Question 1

Which list includes the three levels of theory relevant to evaluation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Program theory, summative model, and interpersonal theory 
B)  Scientific theory, formative model, and descriptive theory 
C)  Scientific theory, implementation models, and program theory 
D)  Scientific model, statistical theory, and holistic models 
A)  Program theory, summative model, and interpersonal theory 
B)  Scientific theory, formative model, and descriptive theory 
C)  Scientific theory, implementation models, and program theory 
D)  Scientific model, statistical theory, and holistic models C

Question 2

You decide to interview all the key stakeholders involved in an informatics intervention as part of the planning process. Together you identify the resources available, the likely barriers, and the short-term and long-term objectives. Which kind of theoretical model are you using?

Accepted Answer

A)  Scientific theory 
B)  Theory of planned behavior 
C)  Logic model 
D)  Diffusion model 
A)  Scientific theory 
B)  Theory of planned behavior 
C)  Logic model 
D)  Diffusion model C

Question 3

Your organization hires you to conduct a formative evaluation of a new informatics intervention. Which areas would you focus on in a formative evaluation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cost, patient safety, and patient outcomes 
B)  Intervention fidelity, implementation quality, and types of personnel 
C)  Errors, change in provider decision making, and cost 
D)  Unintended outcomes, delays in implementation, and cost 
A)  Cost, patient safety, and patient outcomes 
B)  Intervention fidelity, implementation quality, and types of personnel 
C)  Errors, change in provider decision making, and cost 
D)  Unintended outcomes, delays in implementation, and cost B

Question 4

Of the following, which of these steps in the CDC's six-step program evaluation framework comes first?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gather credible evidence 
B)  Focus the evaluation design 
C)  Justify conclusions 
D)  Engage stakeholders 
A)  Gather credible evidence 
B)  Focus the evaluation design 
C)  Justify conclusions 
D)  Engage stakeholders

Question 5

If you choose to evaluate an informatics intervention by examining the impact on a clinician's ability to think ahead about future events, which level of situation awareness would you be measuring?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social 
B)  Perception 
C)  Comprehension 
D)  Projection 
A)  Social 
B)  Perception 
C)  Comprehension 
D)  Projection

Question 6

The stages of change identified in diffusion of innovation theory are:

Accepted Answer

A)  contemplation, persuasion, action, and knowledge. 
B)  knowledge, persuasion, decision, implementation, and confirmation. 
C)  awareness, understanding, action, implementation, and engagement. 
D)  contemplation, decision, action, and knowledge. 
A)  contemplation, persuasion, action, and knowledge. 
B)  knowledge, persuasion, decision, implementation, and confirmation. 
C)  awareness, understanding, action, implementation, and engagement. 
D)  contemplation, decision, action, and knowledge.

Question 7

You decide to base the evaluation plan of your informatics project on the theory of planned behavior. Which constructs will you use to develop your measurements?

Accepted Answer

A)  Values, normative expectations, others' beliefs, and overall prior knowledge 
B)  Values, beliefs about self-efficacy, normative beliefs, and intrinsic motivation 
C)  Values, expectations of others, behaviors, and perceived self-efficacy 
D)  Habit, normative expectations, beliefs about resources, and overall prior knowledge 
A)  Values, normative expectations, others' beliefs, and overall prior knowledge 
B)  Values, beliefs about self-efficacy, normative beliefs, and intrinsic motivation 
C)  Values, expectations of others, behaviors, and perceived self-efficacy 
D)  Habit, normative expectations, beliefs about resources, and overall prior knowledge

Question 8

Ethnography requires which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)  Blood tests of the population being studied 
B)  Reading historical documents and exploring artifacts in current use 
C)  Observations and interviews 
D)  MRIs or, at the very least, x-rays and ultrasounds 
E)  Living and working within the population if possible 
A)  Blood tests of the population being studied 
B)  Reading historical documents and exploring artifacts in current use 
C)  Observations and interviews 
D)  MRIs or, at the very least, x-rays and ultrasounds 
E)  Living and working within the population if possible

Question 9

In a social network analysis, each node is usually a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  individual or unit of analysis. 
B)  event. 
C)  location. 
D)  interaction. 
A)  individual or unit of analysis. 
B)  event. 
C)  location. 
D)  interaction.

Question 10

UTAUT is a theory of:

Accepted Answer

A)  users' knowledge of social networks. 
B)  acceptance and use of technology. 
C)  decision making skills. 
D)  technology support options. 
A)  users' knowledge of social networks. 
B)  acceptance and use of technology. 
C)  decision making skills. 
D)  technology support options.

Exam 4: Models, Theories, and Research for Program Evaluation

Which list includes the three levels of theory relevant to evaluation?

You decide to interview all the key stakeholders involved in an informatics intervention as part of the planning process. Together you identify the resources available, the likely barriers, and the short-term and long-term objectives. Which kind of theoretical model are you using?

Your organization hires you to conduct a formative evaluation of a new informatics intervention. Which areas would you focus on in a formative evaluation?

Of the following, which of these steps in the CDC's six-step program evaluation framework comes first?

If you choose to evaluate an informatics intervention by examining the impact on a clinician's ability to think ahead about future events, which level of situation awareness would you be measuring?

The stages of change identified in diffusion of innovation theory are:

You decide to base the evaluation plan of your informatics project on the theory of planned behavior. Which constructs will you use to develop your measurements?

Ethnography requires which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

In a social network analysis, each node is usually a(n):

UTAUT is a theory of:

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