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Lecture 6 Flashcards

1
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What type of research is conducted to solve practical problems?

A

Applied

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2
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What research is done to test theories?

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Basic

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3
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What are reasons to conduct applied research?

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Describe, predict, and evaluate phenomena

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4
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What are the 2 fields in applied research?

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Human Factors

Evaluation research

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5
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What does human factors do?

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Investigate to improve human-tech interactions

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What does evaluation research do?

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Determine needs for and effectiveness of programs

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7
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What are the 3 parts of systems examined by human factors research?

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Humans
Technology
Environment where they meet

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8
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What are the five types of human errors?

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omission
comission
due to extraneous acts
sequential errors
time errors
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9
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What are the 5 strategies for human factors research?

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Observe working real words systems
field studies
simulations
lab experiments
mathematical modeling
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10
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What is program evaluation using research methods called?

A

Evaluation research

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What types of program evaluators are there?

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In house evaluators

Outside evaluators

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12
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What are the 2 general categories of program evaluations?

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Formative

Summative

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13
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What type of evaluation improve program quality?

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Formative

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What type of evaluation looks at global judegemtns about program quality??

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Summative

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What are the 5 types of program evaluations?

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needs assessment
evaluability assessment
program monitoring
program impact
efficiency analysis
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16
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What is conducted before a program is created to identify unmet needs, describe scope of needs, identify program objectives?

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needs assessment

17
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What are the 3 potential program types?

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Primary
Secondary
Teritary

18
Q

In primary prevention programs do what?

A

Prevent problem before it occurs

19
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In secondary prevention programs are for?

A

immediate treatment for problems

20
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In tertiary prevention programs target what?

A

long-term complications of problems

21
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What is conducted on existing programs before outcome evals are planned to figure out what is actually going on?

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Evaluability assessment

22
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What is conducted on existing program to determine how well was the program implemented per the original requirements?

A

Program monitoring

23
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What was conducted on existing programs to determine whether the program had the intended effect?

A

Program impact

24
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What is cost-benefit analysis called?

A

Efficienty Analysis

25
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Efficiency analysis benefits do what?

A

Justify costs and compare costs of exiting programs to other programs

26
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What is sacrificed to maintain the current program?

A

Opportunity cost

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