Question 1

In outcome evaluations, the achievement of intermediate goals is often examined because

Accepted Answer

A)  it shows that evaluators understand the program. 
B)  staff members insist on measuring such criteria. 
C)  success in achieving intermediate outcomes can often make up for failure to achieve outcome goals in summative evaluations. 
D)  this aids evaluators to learn whether program activities do indeed contribute to changes in the participants even when the achievement of the ultimate outcomes is minimal. 
A)  it shows that evaluators understand the program. 
B)  staff members insist on measuring such criteria. 
C)  success in achieving intermediate outcomes can often make up for failure to achieve outcome goals in summative evaluations. 
D)  this aids evaluators to learn whether program activities do indeed contribute to changes in the participants even when the achievement of the ultimate outcomes is minimal.

Question 2

The degree to which a program is accepted and valued by potential users

Accepted Answer

A)  is a proper concern to program evaluators and stakeholders. 
B)  is irrelevant since people seldom like what is good for them. 
C)  should form the primary focus of an evaluation to the exclusion of other criteria especially when evaluation funds are limited. 
D)  is the best guide to whether a program would be effective. 
A)  is a proper concern to program evaluators and stakeholders. 
B)  is irrelevant since people seldom like what is good for them. 
C)  should form the primary focus of an evaluation to the exclusion of other criteria especially when evaluation funds are limited. 
D)  is the best guide to whether a program would be effective.

Question 3

The selection of criteria and standards by which to judge the effectiveness of a program

Accepted Answer

A)  is not all that important since good programs will look good and ineffective ones will look bad regardless of the criteria. 
B)  can be put off until after the data are being analyzed as long as many different criteria have been measured during data gathering. 
C)  is easy to carry out since all except the most disorganized program already have their criteria and standards clearly described in program materials. 
D)  can determine whether the evaluation turns out to be favorable or an unfavorable. 
A)  is not all that important since good programs will look good and ineffective ones will look bad regardless of the criteria. 
B)  can be put off until after the data are being analyzed as long as many different criteria have been measured during data gathering. 
C)  is easy to carry out since all except the most disorganized program already have their criteria and standards clearly described in program materials. 
D)  can determine whether the evaluation turns out to be favorable or an unfavorable.

Question 4

When agreement has been reached regarding the criteria that are to be used to indicate program success,

Accepted Answer

A)  it is helpful that some means be used to document that agreement has been reached. 
B)  evaluators know that work will progress smoothly the rest of the way. 
C)  stakeholders seldom question the choice of criteria at a later time, even if the evaluation results are unfavorable. 
D)  it is never appropriate to add or subtract any criteria during the evaluation. 
A)  it is helpful that some means be used to document that agreement has been reached. 
B)  evaluators know that work will progress smoothly the rest of the way. 
C)  stakeholders seldom question the choice of criteria at a later time, even if the evaluation results are unfavorable. 
D)  it is never appropriate to add or subtract any criteria during the evaluation.

Question 5

Evaluation criteria should be chosen

Accepted Answer

A)  to ensure the evaluation has the most scientific credibility regardless of how long it would take to complete. 
B)  to reflect the practical limitations of budget and time available for an evaluation. 
C)  by external evaluators with excellent reputations. 
D)  by those who are responsible for funding the evaluation. 
A)  to ensure the evaluation has the most scientific credibility regardless of how long it would take to complete. 
B)  to reflect the practical limitations of budget and time available for an evaluation. 
C)  by external evaluators with excellent reputations. 
D)  by those who are responsible for funding the evaluation.

In outcome evaluations, the achievement of intermediate goals is often examined because

The degree to which a program is accepted and valued by potential users

The selection of criteria and standards by which to judge the effectiveness of a program

When agreement has been reached regarding the criteria that are to be used to indicate program success,

Evaluation criteria should be chosen

Program Evaluation : an Overview

Planning an Evaluation

Developing Measures of Implementation and Outcomes

Ethics in Program Evaluation

The Assessment of Need

Monitoring the Implementation and the Operation of Programs

Qualitative Evaluation Methods

Outcome Evaluations With One Group

Quasi-Experimental Approaches to Outcome Evaluation

Using Experiments to Evaluate Programs

Analyses of Costs and Outcomes

Evaluation Reports: Interpreting and Communicating Findings

How to Encourage Utilization

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Exam 3: Developing and Using a Theory of the Program

In outcome evaluations, the achievement of intermediate goals is often examined because

The degree to which a program is accepted and valued by potential users

The selection of criteria and standards by which to judge the effectiveness of a program

When agreement has been reached regarding the criteria that are to be used to indicate program success,

Evaluation criteria should be chosen

Program Evaluation : an Overview

Planning an Evaluation

Developing Measures of Implementation and Outcomes

Ethics in Program Evaluation

The Assessment of Need

Monitoring the Implementation and the Operation of Programs

Qualitative Evaluation Methods

Outcome Evaluations With One Group

Quasi-Experimental Approaches to Outcome Evaluation

Using Experiments to Evaluate Programs

Analyses of Costs and Outcomes

Evaluation Reports: Interpreting and Communicating Findings

How to Encourage Utilization

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