Evaluation Lecture Ch 13 and 14

Question 1

What are the purposes of evaluating?

Answer 1

1. determine achievement of objectives
2. improve program implementation
3. provide accountability to funders
4. increase community support for initiatives
5. contribute to scientific base
6. inform policy

Question 2

2 critical purposes program evaluation

Answer 2

• assessing and improving quality

- determining program effectiveness

Question 3

Process if determining the value or worth of a health promotion program or any of its components based on predetermined criteria or standards of acceptability identified by stakeholders

Answer 3

Evaluation

Question 4

Minimum levels of performance, effectiveness used to judge the value of program

Answer 4

Standards of acceptability

Question 5

What is the purpose of a formative evaluation?

Answer 5

Improve quality of a program before the program concludes

Question 6

Degree of program approval by stakeholders

Answer 6

justification

Question 7

degree to which program is evidence based

Answer 7

evidence

Question 8

extent to which professionals have adequate knowledge, skills, and abilities to design and implement program

Answer 8

Capacity

Question 9

Degree to which program is adapted to needs of population

Answer 9

Customer orientation

Question 10

Degree to which multiple components are built into program

Answer 10

Multiplicity

Question 11

Degree to which a support component is built into intervention

Answer 11

Support

Question 12

Extent to which an adequate range and number of participants are involved in the program

Answer 12

Inclusion

Question 13

Extent to which the staff is fulfilling its responsibilities

Answer 13

Accountability

Question 14

Degree to which programs, services, or activities are modified based on feedback received from participants, partner or stakeholders

Answer 14

Adjustment

Question 15

Degree to which members of priority population are adequately recruited through appropriate channels and places consistent with cultural characteristics

Answer 15

Recruitment

Question 16

Proportion of population given opportunity to participate in program

Answer 16

Reach

Question 17

Proportion of population actually PARTICIPATING in program

Answer 17

response

Question 18

Quality of interactions between planners and participants

Answer 18

Interaction

Question 19

Degree to which needs of participants are being met

Answer 19

satisfaction

Question 20

What analyses are needed for a formative evaluation of resources

Answer 20

cost- identification analysis
cost-benefit analysis
cost-effectiveness analysis

Question 21

Compares different interventions available for a program to determine which intervention would be lease expensive

Answer 21

Cost identification analysis

Question 22

Dollar benefit received from the dollars invested in the program

Answer 22

cost- benefit analysis

Question 23

Quantifies effects of program in monetary terms

Answer 23

Cost effectiveness analysis

Question 24

Used to identify key components that were effective, identify who program was effective for and under what conditions program is effective

Answer 24

process evaluation

Question 25

Assesses effectiveness of program and extent to which outcomes of interest changed as a result of program

Answer 25

Summative evaluation

Question 26

Impact and outcome evaluations together

Answer 26

summative evaluation

Question 27

Focuses on intermediary or immediate measures such as behavior change, or change in attitudes, knowledge, awareness

Answer 27

impact evaluation

Question 28

Measures the degree to which end points such as diseases or injuries actually decreased

Answer 28

Outcome evaluation