only the most promising candidates for a new delinquency-prevention program is called maturation.

Regarding ethics and values in social work evaluation, all of the following are true except :

Functional outcomes are those that can be observed by either the client system or by the social worker.

Describe three problems or barriers to the evaluation of social work programs

The______tells us how often a problem or behavior occurred either at a specific point in time or during a specified period.

______is a statistical procedure to compare the expected frequencies in a study to the observed frequencies.

Introduction to Generalist Practice With Organizations and Communities

Stress and Time Management

Using Micro Skills With Organizations and Communities

Group Skills for Organizational and Community Change

Understanding Organizations

Decision Making for Organizational Change

Implementing Organizational Change: Agency Policy, Projects, and Programs

Understanding Neighborhoods and Communities

Macro Practice in Communities

Advocacy and Social Action With Populations-At-Risk

Ethics and Ethical Dilemmas in Practice With Organizations and Communities

Using Supervision

Developing and Managing Agency Resources

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Exam 10: Evaluating Macro Practice

________ measure(s) general satisfaction with a service or with achievement of specific goals.

An instrument that measures what it is supposed to measure is considered:

It is generally better to construct your own questionnaires and surveys than to use existing instruments.

Experimental designs are used most often in actual practice.

If you wished to determine whether students acquired new knowledge about the effects of drug usage as a result of participating in a new education program, which design would be most useful?

measure the consequences of services provided.

Client permission is needed before letting a third party observe sessions.

The evaluation approach used to monitor the progress of individual clients and then to aggregate the data on a weekly, monthly, or yearly basis is titled:

A meta-analysis works best with which type of data?

This type of evaluation cannot be followed in practice because we are not able to randomly assign clients to groups:

Determining whether we will gather data on number of clients served or hours of output by workers is part of the measurement stage of designing an evaluation.

__________methods are designed to learn the experiences of a particular group of people.

An evaluation based upon incidents of drug-related arrests in a community is a qualitative study.

A client satisfaction survey would be most useful for measuring the success of a program designed to keep adolescents from engaging in delinquent behavior.

Selecting only the most promising candidates for a new delinquency-prevention program is called maturation.

Regarding ethics and values in social work evaluation, all of the following are true except :

Functional outcomes are those that can be observed by either the client system or by the social worker.

Describe three problems or barriers to the evaluation of social work programs

The______tells us how often a problem or behavior occurred either at a specific point in time or during a specified period.

______is a statistical procedure to compare the expected frequencies in a study to the observed frequencies.

Introduction to Generalist Practice With Organizations and Communities

Stress and Time Management

Using Micro Skills With Organizations and Communities

Group Skills for Organizational and Community Change

Understanding Organizations

Decision Making for Organizational Change

Implementing Organizational Change: Agency Policy, Projects, and Programs

Understanding Neighborhoods and Communities

Macro Practice in Communities

Advocacy and Social Action With Populations-At-Risk

Ethics and Ethical Dilemmas in Practice With Organizations and Communities

Using Supervision

Developing and Managing Agency Resources

Filters