Chapter 11 - Quasi-Experimental Designs & Applied Research Flashcards
Quasi-Experimental Designs
Occurs when causal conclusions about the effect of an independent variable cannot be drawn because subjects cannot be randomly assigned to the groups being given different levels of an independent variable.
Nonequivalent Control Group Designs
Quasi‐experimental design in which participants cannot be randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups.
Interrupted Time Series Design
Quasi‐experimental design in which a program or treatment is evaluated by measuring performance several times prior to the institution of the program and several times after the program is put into effect.
Trends
Predictable patterns of events that occur over time; evaluated in time series studies.
Interrupted Time Series with Switching Replication
A time series design in which the program is replicated at a different location and at a different time.
Program Evaluation
A form of applied research that includes a number of research activities designed to evaluate programs from planning to completion
Need Analysis
Form of program evaluation that occurs before a program begins and determines whether the program is needed.
Key Informant
In program evaluation research, a community member with special knowledge about the needs of that community.
Focus Group
A small and relatively homogeneous group brought together for the purpose of participating in a group interview on some topic or, in program evaluation research, to discuss the need for or the operation of a program.
Community Forum
In program evaluation research, a meeting open to community members to discuss the need for, or the operation of, some program.
Formative Evaluation
Form of program evaluation that monitors the functioning of a program while it is operating to determine if it is functioning as planned.
Program Audit
An examination of whether a program is being implemented as planned; a type of formative evaluation.
Summative Evaluations
Form of program evaluation completed at the close of a program that attempts to determine its effectiveness in solving the problem for which it was planned.
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Form of program evaluation that assesses outcomes in terms of the costs involved in developing, running, and completing the program.
Stakeholders
In program evaluation research, persons connected with a program that have a vested interest in it; includes clients, staff, and program directors.
