Question 1

If evaluation findings will be used to help shape and refine a social program, it is known as a formative evaluation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

In Project New Hope, 677 low-income adults were offered jobs, childcare, and healthcare, while others were offered none of these things. In the end, only 27% of those who were offered jobs stuck with it long enough to lift themselves out of poverty. Levels of depression did not decrease, nor did self-esteem increase. However, the classroom performance of male the participants' male children increased. This example demonstrates the importance of:

Accepted Answer

A)   Theory-driven evaluation
B)   Process evaluation
C)   Measuring multiple outcomes
D)   Efficiency analysis
E)   Stakeholders' perceptions C

Question 3

Why is evaluation research more political than other forms of social research?

Accepted Answer

Evaluation research itself is really just a systematic approach to feedback; it strengthens the feedback loop through credible analyses of program operations and outcomes. Evaluation research also broadens this loop to include connections to parties outside of the program itself. A funding agency or political authority may mandate the research; outside experts may be brought in to conduct the research; and the evaluation research findings may be released to the public, or at least to funders, in a formal report.

Question 4

The direct product that a program delivers is the outcome.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

How and why did evaluation research develop? How does it differ from other types of social science research?

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

The Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 requires what of government programs?

Accepted Answer

A)   IRB oversight
B)   Cost-benefit of analysis
C)   Needs assessment
D)   Evaluability assessment
E)   Some sort of evaluation

Question 7

Evaluation research began and developed in which time period?

Accepted Answer

A)   1910s-1920s
B)   1930s-1940s
C)   1950s-1960s
D)   1970s-1980s
E)   1990s-2000s

Question 8

Who is eliminated from the research process in appreciative inquiry?

Accepted Answer

A)   Stakeholders
B)   Sponsors
C)   IRB
D)   Staff
E)   Professional researchers

Question 9

Evaluation research that investigates the process of service delivery is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)   Needs assessment
B)   Evaluability assessment
C)   Process evaluation
D)   Impact analysis
E)   Efficiency analysis

Question 10

If a program evaluation is written without regard to whether the program had the intended effect, but with very careful attention to how it will be received by other social science peers, it has what kind of orientation or approach?

Accepted Answer

A)   Process
B)   Stakeholder
C)   Social science
D)   Theoretical
E)   Efficiency

Question 11

To find out if a new program is needed in a community, conduct a:

Accepted Answer

A)   Process evaluation
B)   Evaluability assessment
C)   Impact analysis
D)   Needs assessment
E)   Efficiency assessment

Question 12

When evaluating their program, in which group exercise classes tended to increase several measures of participant health, researchers concluded that it didn't really matter how the group classes worked, just so long as it worked. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)   Black box theory
B)   Program theory
C)   Utilization theory
D)   Theory-driven evaluation
E)   Process theory

Question 13

The type of evaluation research that determines if a new social program is needed or an old social program is still needed is called an impact assessment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What are the limitations of evaluation research when compared to other forms of social scientific research?

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

Developing supportive relations with stakeholder groups will increase the odds that the political process will not undermine the evaluation process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Evaluation research developed in tandem with government expansion during the Great Depression and World War II.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What steps can be taken to lessen the potential detrimental impact of social programs on participants? What other ethical issues should evaluation researchers consider, both in terms of social science ethics and federally mandated criteria?

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

Describe the potential problems for stakeholder orientation in evaluation research, in general and using the example of reducing welfare payments in favor of a workfare program.

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

Outline the elements of a social program and how they are linked together, using the example of the DARE program detailed in the text.

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Question 20

Evaluability assessments tend to rely on:

Accepted Answer

A)   Experimental designs
B)   Qualitative methods
C)   Surveys
D)   All of the above
E)   None of the above

Exam 11: Unobtrusive Measures

If evaluation findings will be used to help shape and refine a social program, it is known as a formative evaluation.

Why is evaluation research more political than other forms of social research?

The direct product that a program delivers is the outcome.

How and why did evaluation research develop? How does it differ from other types of social science research?

The Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 requires what of government programs?

Evaluation research began and developed in which time period?

Who is eliminated from the research process in appreciative inquiry?

Evaluation research that investigates the process of service delivery is known as:

If a program evaluation is written without regard to whether the program had the intended effect, but with very careful attention to how it will be received by other social science peers, it has what kind of orientation or approach?

To find out if a new program is needed in a community, conduct a:

When evaluating their program, in which group exercise classes tended to increase several measures of participant health, researchers concluded that it didn't really matter how the group classes worked, just so long as it worked. This is an example of:

The type of evaluation research that determines if a new social program is needed or an old social program is still needed is called an impact assessment.

What are the limitations of evaluation research when compared to other forms of social scientific research?

Developing supportive relations with stakeholder groups will increase the odds that the political process will not undermine the evaluation process.

Evaluation research developed in tandem with government expansion during the Great Depression and World War II.

What steps can be taken to lessen the potential detrimental impact of social programs on participants? What other ethical issues should evaluation researchers consider, both in terms of social science ethics and federally mandated criteria?

Describe the potential problems for stakeholder orientation in evaluation research, in general and using the example of reducing welfare payments in favor of a workfare program.

Outline the elements of a social program and how they are linked together, using the example of the DARE program detailed in the text.

Evaluability assessments tend to rely on: