Exam 10: Quasi-Experimental Designs Applied Research

Describe the essential elements of the four main varieties of program evaluation research.

What is the defining feature of an interrupted time series with switching replications?

In a(n) _____________, a researcher examines a program-in-progress to see if it is running as planned.

A formative evaluation is designed to answer the question:

Which of the following was true about the cognitive interview study?

A(n) __________ design occurs whenever a lack of control makes it impossible to draw causal conclusions.

The following questions relate to this study: Teachers in a local school district are given a test of computer literacy (0-100, with 100 being perfect). Then during the school year they have monthly in-service programs designed to improve their computer literacy. Their computer knowledge is assessed again at the end of the year. Their average pretest score is 40 and their average posttest score is 80. Teachers in a comparable school district aren't given the training, but they do get the pretest and posttest. -What pretest-posttest combination for the second group would make you believe that the treatment program was effective?

Program audits are most likely to be associated with which type of program evaluation?

Wagner et al. examined worker productivity as the result of the institution of a worker incentive plan. They used a(n) ________ design.

What is a nonequivalent control group design and how does it differ from a simple nonequivalent groups design?

Use the "room with a view" study to illustrate the nature of archival research and the fact that archival research can include independent variables.

In Wood and Bootzin's study of nightmares following earthquakes, what design was used?

The overall evaluation of program effectiveness involves conducting a(n) __________.

Quasi-experimental designs can include all of the following except

The needs analysis done at the Du Pont Company included all of the following except

Describe the basic logic of an interrupted time series design and describe three design improvements that can be made that extend the design beyond one that only includes one group?

There were a record 324 automobile fatalities in Connecticut in 1955, which prompted a statewide crackdown on speeding. The next year there were 284 fatalities. What did Campbell conclude from his evaluation of the state's program?

Wood and Bootzin used a(n) __________ design to evaluate the effects of experiencing an earthquake on the quality and quantity of nightmares.

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

Campbell's "reforms as experiments" article includes a description of an evaluation of a state police crackdown on speeding in Connecticut. In conducting this study, Campbell used