Question 1

Treatment integrity is roughly equivalent to:

Accepted Answer

A)  reliability 
B)  validity 
C)  generalizability 
D)  the accuracy of the data 
A)  reliability 
B)  validity 
C)  generalizability 
D)  the accuracy of the data

Question 2

Which of the following represents potential problems in doing evaluation research?

Accepted Answer

A)  conflicting goals 
B)  clearly stated goals 
C)  ability to express policy goals in the "if­then" form that can be empirically tested 
D)  all of the above 
A)  conflicting goals 
B)  clearly stated goals 
C)  ability to express policy goals in the "if­then" form that can be empirically tested 
D)  all of the above

Question 3

Which of the following statements is accurate concerning program evaluations?

Accepted Answer

A)  program evaluation is designed to link the intended actions and goals of policy to empirical evidence that supports them having the desired effects 
B)  program evaluation is concerned only with whether policies are popular 
C)  program evaluation is concerned with whether policies are ethical 
D)  all of the above 
A)  program evaluation is designed to link the intended actions and goals of policy to empirical evidence that supports them having the desired effects 
B)  program evaluation is concerned only with whether policies are popular 
C)  program evaluation is concerned with whether policies are ethical 
D)  all of the above

Question 4

What is the fundamental first step in conducting evaluation studies?

Accepted Answer

A)  measuring program goals 
B)  obtaining evaluable statements 
C)  specifying outcomes 
D)  clearly specifying program goals 
A)  measuring program goals 
B)  obtaining evaluable statements 
C)  specifying outcomes 
D)  clearly specifying program goals

Question 5

Your state prison system is determined to reduce the recidivism rates of adult offenders leaving the system.To accomplish this goal,a pre-release program is implemented.The Director of the department of corrections suggested an ideal design involving:

Accepted Answer

A)  randomization 
B)  interrupted time-series 
C)  non-equivalent groups 
D)  quasi-experimental design 
A)  randomization 
B)  interrupted time-series 
C)  non-equivalent groups 
D)  quasi-experimental design

Question 6

Which of the following is not something of concern in the evaluability assessment?

Accepted Answer

A)  determine the degree of support for your project 
B)  determine what the general program goals are as well as the specific objectives 
C)  determine how the goals are translated into the program components 
D)  whether the people in the organization have some sort of direct or indirect stake in the program 
A)  determine the degree of support for your project 
B)  determine what the general program goals are as well as the specific objectives 
C)  determine how the goals are translated into the program components 
D)  whether the people in the organization have some sort of direct or indirect stake in the program

Question 7

What does "treatment integrity" mean? Why is this an important issue in evaluation studies?

Accepted Answer

Treatment integrity refers to the extent

Question 8

Which of the following is not correct with respect to process evaluations?

Accepted Answer

A)  information about program implementation can be linked to outcome measures, even when accompanied by a process evaluation 
B)  process evaluation aids in interpreting results from impact assessments 
C)  process evaluations are useful when a researcher is interested in the performance of specific tasks within a program 
D)  process evaluations assume that tasks within a program are linked to program outcomes 
A)  information about program implementation can be linked to outcome measures, even when accompanied by a process evaluation 
B)  process evaluation aids in interpreting results from impact assessments 
C)  process evaluations are useful when a researcher is interested in the performance of specific tasks within a program 
D)  process evaluations assume that tasks within a program are linked to program outcomes

Question 9

Which of the following would a researcher be least likely to use randomized designs?

Accepted Answer

A)  program evaluation studies 
B)  ex-post evaluations 
C)  victim centered studies 
D)  time-series designs 
A)  program evaluation studies 
B)  ex-post evaluations 
C)  victim centered studies 
D)  time-series designs

Question 10

Nesting a quasi-experimental design within a randomized experiment refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  a way to study specific parts of a town 
B)  a way of backing up a true experiment 
C)  a substitute for a classical experiment 
D)  a way to examine the impact of the experiment on the subjects 
A)  a way to study specific parts of a town 
B)  a way of backing up a true experiment 
C)  a substitute for a classical experiment 
D)  a way to examine the impact of the experiment on the subjects

Treatment integrity is roughly equivalent to:

Which of the following represents potential problems in doing evaluation research?

Which of the following statements is accurate concerning program evaluations?

What is the fundamental first step in conducting evaluation studies?

Your state prison system is determined to reduce the recidivism rates of adult offenders leaving the system.To accomplish this goal,a pre-release program is implemented.The Director of the department of corrections suggested an ideal design involving:

Which of the following is not something of concern in the evaluability assessment?

What does "treatment integrity" mean? Why is this an important issue in evaluation studies?

Which of the following is not correct with respect to process evaluations?

Which of the following would a researcher be least likely to use randomized designs?

Nesting a quasi-experimental design within a randomized experiment refers to:

Crime Criminal-Justice And-Scientific-Inquiry

Theory and Criminal Justice Research

Ethics and Criminal Justice Research

General Issues In Research Design

Concepts Operationalization And-Measurement

Measuring-Crime

Experimental and Quasi Experimental Designs

Sampling

Survey Research and Other Ways of Asking Questions

Qualitative-Interviewing

Field-Research

Agency Records Content Analysis And Secondary Data

Interpreting-Data

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Exam 13: Evaluation Research and Problem Analysis

Treatment integrity is roughly equivalent to:

Which of the following represents potential problems in doing evaluation research?

Which of the following statements is accurate concerning program evaluations?

What is the fundamental first step in conducting evaluation studies?

Your state prison system is determined to reduce the recidivism rates of adult offenders leaving the system.To accomplish this goal,a pre-release program is implemented.The Director of the department of corrections suggested an ideal design involving:

Which of the following is not something of concern in the evaluability assessment?

What does "treatment integrity" mean? Why is this an important issue in evaluation studies?

Which of the following is not correct with respect to process evaluations?

Which of the following would a researcher be least likely to use randomized designs?

Nesting a quasi-experimental design within a randomized experiment refers to:

Crime Criminal-Justice And-Scientific-Inquiry

Theory and Criminal Justice Research

Ethics and Criminal Justice Research

General Issues In Research Design

Concepts Operationalization And-Measurement

Measuring-Crime

Experimental and Quasi Experimental Designs

Sampling

Survey Research and Other Ways of Asking Questions

Qualitative-Interviewing

Field-Research

Agency Records Content Analysis And Secondary Data

Interpreting-Data

Filters