Quiz 7 flashcards
Which of the following is a standard from JCS (1981) noted in your text for evaluation research:
Propriety
Which of the following best defines the term “program outputs?”
The services delivered or new products produced by the program process.
Which of the following best defines the term “program process?”
The complete treatment of service delivered by the program.
Which of the following is best defined as a type of evaluation conducted to determine whether it is feasible to evaluate a program’s effects within the available time and resources?
Evaluability assessment
Which of the following is best defined as a type of evaluation conducted to investigate the extent to which a treatment or other service has the intended effect?
Impact evaluation
Which of the following is best defined as a type of evaluation conducted to compare program costs to program effects?
None of the above.
Suppose a researcher compares the overall cost of a program to the actual program outcomes and tries to determine how much money was spent to achieve each intended program outcome. They have conducted a(n) _________ analysis.
Cost-effectiveness
Suppose a researcher compares the overall cost of a program to the economic value of program benefits and tries to determine if the costs of the program were higher or lower than the overall monetary benefits it produced. They have conducted a(n) _________ analysis.
Cost-benefit
When a researcher conducts an evaluability assessment, what question are they trying to answer about the program?
Can the program be evaluated as it will be or has been implemented?
Berk & Rossi note three important characteristics about evaluation research in their article, “Doing Good or Worse: Evaluation Research Politically Re-Examined.” Which of the following was not one of these characteristics?
Evaluation research was conducted without funding from large government sources.
