Deck 15: Evaluation: What Is It Why Is It Needed How Does It Relate to Theory

Question 1

The influence of which piece of legislation, and the "accountability movement" of which it was a part, has accelerated the degree to which agencies and organizations use strategic planning documents to set out their goals as a guide to action and as a method for evaluating progress?

A) Health Information Portability and Accountability Act
B) Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
C) The Government Performance and Results Act
D) The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act

Answer 1

C

Question 2

For a replication to serve as an additional test of the model, the program has to be replicated with which of the following?

A) Fidelity
B) Autonomy
C) Integrity
D) Honesty

Answer 2

A

Question 3

What is the basic question that is answered by a process evaluation?

A) What short-term or immediate effect did the intervention have?
B) Did the intervention affect the health problem/issue that was the ultimate target?
C) Was the expectation guided by theory and your assessment?
D) Were the components of the intervention implemented as planned?

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The question, "Are program results comparable to other results as documented in comparison data?" would be best answered with which evaluation method?

A) Benchmarking
B) Historical record keeping
C) Quasi-experimental design
D) Periodic inventory/time series

Question 5

When a program includes a full-scale design of which type as part of the program itself, it can be viewed as an evaluation project?

A) Cohort design
B) Cross-sectional design
C) Experimental design
D) Quasi-experimental design

Question 6

Which type of confounding may occur in cases with extreme poverty or extremely high-risk behavior, as pre-posttest scores may end up showing improvement only because they cannot get worse?

A) Selection bias
B) Attrition confound
C) Diffusion of treatment
D) Regression to the mean

Question 7

Empowerment evaluation is an experimental evaluation design intended only to produce rigorous data.

Question 8

Dependent variables are important because they tell you a lot about which characteristics or situations might have an effect on program outcomes and impacts.

Question 9

Quantitative data refer to the data that are more narrative, descriptive, and subjective in character-the information typically obtained from extended interviews, focus groups, and observation.

Question 10

Diffusion of treatment occurs when you cannot prevent the control or comparison group from getting some or all of the intervention.