Deck 14: Writing Evaluation Proposals, Reports, and Journal Articlesindex

Question 1

The section in which the evaluator explains if the hypothesis/es were met or not is which of the following?

A)methodology
B)executive summary
C)results
D)discussion

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The Executive Summary of a report should contain the same headings as used in the remainder of the report.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Writing for professional publication is beneficial in order to

A)contribute to the social work knowledge base.
B)thank the participants of the study.
C)settle differences about the ownership of the data.
D)disseminate the report to the stakeholders.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

A written outline of a thoughtful and planned course of research is known as ________________.

A)empirical research
B)a journal article
C)an evaluation proposal
D)an accountability plan
E)none of the above

Question 5

Which of the following is a strategy for ensuring that your evaluation report will be used by the agency?

A)present it in a way that holds the attention of stakeholders
B)incorporate the needs and concerns of the staff
C)use evaluation as a building process
D)all of the above
E)none of the above

Question 6

Discussion of the purpose for conducting the evaluation is contained in what section of the evaluation report?

A)introduction
B)methodology
C)findings
D)literature review

Question 7

Over-generalizing, or saying that a program found to be effective should be implemented in diverse settings is a common mistake made in writing evaluation reports.

Question 8

The section of the report or paper that includes a description of how the participants were selected and what instruments they completed for the study is the __________________.

A)executive summary
B)methodology
C)discussion
D)literature review

Question 9

A summary of studies previously conducted on the topic and applications of the intervention that have been reported by others is which part of the report?

A)introduction
B)methodology
C)literature review
D)discussion

Question 10

It is acceptable in a research report to omit detailed information about the instrument utilized in the study.

Question 11

Which of the following items would you likely include in an appendices and not as part of the report narrative?

A)copy of the instrument/s used
B)the informed consent document
C)ads recruiting participants to the study
D)all of the above could be included in the appendices
E)none of the above are appropriate to include in the appendices

Question 12

An overview of the evaluation report that is brief and could be sent to media outlets to share the results with target groups is known as which of the following components of the evaluation report?

A)introduction
B)methodology
C)abstract
D)executive summary

Question 13

Writing for publication in professional journals is addressed in the National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics.

Question 14

In your evaluation report, you present what you have learned from the data analysis, the statistical significance from the tests run, and include graphs of the data.Which section is this?

A)discussion
B)methodology
C)findings
D)literature review