Deck 11: Preparing and Disseminating a Report of Findings

Question 1

Dissemination of findings is the final step of the evaluation process. As the text illustrates, evaluations take time and resources to conduct and therefore it is important to effectively disseminate the results. What group(s) must be taken into consideration when preparing the final report?

A) Researchers
B) Publishers
C) Educators
D) Stakeholders

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Peter is preparing a technical report on an evaluation of the state's mental health programs. The project was extensive as eight research assistants along with the principle researcher, Peter, collected data from dozens of agencies. According to the text, how can information from the technical report be disseminated?

A) Presentation at a meeting
B) Giving out report
C) Informal discussions
D) All of the Above

Answer 2

D

Question 3

In regards to the vignette from question #2, clients from a county mental health agency hear about the report and they ask Peter to provide more details on the outcomes. Peter graciously agrees to personally disseminate the findings to a group of 25 clients. How should this information be disseminated?

A) Never disseminate technical reports to clients
B) Informal discussions
C) Encrypted
D) With scientific precision and detail

Answer 3

B

Question 4

In regards to the vignettes from questions #2 and #3, the clients acquire the desired information about the state's mental health programs from Peter's presentation of the technical report. Subsequently, the clients inform the staff at the agency about the evaluation, and now the staff is interested in the findings. How can the findings be disseminated to the staff?

A) From media outlets
B) Literature review
C) Second-hand from the agency's administrators
D) Staff workshops

Question 5

Many strategies can be employed in preparing an evaluation report for the Leadership Team. Rudy believes that the report should immediately address the concerns about a program or practice intervention. What strategy is Rudy using for preparing a report?

A) Highlighting background information
B) Clarifying the purpose
C) Use of political agendas
D) Social environmental perspective

Question 6

Upon the completion of research, a group of evaluators make multiple recommendations to the CEO about improving a program that serves people with developmental disabilities. The recommendations cover a range of individual, group, and community interventions. How should these recommendations be developed?

A) Draw general conclusions from the findings
B) Draw specific conclusions from research that evaluates similar programs.
C) Draw specific conclusions from the methodology
D) Draw general conclusions from the literature

Question 7

A group of evaluators make several recommendations to the business directors for ameliorating issues at a childcare program. Over the course of the evaluation, the evaluators received valuable input from stakeholders. Now the same group of evaluators plans to disseminate the evaluation outcomes to the stakeholders. What strategy should they employ?

A) State recommendations in a way that challenges stakeholders
B) State recommendations in a way that entertains stakeholders
C) Inform the stakeholders on the biases of the project
D) State recommendations in ways that are relevant to stakeholders

Question 8

After completion of the program evaluation, Helen plans to present the outcomes to the board of directors. The purpose of the evaluation is to determine whether intelligence is related to criminal recidivism. She made sure to choose the appropriate statistical test for analyzing the relationship between these two variables, and made sure to include both positive and negative findings. Given this vignette, what can Helen conclude about the strengths of the findings?

A) Theoretical
B) Clear
C) Accurate
D) Conceptual

Question 9

A social service agency is interested in recruiting prospective families. Therefore, the executive committee conducts a needs assessment to determine what issues may be important to potential families. According to the text, how should the results of the needs assessment be disseminated to prospective clients?

A) One-page flyer
B) Technical report
C) Newspaper article
D) Press release

Question 10

Maiv's goal is to publish the results of the program evaluation she conducted. More specifically, she wants the evaluation to be published in a peer-reviewed social work journal and is in the process of determining what journal is most appropriate for her submission. Why is Maiv interested in submitting the evaluation for publication?

A) Afraid of the consequences of direct dissemination
B) Wants to share outcomes with other providers
C) Is concerned about sharing results with stakeholders
D) Wants it to be inaccessible to clients