Question 1

List five questions you should ask yourself before choosing an evaluation design.

Accepted Answer

(any five of the following)
How much time do you have? What financial resources are available? How many participants can be included in the evaluation? Are you more interested in qualitative or quantitative data? Do you have data analysis skills or access to computers and statistical consultants? In what ways can validity be increased? Is it important to be able to generalize your findings? Are the stakeholders concerned with validity and reliability? Can you randomize participants into experimental and control groups? Do you have access to a comparison group?

Question 2

When individuals cannot be randomly assigned to an experimental or control group, this nonequivalent group may be formed.

Accepted Answer

A)  Experimental group 
B)  Intervention group 
C)  Control group 
D)  Comparison group 
A)  Experimental group 
B)  Intervention group 
C)  Control group 
D)  Comparison group D

Question 3

The quantitative approach is inductive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

List and describe the three types of blinding.

Accepted Answer

Blind - The participants do not know whe

Question 5

A study wherein participants, planners, nor evaluators know which group participants are in is called a triple blind study.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

List three examples of potential threats to internal validity.

Accepted Answer

(any three of the following)
History, Ma

Question 7

Which of the following is the type of bar or line chart that displays a program's time line or project schedule?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gantt chart 
B)  Protocol Check sheet 
C)  Qualitative Circles 
D)  Program Forms 
A)  Gantt chart 
B)  Protocol Check sheet 
C)  Qualitative Circles 
D)  Program Forms

Question 8

Pilot testing involves collecting baseline data prior to the program implementation that will be compared with posttest data to measure the effectiveness of the program.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Quasi-experimental methods are much less stressful on program participants than experimental methods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The only effective way to combine quantitative and qualitative evaluation methods is to use qualitative methods to help develop quantitative measures and instruments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following designs would be considered the gold standard to limit internal and external threats of validity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Non-Experimental 
B)  Quasi Experimental 
C)  Experimental pretest /posttest design 
D)  Experimental Posttest design 
A)  Non-Experimental 
B)  Quasi Experimental 
C)  Experimental pretest /posttest design 
D)  Experimental Posttest design

Question 12

The threat to internal validity called attrition refers to having participants leave the study between pretest and posttest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The design O1 X O2 is a diagram of a quasi-experimental pretest posttest design.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Process evaluation focuses on making changes during the program to improve the quality of the program.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A threat to external validity that occurs when attitudes projected onto individuals cause them to act in a certain way is called the

Accepted Answer

A)  Hawthorne effect. 
B)  placebo effect. 
C)  social desirability effect. 
D)  expectancy effect. 
A)  Hawthorne effect. 
B)  placebo effect. 
C)  social desirability effect. 
D)  expectancy effect.

Question 16

A good example of observation in evaluation design would be pretests and posttests.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The presence of any confounding factors in the environment that may affect program participation or initial results is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  dose. 
B)  reach. 
C)  support. 
D)  context. 
A)  dose. 
B)  reach. 
C)  support. 
D)  context.

Question 18

Four threats to external validity are

Accepted Answer

Social desirability,

Question 19

What is a major method to control for threats to internal validity?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is a major method to control...

Question 20

Qualitative, in-depth interviews with individuals who understand the priority population are called

Accepted Answer

A)  informal interviews. 
B)  substantive interviews. 
C)  key-informant interviews. 
D)  targeted-individual interviews. 
A)  informal interviews. 
B)  substantive interviews. 
C)  key-informant interviews. 
D)  targeted-individual interviews.

List five questions you should ask yourself before choosing an evaluation design.

When individuals cannot be randomly assigned to an experimental or control group, this nonequivalent group may be formed.

The quantitative approach is inductive.

List and describe the three types of blinding.

A study wherein participants, planners, nor evaluators know which group participants are in is called a triple blind study.

List three examples of potential threats to internal validity.

Which of the following is the type of bar or line chart that displays a program's time line or project schedule?

Pilot testing involves collecting baseline data prior to the program implementation that will be compared with posttest data to measure the effectiveness of the program.

Quasi-experimental methods are much less stressful on program participants than experimental methods.

The only effective way to combine quantitative and qualitative evaluation methods is to use qualitative methods to help develop quantitative measures and instruments.

Which of the following designs would be considered the gold standard to limit internal and external threats of validity?

The threat to internal validity called attrition refers to having participants leave the study between pretest and posttest.

The design O₁ X O₂ is a diagram of a quasi-experimental pretest posttest design.

Process evaluation focuses on making changes during the program to improve the quality of the program.

A threat to external validity that occurs when attitudes projected onto individuals cause them to act in a certain way is called the

A good example of observation in evaluation design would be pretests and posttests.

The presence of any confounding factors in the environment that may affect program participation or initial results is known as

Four threats to external validity are

What is a major method to control for threats to internal validity?

Qualitative, in-depth interviews with individuals who understand the priority population are called

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Exam 14: Evaluation Approaches and Designs

List five questions you should ask yourself before choosing an evaluation design.

When individuals cannot be randomly assigned to an experimental or control group, this nonequivalent group may be formed.

The quantitative approach is inductive.

List and describe the three types of blinding.

A study wherein participants, planners, nor evaluators know which group participants are in is called a triple blind study.

List three examples of potential threats to internal validity.

Which of the following is the type of bar or line chart that displays a program's time line or project schedule?

Pilot testing involves collecting baseline data prior to the program implementation that will be compared with posttest data to measure the effectiveness of the program.

Quasi-experimental methods are much less stressful on program participants than experimental methods.

The only effective way to combine quantitative and qualitative evaluation methods is to use qualitative methods to help develop quantitative measures and instruments.

Which of the following designs would be considered the gold standard to limit internal and external threats of validity?

The threat to internal validity called attrition refers to having participants leave the study between pretest and posttest.

The design O1 X O2 is a diagram of a quasi-experimental pretest posttest design.

Process evaluation focuses on making changes during the program to improve the quality of the program.

A threat to external validity that occurs when attitudes projected onto individuals cause them to act in a certain way is called the

A good example of observation in evaluation design would be pretests and posttests.

The presence of any confounding factors in the environment that may affect program participation or initial results is known as

Four threats to external validity are

What is a major method to control for threats to internal validity?

Qualitative, in-depth interviews with individuals who understand the priority population are called

Health Education, Health Promotion, Health Education Specialists, and Program Planning

Starting the Planning Process

Program Planning Models in Health Promotion

Assessing Needs

Measurement, Measures, Measurement Instruments, and Sampling

Mission Statement, Goals, and Objectives

Theories and Models Commonly Used for Health Promotion Interventions

Interventions

Community Organizing and Community Building

Identification and Allocation of Resources

Marketing: Developing Programs That Respond to the Wants and Needs of the Priority Population

Implementation: Strategies and Associated Concerns

Evaluation: an Overview

Data Analysis and Reporting

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The design O₁ X O₂ is a diagram of a quasi-experimental pretest posttest design.