A nonprofit organization wanted to implement its new, revolutionary program for addressing homelessness. As part of the series of evaluation studies that assessed this planned program, evaluators conducted a pilot study that resulted in several suggestions for revising the general procedures for introducing the program to homeless populations, changing some of the wording of questionnaires, and adding another treatment condition to provide greater insight into the nuances of the treatment effects. This type of evaluation study would be considered:
A) program feasibility evaluation
B) needs assessment evaluation
C) summative evaluation
D) formative evaluation

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This pilot study conducted by evaluators resulted in suggestions for revising the program and improving its implementation. This suggests that the evaluation was aimed at improving and refining the program as it was being developed, making it a formative evaluation. A program feasibility evaluation would assess whether the program is likely to succeed or not, a needs assessment evaluation would assess the needs of the target population before designing the program, and a summative evaluation would assess the overall impact of the program after it has been implemented.

A Nonprofit Organization Wanted to Implement Its New, Revolutionary Program