Question 1

Failing to detect a true program outcome because a variable is affected by so many influences is a particular problem with

Accepted Answer

A)  community-level indexes such as crime rate or Gross Domestic Product. 
B)  program participant surveys of satisfaction with a program. 
C)  data gathered from the program staff. 
D)  questions addressed to relatives of the people being served. 
A)  community-level indexes such as crime rate or Gross Domestic Product. 
B)  program participant surveys of satisfaction with a program. 
C)  data gathered from the program staff. 
D)  questions addressed to relatives of the people being served.

Question 2

Interviewing is usually done when

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A)  busy people have information about the program that few others have. 
B)  there is not enough time to prepare a reliable survey. 
C)  the costs of the evaluation must be kept to a bare minimum. 
D)  many people have similar experiences with the program, making surveys redundant. 
A)  busy people have information about the program that few others have. 
B)  there is not enough time to prepare a reliable survey. 
C)  the costs of the evaluation must be kept to a bare minimum. 
D)  many people have similar experiences with the program, making surveys redundant.

Question 3

Suggest some artifacts that might be used in measuring the success of a program to encourage a company's employees to quit smoking.

Accepted Answer

There are several artifacts that could b

Question 4

A major disadvantage of using program records in program evaluation is:

Accepted Answer

A)  records were not designed for evaluation purposes. 
B)  measurement processes will not affect the program participants. 
C)  there can be no attrition of respondents who are willing to provide data. 
D)  another evaluator can examine the records independently from the original evaluator. 
A)  records were not designed for evaluation purposes. 
B)  measurement processes will not affect the program participants. 
C)  there can be no attrition of respondents who are willing to provide data. 
D)  another evaluator can examine the records independently from the original evaluator.

Question 5

Evaluations are more likely to be effective if the list of variables to be measured is

Accepted Answer

A)  lengthy and thorough. 
B)  focused on important variables. 
C)  includes some personality characteristics. 
D)  costly to obtain. 
A)  lengthy and thorough. 
B)  focused on important variables. 
C)  includes some personality characteristics. 
D)  costly to obtain.

Question 6

If the choice is available, evaluators will choose to

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A)  develop new measures rather than to use existing measures. 
B)  use measures more similar to psychological tests than to classroom tests. 
C)  measure stable traits rather than changeable states. 
D)  use previously developed measures rather than to develop measures of their own. 
A)  develop new measures rather than to use existing measures. 
B)  use measures more similar to psychological tests than to classroom tests. 
C)  measure stable traits rather than changeable states. 
D)  use previously developed measures rather than to develop measures of their own.

Question 7

Because behavioral change is usually the goal of most human service programs, behavioral observations

Accepted Answer

A)  should be the sole type of measure used in evaluations. 
B)  may produce very valid information. 
C)  are relatively cheap to gather. 
D)  might be valuable, but cannot be made ethically. 
A)  should be the sole type of measure used in evaluations. 
B)  may produce very valid information. 
C)  are relatively cheap to gather. 
D)  might be valuable, but cannot be made ethically.

Question 8

Define reliability for hypothetical stakeholders who have not studied social service research methods or assessment principles.

Accepted Answer

Reliability, in a context that's easy to

Question 9

One of the major problems with using program participants as sources of evaluation data is their tendency to

Accepted Answer

A)  give primarily negative evaluations of service. 
B)  be uninterested in program evaluation. 
C)  make indiscriminately favorable evaluations of services. 
D)  be incapable of making any judgments about service providers. 
A)  give primarily negative evaluations of service. 
B)  be uninterested in program evaluation. 
C)  make indiscriminately favorable evaluations of services. 
D)  be incapable of making any judgments about service providers.

Question 10

The most widely used type of measurement procedure in program evaluation is most likely

Accepted Answer

A)  a community-level index. 
B)  the written survey completed by program participants. 
C)  a rating of the program by a significant other. 
D)  an observation made by an expert working with the evaluator. 
A)  a community-level index. 
B)  the written survey completed by program participants. 
C)  a rating of the program by a significant other. 
D)  an observation made by an expert working with the evaluator.

Failing to detect a true program outcome because a variable is affected by so many influences is a particular problem with

Interviewing is usually done when

Suggest some artifacts that might be used in measuring the success of a program to encourage a company's employees to quit smoking.

A major disadvantage of using program records in program evaluation is:

Evaluations are more likely to be effective if the list of variables to be measured is

If the choice is available, evaluators will choose to

Because behavioral change is usually the goal of most human service programs, behavioral observations

Define reliability for hypothetical stakeholders who have not studied social service research methods or assessment principles.

One of the major problems with using program participants as sources of evaluation data is their tendency to

The most widely used type of measurement procedure in program evaluation is most likely

Program Evaluation : an Overview

Planning an Evaluation

Developing and Using a Theory of the Program

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 4: Developing Measures of Implementation and Outcomes

Failing to detect a true program outcome because a variable is affected by so many influences is a particular problem with

Interviewing is usually done when

Suggest some artifacts that might be used in measuring the success of a program to encourage a company's employees to quit smoking.

A major disadvantage of using program records in program evaluation is:

Evaluations are more likely to be effective if the list of variables to be measured is

If the choice is available, evaluators will choose to

Because behavioral change is usually the goal of most human service programs, behavioral observations

Define reliability for hypothetical stakeholders who have not studied social service research methods or assessment principles.

One of the major problems with using program participants as sources of evaluation data is their tendency to

The most widely used type of measurement procedure in program evaluation is most likely

Program Evaluation : an Overview

Planning an Evaluation

Developing and Using a Theory of the Program

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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