Question 1

Nesting a quasi-experimental design within a randomized experiment refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)   a way to study specific parts of a town
B)   a way of backing up a true experiment
C)   a substitute for a classical experiment
D)   a way to examine the impact of the experiment on the subjectsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Which of the following statements is accurate concerning program evaluations?

Accepted Answer

A)   program evaluation is designed to link the intended actions and goals of policy to empirical evidence that supports them having the desired effects
B)   program evaluation is concerned only with whether policies are popular
C)   program evaluation is concerned with whether policies are ethical
D)   all of the aboveE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 3

Your state prison system is determined to reduce the recidivism rates of adult offenders leaving the system.To accomplish this goal,a pre-release program is implemented.The Director of the department of corrections suggested an ideal design involving:

Accepted Answer

A)   randomization
B)   interrupted time-series
C)   non-equivalent groups
D)   quasi-experimental designE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

What is the fundamental first step in conducting evaluation studies?

Accepted Answer

A)   measuring program goals
B)   obtaining evaluable statements
C)   specifying outcomes
D)   clearly specifying program goalsE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

What does "treatment integrity" mean? Why is this an important issue in evaluation studies?

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Question 6

Which of the following would a researcher be least likely to use randomized designs?

Accepted Answer

A)   program evaluation studies
B)   ex-post evaluations
C)   victim centered studies
D)   time-series designsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Treatment integrity is roughly equivalent to:

Accepted Answer

A)   reliability
B)   validity
C)   generalizability
D)   the accuracy of the dataE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 8

Which of the following is not correct with respect to process evaluations?

Accepted Answer

A)   information about program implementation can be linked to outcome measures, even when accompanied by a process evaluation
B)   process evaluation aids in interpreting results from impact assessments
C)   process evaluations are useful when a researcher is interested in the performance of specific tasks within a program
D)   process evaluations assume that tasks within a program are linked to program outcomesE) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 9

Which of the following is not something of concern in the evaluability assessment?

Accepted Answer

A)   determine the degree of support for your project
B)   determine what the general program goals are as well as the specific objectives
C)   determine how the goals are translated into the program components
D)   whether the people in the organization have some sort of direct or indirect stake in the programE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 10

Which of the following represents potential problems in doing evaluation research?

Accepted Answer

A)   conflicting goals
B)   clearly stated goals
C)   ability to express policy goals in the "if­then" form that can be empirically tested
D)   all of the aboveE) None of the above
F) All of the above

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