Exam 10: Quasi-Experimental Designs Applied Research

What is the advantage of doing a formative evaluation?

Consider Harry and Leta Hollingworth's Coca-Cola study. What important methodological features did they incorporate into their studies, and what were their conclusions about the effects of caffeine?

A _________ is an person with special knowledge about the feasibility of a program.

Cost-effectiveness analysis occurs at the end of a program, but assessing cost is also an important part of

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

Interrupted time series designs

In a nonequivalent control group study,

What is the relationship between applied research and theory testing?

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

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

Each of the following studies illustrates a nonequivalent control group design except

If a researcher decides to insure through matching that two nonequivalent groups start with the same pretest score, results could very likely be affected by

Describe the essential purpose of a needs analysis and list and define the elements that might be included in a typical analysis.

Applied research done in a field setting

Summative evaluations sometimes fail to detect genuine program effects. These Type _____ errors often happen because _______.

In Ulrich's "room with a view" study, what was the independent variable?

Wagner et al. 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 _______.

Census data is most likely to be used during which phase of program evaluation?

What makes a nonequivalent control group design a quasi-experimental design?

Use the cognitive interview study to show (a) the general purpose of applied research, and (b) how applied research can also shed light on basic phenomena.