Exam 5: Process Evaluation

In a process evaluation it is not important to provide only a brief overview of the program.

The presence of an evaluator may alter the behavior of the persons under observation.

Which role involves taking notes throughout the focus group session and generating a field report summarizing the discussion?

The fundamental principle of interviewing is that it should lead the respondent to a particular answer that the interviewer is looking for.

The informal interview may easily be affected by the conversational style of the interviewer.

The purpose of process evaluation is to determine whether the program is being carried out as it was described in its original plan.

Which of the following is used in qualitative research where the research subjects know the evaluator's role, identity, and purpose?

The process evaluation not only assesses implementation of the program, but can provide feed?back information that can improve service delivery or halt it entirely.

Which format features spontaneous questions asked infor?mally in the context of the process evaluation like anyone would in a typical conversation?

The process evaluation should not only document the existence and nature of implementation prob?lems but also the possible means of correcting them.

Which role is used to encourage discussion and the expression of differing opinions and points of view?

An interview where the evaluator selects a series of issues to discuss with research subjects prior to the interview but the issues have no specific order is referred to as a(n):

The rationale for conducting focus groups is that opinions on day-to-day issues are often formed in a "vacuum" without input from others.

Process evaluation is important because:

An interview where pre-established, carefully worded questions are arranged in a specific order is called a(n):

An interview where the format of questions is spontaneous and asked informally is known as a(n):

Which of the following is used to determine whether the program is being carried out according to the original specifications?

Which of the following is conducted to determine that the program was properly implemented before devoting time and effort to conducting the outcome evaluation?

To "go native" is to remain objective and show no preference for certain constituencies and elements of the program.

Process evaluation data is "perishable" and must be collected when it is observed.