Study Questions Ch. 10
A decrease in street shootings in a neighborhood after police begin patrolling the area daily is an example of: Select one: a. Output b. Outcome c. Random sample d. Reliability
Outcome
All of the following are reasons why social workers use program evaluations to inform practice except that they: Select one: a. Assure us that planned programs provide the services we intended b. Identify side effects that were not intended or planned for c. Allow us to spend our resources on unmet needs as we discover gaps among those being served d. Assure our programs will be funded by interested financial resources
Assure our programs will be funded by interested financial resources
measure(s) general satisfaction with a service or with achievement of specific goals. Select one: a. Client satisfaction surveys b. Qualitative methods c. Pretest/post-test designs d. Goal attainment scaling
Client satisfaction surveys
This type of evaluation cannot be followed in practice because we are not able to randomly assign clients to groups: Select one: a. Baseline b. Experimental design c. Independent variable d. Quasi-experimental design
Experimental design
A client satisfaction survey would be most useful for measuring the success of a program designed to keep adolescents from engaging in delinquent behavior.
False
A reliable instrument for measuring students' knowledge about the effects of drugs should produce different results each time a student completes the survey.
False
A survey of community residents' opinions conducted after church services at St. Catherine Cathedral would be considered random.
False
A written report of the summary of your data requires more use of graphics than might be required for a public presentation.
False
An evaluation based upon incidents of drug-related arrestsina community is a qualitative study.
False
Data sources gathered in an evaluation are largely aimed at determining whether changes have taken place in individual program participants.
False
The variable we seek to change (such as child abuse) is also known as the independent variable.
False
Weekly reports completed for all clients served by an agency would be part of a: Select one: a. Feedback System b. Evaluation design c. One-group post-haste design d. All of the above
Feedback System
outcomes focus on changes in the client's quality of life. Select one: a. Practice b. Functional c. Quantified
Functional
is (are) sometimes called A-B design Select one: a. Qualitative methods b. Pretest/post test designs c. Goal attainment scaling d. Target problem scaling
Pretest/post test designs
A meta-analysis works best with which type of data? Select one: a. Qualitative b. Quantitative c. Normative d. Post-test
Quantitative
measure the consequences of services provided. Select one: a. Formative evaluations b. Chi-square tests c. Summative evaluations d. Inferential statistics Clear my choice
Summative evaluations
A baseline is a measurement of the original incidence of a problem prior to an intervention. Select one: True False
True
A formative evaluation is undertaken during the implementation stage of a program.
True
A quality assurance review is an evaluation that identifies patterns of problems with the outcomes of service delivery and then corrects the problem.
True
A retrospective baseline may be possible even though actual data was not recorded.
True
A well-executed evaluation of a program is a guarantee that the results will produce useful information.
True
Client permission is needed before letting a third party observe sessions.
True
Determining whether we will gather data on number of clients served or hours of output by workers is part of the measurement stage of designing an evaluation.
True
Evaluation always comes down to making judgments about what we are doing.
True
The essential questions to ask about all of our interventions are"Do they work?" and "How do we know?"
True
The goal of pie charts and graphs is always clarity.
True
To ensure that a sample contains an appropriate percentage of people of color, we might use a stratified random sample
True
An instrument that measures what it is supposed to measure is considered: Select one: a. Reliable b. Stable c. Valid d. Statistically significant
Valid
In the data gathering stage in an evaluation of a macro intervention, which of the following may be good sources of data? Select one: a. Family and friends b. Case records c. Archives and public records d. All of the above
All of the above
Which of the following characterize(s) an experimental design? Select one: a. Control group b. Experimental group c. Random assignment of subjects to control/experimental groups d. All of the above
All of the above
The tells us how often a problem or behavior occurred either at a specific point in time or during a specified period. Select one: a. Baseline b. Experimental design c. Independent variable d. Quasi-experimental design
Baseline
In order to know whether gang violence is decreasing in a community (a goal of a multi-agency task force), we need a: Select one: a. Chi-square test b. Control group c. Baseline d. Experimental group
Baseline
is a statistical procedure to compare the expected frequencies in a study to the observed frequencies. Select one: a. Statistical significance b. Inferential statistics c. Chi-square test d. Standard deviation
Chi-square test
A drug treatment program that selects only the most promising candidates to be evaluated is an example of: Select one: a. Maturation b. Creaming c. Deciduation d. Systematic random sampling
Creaming
All of the following are true regarding evaluation except: Select one: a. Evaluation at the macro level was being utilized in the early 1900s. b. Our ethical responsibility to our clients and to the organizations we serve requires us to ensure that we do not hurt them. c. The ability to demonstrate the efficacy of our change efforts is fundamental to becoming an evidence-based profession. d. Evaluation encompasses many levels; however, it doesn't always involve making judgments about
Evaluation encompasses many levels; however, it doesn't always involve making judgments about
The Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program was used in the text as an example of what problem or barrier in program evaluation? Select one: a. Failure to plan for evaluation b. Evaluation results were unclear c. Lack of program stability d. Evaluation results were not accepted
Evaluation results were not accepted
A brief synopsis of the most significant findings of an evaluation is contained in the: Select one: a. Executive summary b. Literature review section c. Introduction section d. All of the above
Executive summary
Summative evaluations usually occur: Select one: a. Following an intervention b. During an intervention c. Prior to an intervention d. All of the above
Following an intervention
The evaluation approach used to monitor the progress of individual clients and then to aggregate the data on a weekly, monthly, or yearly basis is titled: Select one: a. Qualitative methods b. Pretest/post test designs c. Goal attainment scaling d. Target problem scaling
Goal attainment scaling
The is that which we believe is likely to influence, cause, or contribute to a particular phenomenon. Select one: a. Baseline b. Experimental design c. Independent variable d. Quasi-experimental design Clear my choice
Independent variable
A description of the evaluation design used and the data collection system employed would appear in the section of an evaluation report. Select one: a. Introduction b. Results c. Methodology d. All of the above
Methodology
To determine whether clients are satisfied with the quality of services given by an agency, we would most likely employ what type of evaluation method? Select one: a. Goal attainment scaling b. Pre-test/post-test design c. Random post-haste design d. None of the above
None of the above
If you wished to determine whether students acquired new knowledge about the effects of drug usage as a result of participating in a new education program, which design would be most useful? Select one: a. One-group post-test design b. Pre-test/post-test design c. Random post-haste design d. Goal attainment design
Pre-test/post-test design
If a new test can determine how good of a social worker you will be three years from now, we say it has: Select one: a. Statistical significance b. Predictive validity c. Measured reliability d. Literary validity Clear my choice
Predictive validity
methods are designed to learn the experiences of a particular group of people. Select one: a. Quantitative b. Qualitative c. Empirical d. Experimental
Qualitative
Social workers must often employ this type of design because we cannot randomly select who participates in our programs: Select one: a. Baseline b. Experimental design c. Independent variable d. Quasi-experimental design
Quasi-experimental design
A(n) sample is one in which every member of a population has an equal chance of being selected for inclusion in the sample. Select one: a. Spot b. Comparative c. Indiscriminate d. Random
Random
The limitations of an evaluation effort would normally be contained in the section of a final evaluation report. Select one: a. Discussion b. Results c. Introduction d. Methods
Results (Wrong but see textbook pg. 407 2nd paragraph on the left...)
Regarding ethics and values in social work evaluation, all of the following are true except: Select one: a. Any person volunteering should know the risks associated with volunteering. b. Sometimes the clients need not understand the purpose of a service being provided. c. The privacy of participation should be zealously protected. d. Clients must give permission before audio-or video taping contact with them.
Sometimes the clients need not understand the purpose of a service being provided.
The measures the amount of variability of observations around a mean. Select one: a. Mean b. Median c. Mode d. Standard deviation
Standard deviation
