Chapter 5

Question 1

What are 3 top constructivists?

Answer 1

Lincoln, Guba, Denzin

Question 2

Fourth Generation Evaluation

Answer 2

1989- a qualitative methodology that includes intensive involvement with stake holders in the design, conduct, and building of meaning based on the collected evaluation data. -Yvonne Lincoln

Question 3

Constructivist is the ____________ branch.

Answer 3

Values

Question 4

Transformative is the _______ branch.

Answer 4

Social Justice

Question 5

Jennifer Greene

Answer 5

The Construction of Validity as Argument; leader in mixed methods research, Constructivist

Question 6

Which evaluation type begins the evaluation with preliminary data collection to determine evaluation questions?

Answer 6

Responsive evaluation

Question 7

Deliberative Democracy

Answer 7

Groups of people talked politics, open discussion; carefully listening to others and then genuinely come up with something that works for everybody; no power differential, listen to everyone

Question 8

John Rolls, John Dewey, House, and Howe

Answer 8

Transformative Leaders

Question 9

What is the hermeneutic process?

Answer 9

The process of constructing reality by the research participants through conversational interaction with the researcher, and multiple meanings are often constructed and analyzed.

Question 10

Many theorists in the values branch of evaluation advocate for the use of ________ methods in evaluation.

Answer 10

qualitative

Question 11

Which of the following statements fits constructivism?

Answer 11

In research and evaluation, reality is constructed by the researcher and research participants through interactive dialog.

Question 12

Many constructivists would consider themselves relativists.

Answer 12

True

Question 13

Eliot Eisner developed which type of evaluation?

Answer 13

Connoissership Evaluation

Question 14

According to Lincoln, constructivists must use only qualitative data collection methods.

Answer 14

False

Question 15

Constructivists believe that it is possible for researchers to eliminate the influence of values in their work.

Answer 15

false

Question 16

Connoisseurship evaluation takes a _____ stance.

Answer 16

Phenomenological

Question 17

Which of the following researchers is NOT a member of the values branch theorists?
Michael Scriven, Yvonna Lincoln, Donald Campbell, Eliot Eisner

Answer 17

Donald Campbell

Question 18

Constructivists ontologically believe that there are ______realities.

Answer 18

multiple, socially constructed

Question 19

Constructivits believe epistemelogically that it is important to have ____________ and _________ to create knowledge.

Answer 19

meaningful dialogue and reflection

Question 20

Michael Scriven disagreed with _____________ that the purpose of evaluation is to provide information for decision making. He believed that purpose of evaluation is to determine the ______ and _______ of the evaluand.

Answer 20

Stufflebeam; merit & Worth

Question 21

Scriven developed “goal-free evaluation” which is____.

Answer 21

A researcher remains intentionally unaware of a program’s goals and searches for its effects regardless of the program’s objectives.

Question 22

Why did Scriven develop goal free evaluation?

Answer 22

He was concerned with bias associated with having an evaluator hired by a program’s developers, as well as the notion that evaluators should limit their activities to examining whether programs have acheived their stated objectives.

Question 23

Naturalistic evaluation is__________.

Answer 23

an evaluator observes a program in its natural stated without a preconceived hypotheses
(Guba & Lincoln)

Question 24

Values branch theorists often use__________ as a mechanism for gaining understanding about the day to day activities of a program as a way of uncovering hidden meanings.

Answer 24

Case Studies

Question 25

Collaborative Evaluation utilizes ___________ as members of the evaluation team with the empowerment model of evaluation.

Answer 25

participants

Question 26

Collaborative evlauation is also a form of __________participatory evaluation.

Answer 26

community-based

Question 27

Collabortaive evaluation has 4 steps:

Answer 27

program review or clarifying the request for evaluation; design of the evaluation plan; implementation of the evaluation; sharing the results of the evaluation

Question 28

Desk Review is often used in constructivist approach and is when the evaluator gathers evaluation reports pertinent to the topic and conducts_________________.

Answer 28

Qualitative analysis of those documents;

does not include field visits unless the agency asks to combine such as review with additional evaluation methods.

Question 29

Evaluation Values and Criteria Checklist;
helps evaluators and their clients consider an appropriate range of generic valuses and criterai as they identify those that will undergird particular evaluations

Answer 29

Stufflebeam