Applied Social Research A Tool For The Human Services 9th International Edition By Duane – Test Bank

Chapter 12: Evaluation Research

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Evaluation research refers to:

a. any research that draws conclusions.
b. any research conducted for a sponsor.
c. research that helps to plan, monitor, or assess the effectiveness of programs or clinical practices.
d. research using an experimental design.

ANS: C
PG: 315

2. Which of the following is NOT a valid reason to conduct evaluation research?

a. to make the program look good
b. for administrative purposes
c. to test hypotheses regarding practice approaches
d. all of the answers represent valid reasons

ANS: A
PG: 316

3. Which of the following is a (are) difference(s) between evaluation research and basic research?

a. The basic researcher has more control over the project.
b. Evaluation research is more likely to encounter conflicting demands.
c. Results from basic research are more likely to receive wider dissemination.
d. All of the answers represent such differences.

ANS: D
PG: 316-317

4. The term “stakeholder” refers to:

a. the people who are being observed in evaluation research.
b. the people who have an interest in a particular social program or policy.
c. the people who assist the researcher in conducting evaluation research.
d. the sponsors of evaluation research.

ANS: B
PG: 318

5. In recent decades, evaluation researchers have come to recognize that any given social program or policy:

a. has only one stakeholder.
b. has a small number of stakeholders.
c. has a large variety of stakeholders.
d. may or may not have stakeholders.

ANS: C
PG: 318

6. Nonpositivist approaches to evaluation research have come to recognize that:

a. there is consensus about what social ills are and how to achieve social betterment.
b. social programs cannot be evaluated unless they have only a few stakeholders.
c. randomized experiments are the preferred method for evaluating social programs and policies.
d. social ills and their betterment are not objective conditions.

ANS: D
PG: 319

7. Formative evaluation research:

a. involves an assessment of a program’s impact after service has been provided to a group of clients.
b. is usually conducted by outside consultants.
c. is concerned with the planning, development, and implementation of a program.
d. always employs a randomized experimental design.

ANS: C
PG: 319

8. Summative evaluation research:

a. is usually conducted by in house personnel.
b. assesses the impact of a program.
c. is concerned with the planning, development, and implementation of a program.
d. is concerned with the mundane daily operations of a program.

ANS: B
PG: 319

9. Formative program evaluations would likely focus on all of the following EXCEPT:

a. program outcomes.
b. program planning.
c. program implementation.
d. all of the answers represent likely focuses of formative program evaluation.

ANS: A
PG: 319-321

10. Formative evaluation research often uses all of the following EXCEPT:

a. needs assessments.
b. focus groups.
c. trial runs.
d. all of the answers might be used.

ANS: D
PG: 319-321