Exam 13: Evaluation Research and Problem Analysis

In the home detention studies used in your text as examples of randomized studies,the authors concluded that:

Randomized experiments for evaluation purposes require which of the following?

Quasi-experiments differ from true experiments in that they lack random assignment to control and experimental groups.

Like survey designs and field studies,evaluation research refers to the research purpose not a specific research method.

The relationship between policy analysis and program evaluation is best characterized as:

Which of the following does not represent steps in the policy analysis process?

Identify the differences between randomized evaluation designs and quasi-experimental designs.Give an example of the appropriate use of each.

_________are those that have a vested interest in the organization and the outcome of evaluation research.

This type of analysis can help public officials plan and select an alternative action:

The relationship between process evaluations and impact assessments can be stated as:

A researcher should complete a program ____________that reflects their own understanding of program goals,elements and operations of the organization under study.

In order to measure a program's success in meeting goals,the researcher should be able to do which of the following in advance of the inception of the research?

Randomization may not be appropriate for assignment of people to treatment or programs for all of the following reasons except:

Which of the following best describes the example of the use of evidence-based policy?

Your text discusses a concept called problem guides.Which of the following would be an example of this concept?

There are two jails in your city,one houses state detainees waiting trial while the other houses federal prisoners awaiting trial.You have been asked to assess why there are differences in the institutional behavior between these two institutions.Which design would be appropriate?

Your criminal justice department has been requiring graduating seniors to take an exit exam as a measure of departmental outcomes.How could that tool be used to determine if the criminal justice major is effective?

Program goals represent:

Which of the following would not be an example of problem analysis?

Stakeholders are persons and organizations with an indirect interest in a program.