Ch. 14 Flashcards
Which of the following statements is not true about program evaluation?
a. It differs dramatically From most of the research done by social workers.
b. It refers to the purpose of research more than any particular research methods.
c. You can apply to many diverse research designs and methods.
a
To avoid. Or alleviate practical pitfalls when carrying out experiments in social work agencies, Researchers should:
a. Exclude agency staff members. From the research planning phase.
b. Keep research staff members away from program staff during the study.
c. None of these.
c
Agency administrators who ask in-house program evaluators to assess their programs effectiveness are likely to.
a. Promote an atmosphere in which the paramount priority is on free, Scientific inquiry.
b. Give the evaluator Complete Anatomy. And designing the research and interpreting its findings.
c. None of these.
c
In-house evaluators, Ask compared to external evaluators, Are likely to have
a. Greater access to program information and personnel.
b. More knowledge about program processes.
c. Less independence from agency administrators.
d. All of these.
d
Which of the following statements is not true about the utilization of program evaluation results?
a. They are less likely to be used. If they contradict deeply held beliefs.
b. If the results are clear and have obvious policy implications, they will always be used.
c. They are less likely to be used when they threaten vested interests.
d. None of these. They are all true.
b
In order to foster the eventual utilization of an evaluation, One of the steps evaluator should take is
a. Make sure stakeholders are not involved in planning the evaluation.
b. Involve stakeholders throughout all phases of the evaluation.
c. they are less likely…..
d. w/hold the sharing of the eval… report….
b
The following statement is/are True about. Carrying out experiments and quasi experiments and social agencies.
a. The intervention being tested might not be implemented in the intended fashion.
b. Practitioners might violate the research protocol for case assignment to make sure that clients receive the intervention being evaluated.
c. Reluctance by outside agencies to refer clients might hinder obtaining a sufficient sample size.
d. All of these.
d
Which of the following statements is/are True about problems in client recruitment and retention and experimental and quasi experimental evaluations in social work agencies?
a. Different agencies might dump clients that they don’t want to serve.
b. Referred ences might be reluctant to refer any clients.
c. Refer an agencies might resent having the referrals assigned to control conditions.
d. All of these.
d
Which of the following designs can be used in program evaluation?
a. Pre experimental designs. True or false?
b. Group experiments.
c. Surveys.
d. Qualitative designs.
e. All of these.
e
Which of the following can be a purpose of program evaluation?
a. To assess program success.
b. To access problems in program implementation.
c. To obtain information needed in program planning.
d. All of these.
d
What’s the following statements is/are True about logic models in program evaluation?
a. They graphically depict the essential components of program.
b. They might be required by funding sources.
c. They can be constructed in various ways.
d. All of these.
d
Agency administrators and practitioners are likely to encourage maximum scientific rigor And evaluations of program outcome, irrespective of The Founding Implications. True or false?
f
It is safe to assume that agency staff members who initially approve of an experiment. Will remain. In close compliance with its research protocol throughout the study. True or false?
False
It’s a rigorous. Experimental assessment of program outcome finds that a program is not effective in attaining its goals, Then there is no need to evaluate the programs implementation. True or false?
false
Managed care companies tend to be disinterested in the outcomes of program evaluations. True or false?
false
