Question 1

Evaluation research is unlike traditional social science research because ______.

Accepted Answer

A) it is designed to test the implications of a social theory 
B) program stakeholders have influence in how the study is designed 
C) evaluation research cannot ethically use randomization 
D) evaluation research rarely uses quantitative methods 
A) it is designed to test the implications of a social theory 
B) program stakeholders have influence in how the study is designed 
C) evaluation research cannot ethically use randomization 
D) evaluation research rarely uses quantitative methods B

Question 2

Who is eliminated from the research process in appreciative inquiry?

Accepted Answer

A) stakeholders 
B) sponsors 
C) professional researchers 
D) staff 
A) stakeholders 
B) sponsors 
C) professional researchers 
D) staff C

Question 3

Policy researchers need to include policy makers and regulators in their planning and should consider who will be affected by a policy decision.What caution to policy research does this best represent?

Accepted Answer

A) credible 
B) meaningful and engaging 
C) responsible 
D) creative 
A) credible 
B) meaningful and engaging 
C) responsible 
D) creative B

Question 4

If an evaluation takes a black box approach,which is least important?

Accepted Answer

A) evaluability 
B) social science orientation 
C) peer evaluation 
D) causal mechanism 
A) evaluability 
B) social science orientation 
C) peer evaluation 
D) causal mechanism

Question 5

Appreciative inquiry does NOT do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) consider participants' ideas about a program 
B) evaluate a social program 
C) have a professional social researcher 
D) create a structured dialogue about needed changes 
A) consider participants' ideas about a program 
B) evaluate a social program 
C) have a professional social researcher 
D) create a structured dialogue about needed changes

Question 6

One important difference between evaluation research and other social scientific research is ______.

Accepted Answer

A) evaluation research is often guided by politics 
B) evaluation research rarely uses qualitative research 
C) evaluation research rarely uses quantitative research 
D) evaluation research is conducted by professional researchers 
A) evaluation research is often guided by politics 
B) evaluation research rarely uses qualitative research 
C) evaluation research rarely uses quantitative research 
D) evaluation research is conducted by professional researchers

Question 7

To lessen the potential detrimental impact of social programs,researchers should do all of the following,EXCEPT ______.

Accepted Answer

A) vary treatments among settings rather than among individuals within a setting 
B) use the minimum sample size required to adequately test the results 
C) minimize the number in the untreated control group 
D) compare the presence and absence of treatments,rather than those that vary in intensity 
A) vary treatments among settings rather than among individuals within a setting 
B) use the minimum sample size required to adequately test the results 
C) minimize the number in the untreated control group 
D) compare the presence and absence of treatments,rather than those that vary in intensity

Question 8

What steps can be taken to lessen the potential detrimental impact of social programs on participants? What other ethical issues should evaluation researchers consider both in terms of social science ethics and federally mandated criteria?

Accepted Answer

First is the issue of randomly assigning

Question 9

Evaluation research developed in tandem with government expansion during the Great Depression and WWII.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Evaluability assessments tend to rely on ______.

Accepted Answer

A) experimental designs 
B) qualitative methods 
C) surveys 
D) all of these 
A) experimental designs 
B) qualitative methods 
C) surveys 
D) all of these

Question 11

In the DARE program,which of the following was NOT a stakeholder?

Accepted Answer

A) Parents worried about drug abuse. 
B) Police officers trained as DARE officers. 
C) Law enforcement in general. 
D) All of these were stakeholders. 
A) Parents worried about drug abuse. 
B) Police officers trained as DARE officers. 
C) Law enforcement in general. 
D) All of these were stakeholders.

Question 12

The investigation of how a social program works is called a mechanism evaluation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Impact analyses typically use quantitative data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Describe the potential problems for stakeholder orientation in evaluation research,in general and using the example of reducing welfare payments in favor of a workfare program.

Accepted Answer

First is the issue of randomly assigning

Question 15

Information about service delivery system outputs,outcomes,or operations that can guide program input is called ______.

Accepted Answer

A) outputs 
B) outcomes 
C) feedback 
D) program process 
A) outputs 
B) outcomes 
C) feedback 
D) program process

Question 16

Evaluation research is conducted to investigate social programs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

According to U.S.law,some sort of evaluation is required of all government programs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The type of evaluation research that determines if a new social program is needed or an old social program is still needed is called an impact assessment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

When evaluating their program,in which group exercise classes tended to increase several measures of participant health,researchers concluded that it didn't really matter how the group classes worked,just so long as it worked.This is an example of ______.

Accepted Answer

A) black box theory 
B) program theory 
C) utilization theory 
D) theory-driven evaluation 
A) black box theory 
B) program theory 
C) utilization theory 
D) theory-driven evaluation

Question 20

Impact analysis generally relies on what sort of research design?

Accepted Answer

A) experimental and quasi-experimental 
B) open-ended surveys 
C) closed-ended surveys 
D) one-shot case studies 
A) experimental and quasi-experimental 
B) open-ended surveys 
C) closed-ended surveys 
D) one-shot case studies

Evaluation research is unlike traditional social science research because ______.

Who is eliminated from the research process in appreciative inquiry?

Policy researchers need to include policy makers and regulators in their planning and should consider who will be affected by a policy decision.What caution to policy research does this best represent?

If an evaluation takes a black box approach,which is least important?

Appreciative inquiry does NOT do which of the following?

One important difference between evaluation research and other social scientific research is ______.

To lessen the potential detrimental impact of social programs,researchers should do all of the following,EXCEPT ______.

What steps can be taken to lessen the potential detrimental impact of social programs on participants? What other ethical issues should evaluation researchers consider both in terms of social science ethics and federally mandated criteria?

Evaluation research developed in tandem with government expansion during the Great Depression and WWII.

Evaluability assessments tend to rely on ______.

In the DARE program,which of the following was NOT a stakeholder?

The investigation of how a social program works is called a mechanism evaluation.

Impact analyses typically use quantitative data.

Describe the potential problems for stakeholder orientation in evaluation research,in general and using the example of reducing welfare payments in favor of a workfare program.

Information about service delivery system outputs,outcomes,or operations that can guide program input is called ______.

Evaluation research is conducted to investigate social programs.

According to U.S.law,some sort of evaluation is required of all government programs.

The type of evaluation research that determines if a new social program is needed or an old social program is still needed is called an impact assessment.

When evaluating their program,in which group exercise classes tended to increase several measures of participant health,researchers concluded that it didn't really matter how the group classes worked,just so long as it worked.This is an example of ______.

Impact analysis generally relies on what sort of research design?

The Science, society, and Social Research

The Process and Problems of Social Research

Research Ethics and Research Proposals

Conceptualization and Measurement

Sampling and Generalizability

Research Design and Causation

Experiments

Survey Research

Quantitative Data Analysis

Qualitative Methods

Qualitative Data Analysis

Mixed Methods

Research Using Secondary Data and Big Data

Research Using Historical and Comparative Data and Content Analysis

Summarizing and Reporting

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Exam 13: Evaluation and Policy Research

Evaluation research is unlike traditional social science research because ______.

Who is eliminated from the research process in appreciative inquiry?

Policy researchers need to include policy makers and regulators in their planning and should consider who will be affected by a policy decision.What caution to policy research does this best represent?

If an evaluation takes a black box approach,which is least important?

Appreciative inquiry does NOT do which of the following?

One important difference between evaluation research and other social scientific research is ______.

To lessen the potential detrimental impact of social programs,researchers should do all of the following,EXCEPT ______.

What steps can be taken to lessen the potential detrimental impact of social programs on participants? What other ethical issues should evaluation researchers consider both in terms of social science ethics and federally mandated criteria?

Evaluation research developed in tandem with government expansion during the Great Depression and WWII.

Evaluability assessments tend to rely on ______.

In the DARE program,which of the following was NOT a stakeholder?

The investigation of how a social program works is called a mechanism evaluation.

Impact analyses typically use quantitative data.

Describe the potential problems for stakeholder orientation in evaluation research,in general and using the example of reducing welfare payments in favor of a workfare program.

Information about service delivery system outputs,outcomes,or operations that can guide program input is called ______.

Evaluation research is conducted to investigate social programs.

According to U.S.law,some sort of evaluation is required of all government programs.

The type of evaluation research that determines if a new social program is needed or an old social program is still needed is called an impact assessment.

When evaluating their program,in which group exercise classes tended to increase several measures of participant health,researchers concluded that it didn't really matter how the group classes worked,just so long as it worked.This is an example of ______.

Impact analysis generally relies on what sort of research design?

The Science, society, and Social Research

The Process and Problems of Social Research

Research Ethics and Research Proposals

Conceptualization and Measurement

Sampling and Generalizability

Research Design and Causation

Experiments

Survey Research

Quantitative Data Analysis

Qualitative Methods

Qualitative Data Analysis

Mixed Methods

Research Using Secondary Data and Big Data

Research Using Historical and Comparative Data and Content Analysis

Summarizing and Reporting

Filters