Exam 11: Quasi-Experimental Designs and Applied Research

In Wood and Bootzin's (1990)study of nightmares following earthquakes, students living in the area of the earthquake and who experienced it were in the experimental group. The nonequivalent control group consisted of

Wagner et al. (1988)used an interrupted times series design to examine changes in worker productivity after the institution of a worker incentive plan. In addition to measuring productivity, they also examined other information in order to rule out alternative explanations of their results. They were able to rule out _______ because _______.

Initial evaluations of the Head Start program seemed to question program effectiveness. An alternative explanation of the failure to find improvement is that

What pretest-posttest combination for the second group would make you believe that the treatment program was effective?

When evaluating the in-service programs, you determine that the second group scored 40 on both the pretest and posttest. You also discover that teachers in the first group were given home computers one month after the program began. How would you interpret the results?

To see if a flextime program improved worker absenteeism, records were examined for six months prior to and six months following the program's institution. What design is this?

Surveys of existing programs, census data, and surveys of residents all contribute to which phase of program evaluation?

A formative evaluation is designed to answer the question:

What is the relationship between applied research and theory testing?

It is sometimes said that program evaluation research is susceptible to Type II errors. What does this mean?

Using the system developed by Campbell and Stanley, which of the following designs combines the elements of a nonequivalent control group design and an interrupted time series design?

A nonequivalent control group design usually (but not necessarily)includes

Nonequivalent control group designs and interrupted time series designs are most likely to be a part of a

Informed consent can be a problem in program evaluation research. Why?

Which type of program evaluation is needed when trying to choose between two programs, both of which seem to be equally effective?

Which of the following is true about the Hollingworth's Coca-Cola study?

In program evaluation research, what is meant by the problem of "leakage?"

As part of a program to inform clients about how to manage credit card expenses, they are counseled, and at the end of an opening session, given an expense log to fill out over the next six months. Examining these logs after a month would constitute part of a

Basic research is to applied research as ______ is to _______.

Formative evaluation is to summative evaluation as ________ is to ________ .