Exam 12: Evaluation Research

In conducting an evaluation research project to determine the impact of domestic violence education in high schools,Martin was especially careful to identify what the educational programs were.He was also specific to identify the population it would be aimed at.By doing this,he was:

If you did not use the teaching suggestion from the Boston Globe listed earlier in this chapter,you could use it as an essay question.

Tommy implemented a change in the method of reading instruction in his third grade classroom in order to improve students' performance on state assessment tests.The change in students' performance on state assessment tests is a(n)

Creating new measures for variables in evaluation research has the advantage of

Professor Simon was asked to evaluate the effectiveness of a new parenting seminar.After accepting the job,Professor Simon's first question was probably

For a study to determine if individuals placed on the sex offender registry are less likely to recidivate compared to those who are not registered,the response variable would be:

Sergio set up an evaluation study at a private high school to examine the impact of wearing uniforms on delinquent behavior.Midway through the study,various administrators interfered with the assignment of students to the group that wore uniforms as well as with the data gathering for the measurement of delinquent behavior.Which of the following did he experience?

A research study in which evaluation is performed using a control group that is similar to the experimental group,but not selected at random or specifically matched is a

Only quasi-experimental designs should be used in evaluation research.

By the end of an outcome evaluation,researchers should be able to

Which of the following is NOT an ethical concern within the world of evaluation research?

Which of the following would be an example of administrative control negatively impacting a program evaluation?

In most forms of evaluation research,the dependent variable is known as the program intervention.

Roberto wanted to examine the impact of newly enacted seat belt laws.He did so by comparing deaths due to car crashes before and after implementation of the laws.He did this in multiple states and compared the changes in deaths with states that did not implement seat belt laws in order to more clearly understand the impact of the new laws.Which design did he use?

Evaluation research,because it occurs within real life,has special problems.What are some of these problems?

In a study designed to examine whether the use of mediation in divorces results in "fairer" settlements,the intervention is

Theresa studied the impact of a publicity campaign on the number of women who visited a women's shelter.The goal of the publicity campaign was to increase usage of the center.For comparison purposes,Theresa measured the change in usage over the same time period at a women's shelter in a town of a similar size some distance away,where a publicity campaign was not used.What design did she use?

Hilary wants to know if the "No child left behind" program has reached its target audience.What type of research should she conduct?

___________ is a scientifically reliable means of obtaining more objective descriptions of a social issue and the corresponding program need to improve on the social issues.

The growth of evaluation research is largely due to