Deck 5: Formative and Process Evaluation

Question 1

One goal of process evaluation is to describe the problem.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

What type of evaluation focuses on gathering information to aid in program refinement and improvement?

A)summative or conclusive
B)mixed methods
C)formative or process
D)logic model

Answer 2

C

Question 3

What is one of the differences between quality assurance and "program evaluation?"

A)there are no differences between the two
B)quality assurance relies more on peer review and sampling records to see that expected standards were met
C)quality assurance relies more on testing of hypotheses and statistical analyses
D)program evaluation is typically legislatively mandated for programs to comply

Answer 3

B

Question 4

A ________________________ explains the work of the agency, providing clarity to those within the organization and is used to gain the support of those outside, and is very important to know in program monitoring.

A)program goal statement
B)list of program objectives
C)mission statement
D)quality assurance plan

Question 5

One of the main goals of summative evaluation is program description.

Question 6

_________________________ are the countable products resulting from a program, while ________________________ are the changes in clients that are achieved as a result of program participation.

A)Outcomes; activities
B)Outcomes; inputs
C)Outputs; outcomes
D)Process evaluation reports; formative evaluation reports

Question 7

What type of evaluation is mainly concerned with determining if an agency or program is in compliance with a certain set of standards, such as the Joint Commission of Accreditation of Health Organizations?

A)program monitoring
B)program description
C)quality assurance
D)total quality management studies

Question 8

The purpose of formative evaluation is to show that participants of the program are improving as a result of the intervention in which they are taking part.

Question 9

What are the three overarching purposes of process or formative evaluation?

A)program description, program monitoring, quality assurance
B)program description, program budgeting, client outcomes
C)program accountability, program monitoring, quality assurance
D)program outputs, program activities, program monitoring

Question 10

_____________________________ indicators are data items usually collected from participants of a program after their completion to determine if it works, while _____________________________ indicators are collected by the program routinely to determine if it is being implemented as planned.

A)Process; outcome
B)Monitoring; process
C)Goal; output
D)Outcome; process

Question 11

What type of process evaluation is mainly focused on checking the progress of a program in terms of meeting their objectives; particularly exploring the inputs, process, and outputs?

A)program monitoring
B)program description
C)quality assurance
D)total quality management studies

Question 12

What is the order for listing program components in a logic model?

A)model, inputs, activities, outputs, client outcomes
B)model, activities, inputs, outputs, client's outcomes
C)activities, model, outputs, inputs, client outcomes
D)inputs, model, activities, client outcomes, outputs

Question 13

Logic models can be conceptual, as a program is in development, or actual after it has been operating for a period of time.

Question 14

Which of the following is a tool used for diagramming theoretically how a program will work to meet its outcomes?

A)formative evaluation
B)process evaluation
C)logic model
D)data triangulation plan

Question 15

Program monitoring usually requires an experimental research design.